According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Monoceros is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 麒麟座 (qí lín zuò), meaning "the qilin constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Monoceros area consists of :
Four Symbols Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Chinese star name Romanization Translation Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)井JǐngWell四瀆SìdúFour Great Rivers17 MonIan Ridpath's Startales - Monoceros the Unicorn四瀆二Sìdúèr 2nd star13 Mon四瀆三Sìdúsān 3rd starε Mon AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日四瀆四Sìdúsì 4th star闕丘QuèqiūPalace Gate AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日18 Mon闕丘一Quèqiūyī 1st starδ Mon闕丘二Quèqiūèr 2nd star
See also Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Monoceros – Chinese associations