The modern constellation
Cepheus 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 仙王座 (''xiān wáng zuò''), meaning "the immortal king constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Cepheus area consists of :
See also
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Traditional Chinese star names
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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
Cepheus – 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https://web.archive.org/web/20100629152022/http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/ 天文教育資訊網]
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中國古天文*
Astronomy in China
Cepheus (constellation)