Lynx_(Chinese_astronomy)

Lynx in Chinese astronomy

Lynx in Chinese astronomy

Add article description

The modern constellation Lynx lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天貓座 (tiān māo zuò), meaning "the celestial cat constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Lynx area consists of :

More information Four Symbols, Mansion (Chinese name) ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
  2. [2]
    Other designation of this star is Psi10 Aurigae (ψ10 Aur)
  3. [3]
    the star is actually located in the constellation Lynx near the border of Ursa Major and Leo
  4. [4]
    (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
  5. [5]
    Ian Ridpath's Startales - Lynx the Lynx
  6. [6]
    (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 19 日
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Lynx_(Chinese_astronomy), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.