Monoceros in Chinese astronomy

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 (南方みなかた朱雀すじゃく, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 麒麟きりん座ざ (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 (南方みなかた朱雀すじゃく)	井い	Jǐng	Well	四よん瀆	Sìdú	Four Great Rivers
							17 Mon	四よん瀆二	Sìdúèr	2nd star
							13 Mon	四よん瀆三	Sìdúsān	3rd star
							εいぷしろん Mon	四よん瀆四	Sìdúsì	4th star
				闕丘	Quèqiū	Palace Gate
							18 Mon	闕丘一いち	Quèqiūyī	1st star
							δでるた Mon	闕丘二に	Quèqiūèr	2nd star

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations

External links

• Monoceros – Chinese associations