Monoceros in Chinese astronomy

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".

## Contents

* 1 Stars
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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

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Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井  | Jǐng | Well | 四瀆  | Sìdòu | Four Channels
17 Mon[1] | 四瀆二 | Sìdòuèr | 2nd star
13 Mon[1] | 四瀆三 | Sìdòusān | 3rd star
ε Mon[2] | 四瀆四 | Sìdòusì | 4th star
闕丘  | Quēqiū | Palace Gate[2]
18 Mon[1] | 闕丘一 | Quēqiūyī | 1st star
δ Mon[2] | 闕丘二 | Quēqiūèr | 2nd star

## See also

* Traditional Chinese star names
* Chinese constellations

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ian Ridpath's Startales - Monoceros the Unicorn
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日

## External links

* Monoceros – Chinese associations

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