Leo Minor in Chinese astronomy

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".

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The 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
								勢一	Shìyī	1st star
								勢二	Shìèr	2nd star
								勢三	Shìsān	3rd star
							46 LMi^[1]	勢四	Shìsì	4th star
								勢增一	Shìzēngyī	1st additional star
								勢增二	Shìzēngèr	2nd additional star
								勢增三	Shìzēngsān	3rd additional star
								勢增四	Shìzēngsì	4th additional star
								勢增五	Shìzēngwǔ	5th additional star
								勢增六	Shìzēngliù	6th additional star
								勢增七	Shìzēngqī	7th additional star
								勢增八	Shìzēngbā	8th additional star
								勢增九	Shìzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
								勢增十	Shìzēngshí	10th additional star
								勢增十一	Shìzēngshíyī	11th additional star
								勢增十二	Shìzēngshíèr	12th additional star
								勢增十四	Shìzēngshísì	14th additional star
								勢增十五	Shìzēngshíwǔ	15th additional star
	太微垣	Tài Wēi Yuán	Supreme Palace enclosure
				三台^[2]	Sāntái	Three Steps		中台增二	Zhōngtáizēngèr	2nd additional star in Middle Step
				少微	Shǎowēi	Junior Officers
							^[3]	少微三	Shǎowēisān	3rd star
								少微增一	Shǎowēizēngyī	1st additional star
								少微增二	Shǎowēizēngèr	2nd additional star
								少微增三	Shǎowēizēngsān	3rd additional star
								少微增四	Shǎowēizēngsì	4th additional star
								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
								軒轅增一	Xuanyuanzēngyī	1st additional star
								軒轅增二	Xuanyuanzēngèr	2nd additional star
				內平	Nèipíng	High Judge
								內平一	Nèipíngyī	1st star
								內平二	Nèipíngèr	2nd star
								內平三	Nèipíngsān	3rd star
							^[4]	內平四	Nèipíngsì	4th star
								内平增一	Nèipíngzēngyī	1st additional star
								内平增二	Nèipíngzēngèr	2nd additional star
								内平增五	Nèipíngzēngwǔ	5th additional star
								内平增六	Nèipíngzēngliù	6th additional star
								内平增七	Nèipíngzēngqī	7th additional star
								内平增八	Nèipíngzēngbā	8th additional star
								内平增九	Nèipíngzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
								内平增十	Nèipíngzēngshí	10th additional star
								内平增十一	Nèipíngzēngshíyī	11th additional star

References[]

^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Leo Minor the Lesser Lion
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Leo the Lion
^ (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

External links[]

[ridpathleominor-1] Ian Ridpath's Startales - Leo Minor the Lesser Lion

[sb100-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars

[ridpathleo-3] Ian Ridpath's Startales - Leo the Lion

[sb10-4] (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

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