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 :
| Enclosures | Enclosure (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 太微右垣 | Tàiwēiyòuyuán | Right Wall | ||||
| σ Leo | ||||||||||
| 太微右垣二 | Tàiwēiyòuyuánèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 西上將 | Xīshǎngjiāng | The First Western General | ||||||||
| 西太阳門 | Xītàiyángmén | First gate in the west | ||||||||
| ι Leo | ||||||||||
| 太微右垣三 | Tàiwēiyòuyuánsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 西次將 | Xīcìjiāng | The Second Western General | ||||||||
| 中华西門 | Zhōnghuáxīmén | Middle gate in the west | ||||||||
| θ Leo | ||||||||||
| 太微右垣四 | Tàiwēiyòuyuánsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 西次相 | Xīcìxiāng | The Second Western Minister | ||||||||
| 西太阴門 | Xītàiyīnmén | Final gate in the west | ||||||||
| δ Leo | ||||||||||
| 太微右垣五 | Tàiwēiyòuyuánwu | 5th star | ||||||||
| 西上相 | Xīshǎngxiāng | The First Western Minister | ||||||||
| 81 Leo | 西次相增二 | Xīcìxiāngzēngèr | 2nd additional star of The Second Western Minister | |||||||
| 73 Leo | 西次相增三 | Xīcìxiāngzēngsān | 3rd additional star of The Second Western Minister | |||||||
| 60 Leo | 西上相增一 | Xīshǎngxiāngzēngyī | 1st additional star of The First Western Minister | |||||||
| 86 Leo | 西上相增二 | Xīshǎngxiāngzēngèr | 2nd additional star of The First Western Minister | |||||||
| 五帝座 | Wǔdìzuò | Seats of the Five Emperors | ||||||||
| β Leo | ||||||||||
| 五帝座一 | Wǔdìzuòyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 五帝座中星 | Wǔdìzuòzhōngxīng | Center star | ||||||||
| 黄帝座 | Huángdìzuò | Seat of King Huang | ||||||||
| HD 102660 | 五帝座二 | Wǔdìzuòyèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| HD 102103 | 五帝座三 | Wǔdìzuòsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 95 Leo | 五帝座四 | Wǔdìzuòsì | 4th star | |||||||
| HD 102910 | 五帝座五 | Wǔdìzuòwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 90 Leo | 五帝座增一 | Wǔdìzuòzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 85 Leo | 五帝座增二 | Wǔdìzuòzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 88 Leo | 五帝座增三 | Wǔdìzuòzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| HD 102103 | 五帝座增四 | Wǔdìzuòzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 太子 | Tàizǐ | Crown Prince | 93 Leo | 太子 | Tàizǐ | (One star of) | ||||
| 從官 | Cóngguān | Retinue | 92 Leo | |||||||
| 從官 | Cóngguān | (One star of) | ||||||||
| 子西星 | Zǐxīxīng | Star of Zixi | ||||||||
| 虎賁 | Hǔbēn | Emperor’s Bodyguard | 72 Leo | 虎賁 | Hǔbēn | (One star of) | ||||
| 明堂 | Míngtáng | The Hall of Glory | ||||||||
| τ Leo | 明堂一 | Míngtángyī | 1st star | |||||||
| υ Leo | 明堂二 | Míngtángèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 87 Leo | 明堂三 | Míngtángsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 89 Leo | 明堂增一 | Míngtángzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 80 Leo | 明堂增二 | Míngtángzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 79 Leo | 明堂增三 | Míngtángzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 75 Leo | 明堂增四 | Míngtángzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 69 Leo | 明堂增五 | Míngtángzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| φ Leo | 明堂增六 | Míngtángzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 靈台 | Língtái | Astronomical Observatory | ||||||||
| χ Leo | 靈台一 | Língtáiyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 59 Leo | 靈台二 | Língtáièr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 58 Leo | 靈台三 | Língtáisān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 56 Leo | 靈台增一 | Língtáizēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 55 Leo | 靈台增三 | Língtáizēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 57 Leo | 靈台增四 | Língtáizēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 61 Leo | 靈台增五 | Língtáizēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 66 Leo | 靈台增六 | Língtáizēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 62 Leo | 靈台增七 | Língtáizēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 65 Leo | 靈台增八 | Língtáizēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 少微 | Shǎowēi | Junior Officers | ||||||||
| 52 LMi | 少微一 | Shǎowēiyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 54 Leo A | 少微二 | Shǎowēièr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 51 Leo | 少微四 | Shǎowēisì | 4th star | |||||||
| 67 Leo | 少微增六 | Shǎowēizēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 64 Leo | 少微增七 | Shǎowēizēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| HD 94671 | 少微增八 | Shǎowēizēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 54 Leo B | 少微增九 | Shǎowēizēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 長垣 | Chángyuán | Long Wall | ||||||||
| 46 Leo | 長垣一 | Chángyuányī | 1st star | |||||||
