The modern constellation
Vulpecula
Vulpecula is a faint constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "little fox", although it is commonly known simply as the fox. It was identified in the seventeenth century, and is located in the middle of the Summer Triangle (an ...
lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, ''Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ''), 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 狐狸座 (''hú li zuò''), meaning "the fox constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Vulpecula 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 ...
References
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External links
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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Astronomy in China
Vulpecula