The modern constellation
Cassiopeia lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, ''Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ''),
The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, ''Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ'') and
Three Enclosures
Traditional Chinese astronomy has a system of dividing the celestial sphere into asterisms or constellations, known as "officials" (Chinese ''xīng guān'').
The Chinese asterisms are generally smaller than the constellations of Hellenistic t ...
(三垣, ''Sān Yuán''), that divide the sky in traditional
Chinese uranography.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 仙后座 (''xiān hòu zuò''), meaning "the immortal queen constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Cassiopeia area consists of :
See also
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Traditional Chinese star names
Chinese star names ( Chinese: , ''xīng míng'') are named according to ancient Chinese astronomy and astrology. The sky is divided into star mansions (, ''xīng xiù'', also translated as "lodges") and asterisms (, ''xīng guān''). The system of ...
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Chinese constellations
Traditional Chinese astronomy has a system of dividing the celestial sphere into asterisms or constellations, known as "officials" (Chinese ''xīng guān'').
The Chinese asterisms are generally smaller than the constellations of Hellenistic t ...
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List of constellations by area
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) designates 88 constellations of stars. In the table below, they are ranked by the solid angle that they subtend in the sky, measured in square degrees and millisteradians.
These solid angles depend ...
References
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External links
Cassiopeia – Chinese associations香港太空館https://web.archive.org/web/20120813070951/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/c_index.htm 研究資源]
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中國星區、星官及星名英譯表*
台灣自然科學博物館http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/ 天文教育資訊網]
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中國古天文*
Astronomy in China
Cassiopeia (constellation)