Canes Venatici (Chinese astronomy)

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Canes Venatici is located in Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán)

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 獵犬座 (liè quǎn zuò), meaning "the hound constellation".

Stars

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	三公	Sāngōng	Three Excellencies
							M51[1]	三公一	Sāngōngyī	1st star
							24 CVn	三公二	Sāngōngèr	2nd star
							21 CVn	三公三	Sāngōngsān	3rd star
				相	Xiāng	Prime Minister
							5 CVn	相	Xiāng	(One star of)
							3 CVn	相增二	Xiāngzēngèr	2nd additional star
							11 CVn	相增三	Xiāngzēngsān	3rd additional star
	太微垣	Tài Wēi Yuán	Supreme Palace enclosure	常陳	Chángchén	Imperial Guards
							α^1 CVn and α^2 CVn[2]	常陳一	Chángchényī	1st star
							10 CVn	常陳二	Chángchénèr	2nd star
							9 CVn	常陳三	Chángchénsān	3rd star
							β CVn[2]	常陳四	Chángchénsì	4th star
							6 CVn	常陳五	Chángchénwu	5th star
							2 CVn	常陳六	Chángchénliù	6th star
							4 CVn	常陳增一	Chángchénzēngyī	1st additional star
							18 CVn	常陳增二	Chángchénzēngèr	2nd additional star
							20 CVn	常陳增三	Chángchénzēngsān	3rd additional star
							16 CVn	常陳增四	Chángchénzēngsì	4th additional star
							15 CVn	常陳增五	Chángchénzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							17 CVn	常陳增六	Chángchénzēngliù	6th additional star
							HD 114357	常陳增五	Chángchénzēngwǔ	5th additional star

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations

References

1. (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 14 日
2. (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 21 日

External links

• Canes Venatici – 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