According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Canis Minor is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 小犬座 (xiǎo quǎn zuò), meaning "the puppy constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Canis Minor area consists of: Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameProper NameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)井JǐngWell南河NánhéSouth Riverε CMi AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日 南河一 Nánhéyī1st starβ CMi Gomeisa南河二Nánhéèr2nd star南河中星NánhézhōngxīngCenter star诸王西星ZhūwángxīxīngStar of kings in the west河戍HéshùGuardian (star) of the riverα CMi Procyon南河三Nánhésān3rd star南河大星NánhédàxīngBig star河戍HéshùGuardian (star) of the riverγ CMi南河增一 Nánhézēngyī1st additional starη CMi南河增二Nánhézēngèr2nd additional starδ3 CMi南河增三Nánhézēngsān3rd additional starδ2 CMi南河增四 Nánhézēngsì4th additional starδ1 CMi南河增五 Nánhézēngwǔ5th additional starζ CMi南河增六Nánhézēngliù6th additional star14 CMi南河增七 Nánhézēngqī7th additional starHD 66141南河增八 Nánhézēngbā8th additional starHD 61563南河增十一 Nánhézēngshíyī11th additional star水位ShuǐwèiWater Level6 CMiIan Ridpath's Startales - Canis Minor the Lesser Dog水位一 Shuǐwèiyī1st star11 CMi水位二Shuǐwèièr2nd star1 CMi水位增九 Shuǐwèizēngyī1st additional star
See also Chinese astronomy Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Canis Minor – Chinese associations 香港太空館研究資源 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表 天象文學 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網 中國古天文 中國古代的星象系統