Perseus (Chinese astronomy)
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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, which means "the brave god constellation".
Perseus (constellation)
Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the Greek hero Perseus. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union...
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, which means "the brave god constellation".
Stars
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 |
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 婁 | Lóu | Bond Bond (Chinese constellation) Leu sieu meaning "the Train of a garment", was one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of the traditional Chinese astronomy. It was one of the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎).- The asterisms in the Region of Leu (婁宿天區):... |
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天大將軍 | Tiāndàjiāngjūn | |Heaven's Great General | φ Per Phi Persei Phi Persei is a Class B2Vpe, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. Due to its isolation and distance from Cassiopeia, Andromeda and the rest of Perseus, John Flamsteed never took thought to assign a number and constellation to Phi Persei.Phi Persei is binary consisting of a blue main... |
天大將軍二 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnèr | 2nd star | ||||
胃 | Wèi | Stomach Stomach (Chinese constellation) The Stomach mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.-Asterisms:... |
大陵 | Dàlíng | Mausoleum | |||||
9 Per | 大陵一 | Dàlíngyī | 1st star | |||||||
τ Per | 大陵二 | Dàlíngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
ι Per Iota Persei Iota Persei is a main sequence dwarf star in the constellation Perseus. It is somewhat larger and greater in mass than the Sun, and is located about 34 light years distant. Iota Persei has a relatively high proper motion across the sky, and moves at a net velocity of 92 km/s, relative to the... |
大陵三 | Dàlíngsān | 3rd star | |||||||
κ Per Kappa Persei Kappa Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It has the traditional name Misam.Misam belongs to the spectral class K0 and has apparent magnitude +3.8. It is 112 light years from Earth. Kappa Persei is a triple star system consisting of a spectroscopic double star with a wider companion.... |
大陵四 | Dàlíngsì | 4th star | |||||||
β Per | ||||||||||
大陵五 | Dàlíngwu | 5th star | ||||||||
天仓北第三星 | Tiāncāngběidìsānxīng | Third star in the north of Square Celestial Granary Bond (Chinese constellation) Leu sieu meaning "the Train of a garment", was one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of the traditional Chinese astronomy. It was one of the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎).- The asterisms in the Region of Leu (婁宿天區):... constellation |
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ρ Per Rho Persei Rho Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It has the traditional name Gorgonea Tertia.Rho Persei is a semiregular variable star of the μ Cephei type, whose apparent magnitude varies between 3.3 and 4.0 with periods of 50 days and 1100 days. It is of spectral class M4 and is approximately... |
大陵六 | Dàlíngliù | 6th star | |||||||
16 Per | 大陵七 | Dàlíngqī | 7th star | |||||||
12 Per | 大陵八 | Dàlíngbā | 8th star | |||||||
天船 | Tiānchuán | Celestial Boat | ||||||||
η Per Eta Persei Eta Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It also has the traditional Arabic name Miram. Miram belongs to spectral class K3 and has an apparent magnitude of +3.76. It is approximately 1331 light years away from Earth.... |
天船一 | Tiānchuányī | 1st star | |||||||
γ Per Gamma Persei Gamma Persei is a Class G8III, third-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. Gamma Persei is actually a multiple star system consisting of two main components: a yellow giant star of class G8 and a magnitude of 2.91, and a lesser white companion of class A2V and a magnitude of 3.00... |
天船二 | Tiānchuánèr | 2nd star | |||||||
α Per Alpha Persei Alpha Persei is the brightest star in the constellation of Perseus, just outshining the constellation's best known star Algol. It also bears the traditional names Mirfak and Algenib... |
天船三 | Tiānchuánsān | 3rd star | |||||||
ψ Per Psi Persei Psi Persei is a Be star in the constellation Perseus. This is a shell star that has a circumstellar disc of gas surrounding the equator. As a result of this disc, the spectrum of this star shows emission lines and the magnitude varies over a period of about a day... |
天船四 | Tiānchuánsì | 4th star | |||||||
δ Per Delta Persei Delta Persei is a Class B5III, third-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. Delta Persei is actually a blue giant star that is the second brightest star of the open star cluster known as the Alpha Persei, second only to Mirfak. The Delta Persei stellar system is located about 530 light-years... |
天船五 | Tiānchuánwu | 5th star | |||||||
48 Per | 天船六 | Tiānchuánliù | 6th star | |||||||
μ Per | 天船七 | Tiānchuánqī | 7th star | |||||||
HD 26961 | 天船八 | Tiānchuánbā | 8th star | |||||||
HD 26764 | 天船九 | Tiānchuánjiǔ | 9th star | |||||||
積屍 | Jīshī | Heap of Corpses | π Per Pi Persei Pi Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It also has the traditional name Gorgonea Secunda.Pi Persei has an apparent magnitude of +4.7 and spectral class A2V... |
積屍 | Jīshī | (One star of) | ||||
積水 | Jīshuǐ | Stored Water | λ Per | 積水 | Jīshuǐ | (One star of) | ||||
昴 | Mǎo | Hairy Head Hairy Head (Chinese constellation) The Hairy Head mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.This mansion corresponds to the Pleiades in English.-Asterisms:... |
卷舌 | Juǎnshé | Rolled Tongue | |||||
ν Per Nu Persei Nu Persei is a Class F5, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. Nu Persei is a highly luminous yellow-white giant located about 555 light-years from Earth.-External links:*... |
卷舌一 | Juǎnshéyī | 1st star | |||||||
ε Per Epsilon Persei Epsilon Persei is a Class B1V, third-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. Epsilon Persei is actually a multiple star system consisting of two main components: a blue main-sequence star of class B0.5V and a magnitude of 2.90, and a lesser white companion of class A2V and a magnitude of 3.92... |
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卷舌二 | Juǎnshéèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
卷舌东第二星 | Juǎnshédōngdìèrxīng | Second eastern star | ||||||||
ξ Per Xi Persei Xi Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It has the traditional name Menkib . Menkib has an apparent magnitude of +4.042 and is classified as a blue giant . It is approximately 1800 light years from Earth.Its apparent luminosity is 13,500 times that of the Sun... |
卷舌三 | Juǎnshésān | 3rd star | |||||||
ζ Per Zeta Persei Zeta Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus.ζ Persei is of spectral class B1 and has an Apparent magnitude of +2.85. It is a supergiant star with a radius of 21 times that of the Sun with a luminosity of 105,000 times solar... |
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卷舌四 | Juǎnshésì | 4th star | ||||||||
卷舌东第四星 | Juǎnshédōngdìsìxīng | Fourth eastern star | ||||||||
ο Per Omicron Persei Omicron Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. It has the traditional name Atik .... |
卷舌五 | Juǎnshéwu | 5th star | |||||||
40 Per | 卷舌六 | Juǎnshéliù | 6th star |