| 52 Leo | 長垣二 | Chángyuánèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 53 Leo | 長垣三 | Chángyuánsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 48 Leo | 長垣四 | Chángyuánsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 50 Leo | 長垣增一 | Chángyuánzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 49 Leo | 長垣增二 | Chángyuánzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 37 Sex | 長垣增八 | Chángyuánzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 38 Sex | 長垣增九 | Chángyuánzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 酒旗 | Jiǔqí | Banner of a Wine Shop | ||||
| ψ Leo | 酒旗一 | Jiǔqíyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ξ Leo | 酒旗二 | Jiǔqíèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ω Leo | 酒旗三 | Jiǔqísān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 8 Leo | 酒旗增一 | Jiǔqízēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 7 Leo | 酒旗增二 | Jiǔqízēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 11 Leo | 酒旗增三 | Jiǔqízēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 6 Leo | 酒旗增四 | Jiǔqízēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 3 Leo | 酒旗增五 | Jiǔqízēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuanyuan | |||||
| DR Leo | 軒轅五 | Xuānyuánwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 15 Leo | 軒轅六 | Xuānyuánliù | 6th star | |||||||
| κ Leo | 軒轅七 | Xuānyuánqī | 7th star | |||||||
| λ Leo | 軒轅八 | Xuānyuánbā | 8th star | |||||||
| ε Leo | ||||||||||
| 軒轅九 | Xuānyuánjiǔ | 9th star | ||||||||
| 軒轅第九星 | Xuanyuandìjiǔxīng | 9th star | ||||||||
| μ Leo | 軒轅十 | Xuānyuánshí | 10th star | |||||||
| ζ Leo | 軒轅十一 | Xuānyuánshíyī | 11th star | |||||||
| γ Leo and γ Leo | ||||||||||
| 軒轅十二 | Xuānyuánshíèr | 12th star | ||||||||
| 軒轅第十二星 | Xuānyuándìshíèrxīng | 12th star | ||||||||
| 天厕西北星 | Tiāncèxīběixīng | Star in the northwest of Toilet constellation | ||||||||
| η Leo | ||||||||||
| 軒轅十三 | Xuānyuánshísān | 13th star | ||||||||
| 軒轅第十三星 | Xuānyuándìshísānxīng | 13th star | ||||||||
| 夫人 | Fūrén | The people | ||||||||
| α Leo | ||||||||||
| 軒轅十四 | Xuānyuánshísì | 14th star | ||||||||
| 軒轅大星 | Xuānyuándàxīng | Big star | ||||||||
| 皇后 | Huánghòu | The queen | ||||||||
| 女主 | Nǚzhu | The lord woman | ||||||||
| ο Leo | ||||||||||
| 軒轅十五 | Xuānyuánshíwǔ | 15th star | ||||||||
| 軒轅右角星 | Xuānyuányòujiǎoxīng | Star in the right-side horn | ||||||||
| 大民 | Dàmín | The great man | ||||||||
| 太民 | Tàimín | The big man | ||||||||
| ρ Leo | ||||||||||
| 軒轅十六 | Xuānyuánshíliù | 16th star | ||||||||
| 軒轅右角星 | Xuānyuányòujiǎoxīng | Star in the right top | ||||||||
| 少民 | Shǎomín | The less-rank man | ||||||||
| 31 Leo | ||||||||||
| 軒轅十七 | Xuānyuánshíqī | 17th 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 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshíwǔ | 25th additional star | |||||||
| 9 Leo | 軒轅增二十六 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshíliù | 26th additional star | |||||||
| 13 Leo | 軒轅增二十七 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshíqī | 27th additional star | |||||||
| 22 Leo | 軒轅增二十八 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshíbā | 28th additional star | |||||||
| 20 Leo | 軒轅增二十九 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshíjiǔ | 29th additional star | |||||||
| 35 Leo | 軒轅增三十 | Xuānyuánzēngsānshí | 30th additional star | |||||||
| 39 Leo | 軒轅增三十一 | Xuānyuánzēngsānshíyī | 31st additional star | |||||||
| 40 Leo | 軒轅增三十二 | Xuānyuánzēngsānshíèr | 32nd additional star | |||||||
| 33 Leo | 軒轅增三十四 | Xuānyuánzēngsānshísì | 34th additional star | |||||||
| 42 Leo | 軒轅增三十五 | Xuānyuánzēngsānshíwǔ | 35th additional star | |||||||
| 37 Leo | 軒轅增三十六 | Xuānyuánzēngsānshíliù | 36th additional star | |||||||
| 34 Leo | 軒轅增三十七 | Xuānyuánzēngsānshíqī | 37th additional star | |||||||
| π Leo | 軒轅增三十八 | Xuānyuánzēngsānshíbā | 38th additional star | |||||||
| HD 86369 | 軒轅增三十八 | Xuānyuánzēngsānshíjiǔ | 39th additional star | |||||||
| ν Leo | 軒轅增四十二 | Xuānyuánzēngsìshíèr | 42nd additional star | |||||||
| 23 Leo | 軒轅增四十三 | Xuānyuánzēngsìshísān | 43rd additional star | |||||||
| 18 Leo | 軒轅增四十四 | Xuānyuánzēngsìshísì | 44th additional star | |||||||
| 10 Leo | 軒轅增四十五 | Xuānyuánzēngsìshíwǔ | 45th additional star | |||||||
| 43 Leo | 軒轅增五十五 | Xuānyuánzēngwǔshíwǔ | 55th additional star | |||||||
| 44 Leo | 軒轅增五十六 | Xuānyuánzēngwǔshíliù | 56th additional star | |||||||
| 45 Leo | 軒轅增五十七 | Xuānyuánzēngwǔshíqī | 57th additional star | |||||||
| 御女 | Yùnǚ | Maids-In-Waiting | 31 Leo | 御女 | Yùnǚ | (One star of) |
See also
References
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 19 日
- (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 20 日
- ^ (in Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Ian Ridpath's Startales - Leo the Lion
- ^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Leo the Lion
- the star is actually located in the constellation Leo near the border of Leo Minor constellation
- Sun, Xiaochun and Jacob Kistemaker. (1997). The Chinese Sky During the Han: Constellating Stars and Society. Leiden, New York, Köln: Koninklijke Brill. ISBN 90-04-10737-1. Page 187.
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 18 日
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 19 日