According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Monoceros is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 麒麟座 (qí lín zuò), meaning "the qilin constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Monoceros area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 四瀆 | Sìdú | Four Great Rivers | ||||
| 17 Mon | 四瀆二 | Sìdúèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 13 Mon | 四瀆三 | Sìdúsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ε Mon | 四瀆四 | Sìdúsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 闕丘 | Quèqiū | Palace Gate | ||||||||
| 18 Mon | 闕丘一 | Quèqiūyī | 1st star | |||||||
| δ Mon | 闕丘二 | Quèqiūèr | 2nd star |
See also
References
- ^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Monoceros the Unicorn
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日