Leo in Chinese astronomy explained

The modern constellation Leo lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 狮子座 (shī zi zuò), which means "the lion constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Leo area consists of :

EnclosuresEnclosure (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Three Enclosures (三垣)太微垣Tài Wēi YuánSupreme Palace enclosure太微右垣TàiwēiyòuyuánRight Wall
σ Leo[1]
太微右垣二Tàiwēiyòuyuánèr2nd star
西上將XīshǎngjiāngThe First Western General
西太阳門XītàiyángménFirst gate in the west
ι Leo
太微右垣三Tàiwēiyòuyuánsān3rd star
西次將XīcìjiāngThe Second Western General
中华西門ZhōnghuáxīménMiddle gate in the west
θ Leo
太微右垣四Tàiwēiyòuyuánsì4th star
西次相XīcìxiāngThe Second Western Minister
西太阴門XītàiyīnménFinal gate in the west
δ Leo
太微右垣五Tàiwēiyòuyuánwu5th star
西上相XīshǎngxiāngThe First Western Minister
81 Leo西次相增二Xīcìxiāngzēngèr2nd additional star of The Second Western Minister
73 Leo西次相增三Xīcìxiāngzēngsān3rd additional star of The Second Western Minister
60 Leo西上相增一Xīshǎngxiāngzēngyī1st additional star of The First Western Minister
86 Leo西上相增二Xīshǎngxiāngzēngèr2nd additional star of The First Western Minister
五帝座WǔdìzuòSeats of the Five Emperors
β Leo[2]
五帝座一Wǔdìzuòyī1st star
五帝座中星WǔdìzuòzhōngxīngCenter star
黄帝座HuángdìzuòSeat of King Huang
HD 102660[3] 五帝座二Wǔdìzuòyèr2nd star
HD 102103五帝座三Wǔdìzuòsān3rd star
95 Leo五帝座四Wǔdìzuòsì4th star
HD 102910五帝座五Wǔdìzuòwu5th star
90 Leo五帝座增一Wǔdìzuòzēngyī1st additional star
85 Leo五帝座增二Wǔdìzuòzēngèr2nd additional star
88 Leo五帝座增三Wǔdìzuòzēngsān3rd additional star
HD 102103五帝座增四Wǔdìzuòzēngsì4th additional star
太子TàizǐCrown Prince93 Leo[4] 太子Tàizǐ(One star of)
從官CóngguānRetinue92 Leo[5]
從官Cóngguān(One star of)
子西星ZǐxīxīngStar of Zixi
虎賁HǔbēnEmperor’s Bodyguard72 Leo虎賁Hǔbēn(One star of)
明堂MíngtángThe Hall of Glory
τ Leo明堂一Míngtángyī1st star
υ Leo明堂二Míngtángèr2nd star
87 Leo明堂三Míngtángsān3rd star
89 Leo明堂增一Míngtángzēngyī1st additional star
80 Leo明堂增二Míngtángzēngèr2nd additional star
79 Leo明堂增三Míngtángzēngsān3rd additional star
75 Leo明堂增四Míngtángzēngsì4th additional star
69 Leo明堂增五Míngtángzēngwǔ5th additional star
φ Leo明堂增六Míngtángzēngliù6th additional star
靈台LíngtáiAstronomical Observatory
χ Leo靈台一Língtáiyī1st star
59 Leo靈台二Língtáièr2nd star
58 Leo靈台三Língtáisān3rd star
56 Leo靈台增一Língtáizēngyī1st additional star
55 Leo靈台增三Língtáizēngsān3rd additional star
57 Leo靈台增四Língtáizēngsì4th additional star
61 Leo靈台增五Língtáizēngwǔ5th additional star
66 Leo靈台增六Língtáizēngliù6th additional star
62 Leo靈台增七Língtáizēngqī7th additional star
65 Leo靈台增八Língtáizēngbā8th additional star
少微ShǎowēiJunior Officers
52 LMi[6] 少微一Shǎowēiyī1st star
54 Leo A 少微二Shǎowēièr2nd star
51 Leo少微四Shǎowēisì4th star
67 Leo少微增六Shǎowēizēngliù6th additional star
64 Leo少微增七Shǎowēizēngqī7th additional star
HD 94671少微增八Shǎowēizēngbā8th additional star
54 Leo B少微增九Shǎowēizēngjiǔ9th additional star
長垣ChángyuánLong Wall
46 Leo長垣一Chángyuányī1st star
52 Leo長垣二Chángyuánèr2nd star
53 Leo[7] 長垣三Chángyuánsān3rd star
48 Leo長垣四Chángyuánsì4th star
50 Leo長垣增一Chángyuánzēngyī1st additional star
49 Leo長垣增二Chángyuánzēngèr2nd additional star
37 Leo長垣增八Chángyuánzēngbā8th additional star
38 Leo長垣增九Chángyuánzēngjiǔ9th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀)LiǔWillow酒旗JiǔqíBanner of a Wine Shop
ψ Leo[8] 酒旗一Jiǔqíyī1st star
