According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Lepus is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ)
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天兔座 (tiān tù zuò), meaning "the celestial rabbit constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Lepus area consists of : Four Symbols Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Proper Name Chinese star name Romanization Translation The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet九斿JiǔliúImperial Military Flag1 Lep 九斿九Jiǔliújiǔ9th star參ShēnThree Stars屏PíngScreenμ Lep AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 25 日 Bade屏一Píngyī 1st starε LepPing屏二Píngèr 2nd star軍井JūnjǐngMilitary Wellι Lep軍井一Jūnjǐngyī 1st starκ Lep軍井二Jūnjǐngèr 2nd starλ Lep軍井三Jūnjǐngsān 3rd starν Lep軍井四Jūnjǐngsì 4th star廁CèToiletα LepArneb廁一Cèyī 1st star廁星一Cèxīngyī 1st star天廁一Tiāncèyī 1st celestial toilet天廁西北星Tiāncèxīběixīng Northwestern star of celestial toiletβ LepNihal廁二Cèèr 2nd star廁星二Cèxīngèr 2nd star天廁二Tiāncèèr 2nd celestial toilet天廁西南星Tiāncèxīnánxīng Southwestern star of celestial toilet天阴西星Tiānyīnxīxīng Star in the northwest of Yin Force constellationγ Lep廁三Cèsān 3rd starδ Lep廁四Cèsì 4th star
See also Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Lepus – Chinese associations