Perseus in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Perseus is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 英仙座 (yīng xiān zuò), which means "the brave god constellation".

## Stars

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The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Perseus 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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White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 婁  | Lóu | Bond | 天大將軍  | Tiāndàjiāngjūn | Heaven's Great General
φ Per[1] | 天大將軍二 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnèr | 2nd star
3 Per | 天大將軍增十五 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star
2 Per | 天大將軍增十六 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngshíliù | 16th additional star
14 Per | 天大将军增十七 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngshíqī | 17th additional star
胃  | Wèi | Stomach
胃[2] | Wèi | Stomach | 21 Per | 胃宿增三 | Wèisùzēngsān | 3rd additional star
大陵  | Dàlíng | Mausoleum
9 Per[3] | 大陵一 | Dàlíngyī | 1st star
τ Per[4] | 大陵二 | Dàlíngèr | 2nd star
ι Per[4] | 大陵三 | Dàlíngsān | 3rd star
κ Per[4] | 大陵四 | Dàlíngsì | 4th star
β Per[4]
大陵五 | Dàlíngwu | 5th star
天仓北第三星 | Tiāncāngběidìsānxīng | Third star in the north of Square Celestial Granary constellation
ρ Per[4] | 大陵六 | Dàlíngliù | 6th star
16 Per[3] | 大陵七 | Dàlíngqī | 7th star
12 Per[3] | 大陵八 | Dàlíngbā | 8th star
χ Per | 大陵增一 | Dàlíngzēngyī | 1st additional star
8 Per | 大陵增二 | Dàlíngzēngèr | 2nd additional star
5 Per | 大陵增三 | Dàlíngzēngsān | 3rd additional star
1 Per | 大陵增四 | Dàlíngzēngsì | 4th additional star
4 Per | 大陵增五 | Dàlíngzēngwǔ | 5th additional star
θ Per | 大陵增十三 | Dàlíngzēngshísān | 13th additional star
14 Per | 大陵增十四 | Dàlíngzēngshísì | 14th additional star
20 Per | 大陵增十五 | Dàlíngzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star
17 Per | 大陵增十六 | Dàlíngzēngshíliù | 16th additional star
HD 18665 | 大陵增十七 | Dàlíngzēngshíqī | 17th additional star
ω Per | 大陵增十八 | Dàlíngzēngshíbā | 18th additional star
32 Per | 大陵增十九 | Dàlíngzēngshíjiǔ | 19th additional star
30 Per | 大陵增二十 | Dàlíngzēngèrshí | 20th additional star
天船  | Tiānchuán | Celestial Boat
η Per[4] | 天船一 | Tiānchuányī | 1st star
γ Per[4] | 天船二 | Tiānchuánèr | 2nd star
α Per[4] | 天船三 | Tiānchuánsān | 3rd star
ψ Per[4] | 天船四 | Tiānchuánsì | 4th star
δ Per[4] | 天船五 | Tiānchuánwu | 5th star
48 Per[5] | 天船六 | Tiānchuánliù | 6th star
μ Per[4] | 天船七 | Tiānchuánqī | 7th star
HD 27084 | 天船八 | Tiānchuánbā | 8th star
29 Per | 天船增一 | Tiānchuánzēngyī | 1st additional star
31 Per | 天船增二 | Tiānchuánzēngèr | 2nd additional star
34 Per | 天船增三 | Tiānchuánzēngsān | 3rd additional star
σ Per | 天船增四 | Tiānchuánzēngsì | 4th additional star
36 Per | 天船增五 | Tiānchuánzēngwǔ | 5th additional star
53 Per | 天船增六 | Tiānchuánzēngliù | 6th additional star
HD 26961[5] | 天船增十 | Tiānchuánzēngshí | 10th additional star
積屍 | Jīshī | Heap of Corpses | π Per[4] | 積屍 | Jīshī | (One star of)
積水  | Jīshuǐ | Stored Water
λ Per[4] | 積水 | Jīshuǐ | (One star of)
43 Per | 積水增一 | Jīshuǐzēngyī | 1st additional star
昴  | Mǎo | Hairy Head | 卷舌  | Juǎnshé | Rolled Tongue
ν Per[6] | 卷舌一 | Juǎnshéyī | 1st star
ε Per[6]
卷舌二 | Juǎnshéèr | 2nd star
卷舌东第二星 | Juǎnshédōngdìèrxīng | Second eastern star
ξ Per[6] | 卷舌三 | Juǎnshésān | 3rd star
ζ Per[6]
卷舌四 | Juǎnshésì | 4th star
卷舌东第四星 | Juǎnshédōngdìsìxīng | Fourth eastern star
ο Per[6] | 卷舌五 | Juǎnshéwu | 5th star
40 Per[3] | 卷舌六 | Juǎnshéliù | 6th star
HD 22124 | 卷舌增一 | Juǎnshézēngyī | 1st additional star
55 Per | 卷舌增二 | Juǎnshézēngèr | 2nd additional star
54 Per | 卷舌增三 | Juǎnshézēngsān | 3rd additional star
49 Per | 卷舌增四 | Juǎnshézēngsì | 4th additional star
50 Per | 卷舌增五 | Juǎnshézēngwǔ | 5th additional star
52 Per | 卷舌增六 | Juǎnshézēngliù | 6th additional star
天讒 | Tiānchán | Celestial Slander | 42 Per[3] | 天讒 | Tiānchán | (One star of)
畢[2] | Bì | Net | 五車[2] | Wǔchē | Five Chariots
59 Per | 五車增一 | Wǔchēzēngyī | 1st additional star
57 Per | 五車增二 | Wǔchēzēngèr | 2nd additional star
58 Per | 五車增三 | Wǔchēzēngsān | 3rd additional star
HD 28693 | 五车增十九 | Wǔchēzēngshíjiǔ | 19th additional star

## See also

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* Chinese astronomy
* Traditional Chinese star names
* Chinese constellations

## References

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1. ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 10 日
2. ^ a b c this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
3. ^ a b c d e Ian Ridpath's Star Tales - Perseus
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 11 日
5. ^ a b (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
6. ^ a b c d e (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 12 日

## External links

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* Perseus – Chinese associations
* 香港太空館研究資源
* 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表
* 天象文學
* 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網
* 中國古天文
* 中國古代的星象系統