ξ Leo酒旗二Jiǔqíèr2nd star
ω Leo酒旗三Jiǔqísān3rd star
8 Leo酒旗增一Jiǔqízēngyī1st additional star
7 Leo酒旗增二Jiǔqízēngèr2nd additional star
11 Leo酒旗增三Jiǔqízēngsān3rd additional star
6 Leo酒旗增四Jiǔqízēngsì4th additional star
3 Leo酒旗增五Jiǔqízēngwǔ5th additional star
XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuanyuan
DR Leo軒轅五Xuānyuánwu5th star
15 Leo軒轅六Xuānyuánliù6th star
κ Leo[9] 軒轅七Xuānyuánqī7th star
λ Leo軒轅八Xuānyuánbā8th star
ε Leo
軒轅九Xuānyuánjiǔ9th star
軒轅第九星Xuanyuandìjiǔxīng9th star
μ Leo軒轅十Xuānyuánshí10th star
ζ Leo軒轅十一Xuānyuánshíyī11th star
γ1 Leo and γ2 Leo
軒轅十二Xuānyuánshíèr12th star
軒轅第十二星Xuānyuándìshíèrxīng12th star
天厕西北星TiāncèxīběixīngStar in the northwest of Toilet constellation
η Leo
軒轅十三Xuānyuánshísān13th star
軒轅第十三星Xuānyuándìshísānxīng13th star
夫人FūrénThe people
α Leo
軒轅十四Xuānyuánshísì14th star
軒轅大星XuānyuándàxīngBig star
皇后HuánghòuThe queen
女主NǚzhuThe lord woman
ο Leo
軒轅十五Xuānyuánshíwǔ15th star
軒轅右角星XuānyuányòujiǎoxīngStar in the right-side horn
大民DàmínThe great man
太民TàimínThe big man
ρ Leo
軒轅十六Xuānyuánshíliù16th star
軒轅右角星XuānyuányòujiǎoxīngStar in the right top
少民ShǎomínThe less-rank man
31 Leo
軒轅十七Xuānyuánshíqī17th star
参宿中心西第一星Shēnsùzhōngxīnxīdìyīxīng Star in the heart and in the west of Three Stars constellation
HD 80956軒轅增二十五Xuānyuánzēngèrshíwǔ25th additional star
9 Leo軒轅增二十六Xuānyuánzēngèrshíliù26th additional star
13 Leo軒轅增二十七Xuānyuánzēngèrshíqī27th additional star
22 Leo軒轅增二十八Xuānyuánzēngèrshíbā28th additional star
20 Leo軒轅增二十九Xuānyuánzēngèrshíjiǔ29th additional star
35 Leo軒轅增三十Xuānyuánzēngsānshí30th additional star
39 Leo軒轅增三十一Xuānyuánzēngsānshíyī31st additional star
40 Leo軒轅增三十二Xuānyuánzēngsānshíèr32nd additional star
33 Leo軒轅增三十四Xuānyuánzēngsānshísì34th additional star
42 Leo軒轅增三十五Xuānyuánzēngsānshíwǔ35th additional star
37 Leo軒轅增三十六Xuānyuánzēngsānshíliù36th additional star
34 Leo軒轅增三十七Xuānyuánzēngsānshíqī37th additional star
π Leo軒轅增三十八Xuānyuánzēngsānshíbā38th additional star
HD 86369軒轅增三十八Xuānyuánzēngsānshíjiǔ39th additional star
ν Leo軒轅增四十二Xuānyuánzēngsìshíèr42nd additional star
23 Leo軒轅增四十三Xuānyuánzēngsìshísān43rd additional star
18 Leo軒轅增四十四Xuānyuánzēngsìshísì44th additional star
10 Leo軒轅增四十五Xuānyuánzēngsìshíwǔ45th additional star
43 Leo軒轅增五十五Xuānyuánzēngwǔshíwǔ55th additional star
44 Leo軒轅增五十六Xuānyuánzēngwǔshíliù56th additional star
45 Leo軒轅增五十七Xuānyuánzēngwǔshíqī57th additional star
御女YùnǚMaids-In-Waiting31 Leo御女Yùnǚ(One star of)

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Notes and References

  1. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 19 日
  2. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 20 日
  3. 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
  4. http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/leo.html Ian Ridpath's Startales - Leo the Lion
  5. http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/leo.htm Ian Ridpath's Startales - Leo the Lion
  6. the star is actually located in the constellation Leo near the border of Leo Minor constellation
  7. Sun, Xiaochun and Jacob Kistemaker. (1997). The Chinese Sky During the Han: Constellating Stars and Society. Leiden, New York, Köln: Koninklijke Brill. . Page 187.
  8. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 18 日
  9. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 19 日