According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Cancer is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 巨蟹座 (jù xiè zuò), meaning "the giant crab constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Cancer area consists of: Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameProper NameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)井JǐngWell水位ShuǐwèiWater Level8 CncIan Ridpath's Startales - Canis Minor the Lesser Dog水位三 Shuǐwèisān3rd starζ1 Cnc AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 27 日 Tegmine (for component A) 水位四 Shuǐwèisì4th starμ2 Cnc水位增六 Shuǐwèizēngliù6th additional star3 Cnc水位增七 Shuǐwèizēngqī7th additional star5 Cnc水位增八 Shuǐwèizēngbā8th additional star1 Cnc水位增九 Shuǐwèizēngjiǔ9th additional star12 Cnc水位增十一 Shuǐwèizēngshíyī11th additional star鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostθ Cnc鬼宿一Guǐsùyī1st star鬼宿距星GuǐsùjùxīngSeparated star鬼宿西南星GuǐsùxīnánxīngSouthwestern star屏南星BǐngnánxīngStar of folding screen in the southη Cnc鬼宿二Guǐsùèr2nd star鬼宿西北星GuǐsùxīběixīngNorthwestern starγ Cnc Asellus Borealis鬼宿三Guǐsùsān3rd star鬼宿东北星GuǐsùdōngběixīngNortheastern star军井西南星JūnjǐngxīnánxīngStar in the southwest of Military Well constellationδ Cnc Asellus Australis鬼宿四Guǐsùsì4th star鬼宿东南星GuǐsùdōngnánxīngSoutheastern star35 Cnc鬼宿增一 Guǐsùzēngyī1st additional star20 Cnc鬼宿增二 Guǐsùzēngèr2nd additional star25 Cnc鬼宿增三 Guǐsùzēngsān3rd additional star29 Cnc鬼宿增四 Guǐsùzēngsì4th additional star27 Cnc鬼宿增五 Guǐsùzēngwǔ5th additional star45 Cnc鬼宿增六 Guǐsùzēngliù6th additional star50 Cnc鬼宿增七 Guǐsùzēngqī7th additional star54 Cnc鬼宿增八 Guǐsùzēngbā8th additional star52 Cnc鬼宿增九 Guǐsùzēngjiǔ9th additional starο1 Cnc鬼宿增十 Guǐsùzēngshí10th additional starο2 Cnc鬼宿增十一 Guǐsùzēngshíyī11th additional star68 Cnc鬼宿增十二 Guǐsùzēngshíèr12th additional star71 Cnc鬼宿增十三 Guǐsùzēngshísān13th additional star78 Cnc鬼宿增十四 Guǐsùzēngshísì14th additional star83 Cnc鬼宿增十五 Guǐsùzēngshíwǔ15th additional star82 Cnc鬼宿增十六 Guǐsùzēngshíliù16th additional star25 Cnc鬼宿增十九 Guǐsùzēngshíjiǔ19th additional star積尸JīshīCumulative CorpsesM44積尸Jīshī(One star of)积尸气JīshīqìCloud of Cumulative Corpses天尸TiānshīCelestial corpses39 Cnc積尸增一Jīshīzēngyī1st additional star42 Cnc積尸增二Jīshīzēngèr2nd additional starε Cnc Meleph積尸增三Jīshīzēngsān3rd additional star爟GuànBeacon Fireψ Cnc爟一Guànyī1st starλ Cnc Piautos (for component A) 爟二Guànèr2nd starφ1 Cnc爟三Guànsān3rd star15 Cnc爟四Guànsì4th star4 Cnc爟增一Guànzēngyī1st additional starω Cnc爟增二Guànzēngèr2nd additional star11 Cnc爟增三Guànzēngsān3rd additional star13 Cnc爟增五Guànzēngwǔ5th additional starχ Cnc爟增六Guànzēngliù6th additional starφ2 Cnc爟增八Guànzēngbā8th additional star24 Cnc爟增九Guànzēngjiǔ9th additional star28 Cnc爟增十Guànzēngshí10th additional starυ1 Cnc爟增十一Guànzēngshíyī11th additional star柳this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars LiǔWillow柳LiǔWillowκ Cnc柳宿增二 Liǔsùzēngèr2nd additional starα Cnc Acubens (for component A) 柳宿增三 Liǔsùzēngsān3rd additional star60 Cnc柳宿增四 Liǔsùzēngsì4th additional star49 Cnc柳宿增五 Liǔsùzēngwǔ5th additional star37 Cnc柳宿增六 Liǔsùzēngliù6th additional star36 Cnc柳宿增七 Liǔsùzēngqī7th additional star34 Cnc柳宿增八 Liǔsùzēngbā8th additional star21 Cnc柳宿增九 Liǔsùzēngjiǔ9th additional starβ Cnc Tarf 柳宿增十 Liǔsùzēngshí10th additional starHD 69478鬼宿增十一 Liǔsùzēngshíyī11th additional star星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán66 Cnc軒轅增四 Xuānyuánzēngsì4th additional starσ3 Cnc軒轅增五 Xuānyuánzēngwǔ5th additional starσ2 Cnc軒轅增六 Xuānyuánzēngliù6th additional starσ1 Cnc 軒轅增七 Xuānyuánzēngqī7th additional starHD 73508軒轅增九 Xuānyuánzēngjiǔ9th additional starHD 73427軒轅增十 Xuānyuánzēngshí10th additional star46 Cnc軒轅增十一 Xuānyuánzēngshíyī11th additional star57 Cnc軒轅增十二 Xuānyuánzēngshíèr12th additional star61 Cnc軒轅增十三 Xuānyuánzēngshísān13th additional starτ Cnc軒轅增十四 Xuānyuánzēngshísì14th additional star75 Cnc軒轅增十五 Xuānyuánzēngshíwǔ15th additional star70 Cnc軒轅增十六 Xuānyuánzēngshíliù16th additional star67 Cnc軒轅增十七 Xuānyuánzēngshíqī17th additional starρ2 Cnc 軒轅增十八 Xuānyuánzēngbā18th additional starρ1 Cnc Copernicus 軒轅增十九 Xuānyuánzēngjiǔ19th additional star53 Cnc軒轅增二十一 Xuānyuánzēngèrshíyī21st additional starι Cnc Yuyu 軒轅增二十二 Xuānyuánzēngèrshíyī22nd additional starν Cnc軒轅增二十三 Xuānyuánzēngèrshísān23rd additional starξ Cnc Nahn (for component A) 軒轅增二十四 Xuānyuánzēngèrshísì24th additional star79 Cnc軒轅增五十八 Xuānyuánzēngwǔshíbā58th additional star
See also Chinese astronomy Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
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