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The modern constellation Leo Minor 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 小獅座 (xiǎo shī zuò), meaning "the small lion constellation". StarsThe map of Chinese constellation in constellation Leo Minor 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) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | | 34 LMi | 勢一 | Shìyī | 1st star | | 33 LMi | 勢二 | Shìèr | 2nd star | | 42 LMi | 勢三 | Shìsān | 3rd star | | 46 LMi[1] | 勢四 | Shìsì | 4th star | | 35 LMi | 勢增一 | Shìzēngyī | 1st additional star | | 38 LMi | 勢增二 | Shìzēngèr | 2nd additional star | | 32 LMi | 勢增三 | Shìzēngsān | 3rd additional star | | β LMi | 勢增四 | Shìzēngsì | 4th additional star | | 29 LMi | 勢增五 | Shìzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | | 26 LMi | 勢增六 | Shìzēngliù | 6th additional star | | 27 LMi | 勢增七 | Shìzēngqī | 7th additional star | | 28 LMi | 勢增八 | Shìzēngbā | 8th additional star | | 30 LMi | 勢增九 | Shìzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | | 36 LMi | 勢增十 | Shìzēngshí | 10th additional star | | 37 LMi | 勢增十一 | Shìzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | | 47 LMi | 勢增十二 | Shìzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | | 43 LMi | 勢增十四 | Shìzēngshísì | 14th additional star | | 44 LMi | 勢增十五 | Shìzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | | 三台[2] | Sāntái | Three Steps | 19 LMi | 中台增二 | Zhōngtáizēngèr | 2nd additional star in Middle Step | | 少微 | Shǎowēi | Junior Officers | | 41 LMi[3] | 少微三 | Shǎowēisān | 3rd star | | 39 LMi | 少微增一 | Shǎowēizēngyī | 1st additional star | | 40 LMi | 少微增二 | Shǎowēizēngèr | 2nd additional star | | 48 LMi | 少微增三 | Shǎowēizēngsān | 3rd additional star | | 50 LMi | 少微增四 | Shǎowēizēngsì | 4th additional star | | 51 LMi | 少微增五 | Shǎowēizēngwǔ | 5th additional star | | Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅[2] | Xuānyuán | Xuanyuan | | 8 LMi | 軒轅增一 | Xuanyuanzēngyī | 1st additional star | | 7 LMi | 軒轅增二 | Xuanyuanzēngèr | 2nd additional star | | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | | 22 LMi | 內平一 | Nèipíngyī | 1st star | | 21 LMi | 內平二 | Nèipíngèr | 2nd star | | 13 LMi | 內平三 | Nèipíngsān | 3rd star | | HD 86012[4] | 內平四 | Nèipíngsì | 4th star | | 17 LMi | 内平增一 | Nèipíngzēngyī | 1st additional star | | 16 LMi | 内平增二 | Nèipíngzēngèr | 2nd additional star | | 9 LMi | 内平增五 | Nèipíngzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | | 10 LMi | 内平增六 | Nèipíngzēngliù | 6th additional star | | 11 LMi | 内平增七 | Nèipíngzēngqī | 7th additional star | | HD 83525 | 内平增八 | Nèipíngzēngbā | 8th additional star | | 20 LMi | 内平增九 | Nèipíngzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | | 23 LMi | 内平增十 | Nèipíngzēngshí | 10th additional star | | 24 LMi | 内平增十一 | Nèipíngzēngshíyī | 11th additional star |
See also- Traditional Chinese star names
- Chinese constellations
References1. ^Ian Ridpath's Startales - Leo Minor the Lesser Lion
2. ^1 this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
3. ^Ian Ridpath's Startales - Leo the Lion
4. ^{{zh icon}} 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902003808/http://wbbs.cc.ncku.edu.tw/ccns/index.php/8/179/485635 |date=2011-09-02 }}
External links- Leo Minor – Chinese associations
- 香港太空館[https://web.archive.org/web/20120813070951/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/c_index.htm 研究資源]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120712132630/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstarzone_b.htm 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051949/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/Literature/c_research_literature.htm 天象文學]
- 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090120043712/http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/aeea/contents_list/ancient_chinese_astronomy.html 中國古天文]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120116230802/http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/aeea/contents_list/star_sign.html 中國古代的星象系統]
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