Monoceros (Chinese astronomy)
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In Chinese astronomy
, constellation Monoceros
is located in The Vermillion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què)
Constellation Monoceros
is concentrated in southern area of the Chinese sky.
Chinese astronomy
Astronomy in China has a very long history, with historians considering that "they [the Chinese] were the most persistent and accurate observers of celestial phenomena anywhere in the world before the Arabs."...
, constellation Monoceros
Monoceros
Monoceros is a faint constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Greek for unicorn. Its definition is attributed to the 17th-century Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius. It is bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south and Hydra to the east...
is located in The Vermillion Bird of the South
Vermilion Bird (Chinese constellation)
The Vermilion bird is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental system, it represents the fire-element, the direction south, and the season summer correspondingly. Thus it is sometimes called the Vermilion bird of the South...
(南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què)
Constellation Monoceros
Monoceros
Monoceros is a faint constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Greek for unicorn. Its definition is attributed to the 17th-century Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius. It is bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south and Hydra to the east...
is concentrated in southern area of the Chinese sky.
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Monoceros area consists of :| Four Symbols / Enclosures | Mansion / Enclosure (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) Vermilion Bird (Chinese constellation) The Vermilion bird is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental system, it represents the fire-element, the direction south, and the season summer correspondingly. Thus it is sometimes called the Vermilion bird of the South... |
井 | Jǐng | Well Well (Chinese constellation) The Well mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:... |
四瀆 | Sìdòu | Four Channels | ||||
| 17 Mon | 四瀆二 | Sìdòuèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 13 Mon | 四瀆三 | Sìdòusān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ε Mon Epsilon Monocerotis epsilon Monocerotis is a star in the constellation of Monocerotis.EPS MON .location is guide for sky navigation toward Rosette nebula Right Ascension 6 hours 28 minutes 8 seconds, Declination 4 degrees 36 minutes, Magnitude 4.5, 6.5 Separation 13,4", Position Angle 27 degrees White giant ,... |
四瀆四 | Sìdòusì | 4th star | |||||||
| 闕丘 | Quēqiū | Palace Gate | ||||||||
| 18 Mon | 闕丘一 | Quēqiūyī | 1st star | |||||||
| δ Mon | 闕丘二 | Quēqiūèr | 2nd star |