According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Ursa Minor is located in Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán)
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 小熊座 (xiǎo xióng zuò), meaning "the little bear constellation".
Stars The map of Ursa Minor in the Chinese constellation: EnclosuresEnclosure (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameProper NameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation Three Enclosures ()Zǐ Wēi YuánPurple Forbidden enclosureBěijíNorthern Poleγ UMi AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 9 日Pherkad Běijíyī 1st star Tàizǐ The Crown Prince β UMiKochab Běijíèr 2nd star Dì The Emperor Dìzuò The emperor seat Dìwáng The monarch Hàotiānshàngdì God in the clear sky Huángtiānshàngdì Emperor God in the sky Huángtiānshàngdì Emperor God in the sky Shàngdì God Tiānhuangdì Celestial emperor Tiāndì God of heaven Tiānhuángdàdì Great emperor of heaven Dàdì Great emperor Tiānjí Celestial pole Dàhéng The big and permanent (star) Tàihéng The great and permanent (star)5 UMiIan Ridpath's Startales - Ursa Minor the Little Bear Běijísān 3rd star Shùzǐ The Son of Concubine 4 UMiIan Ridpath's Startales - Ursa Minor the Little Bear Běijísì 4th star Hòugōng The Concubine 3 UMiShùzǐzēngèr 2nd additional star of The Son of Concubine 10 UMiShùzǐzēngsān 3rd additional star of The Son of Concubine TiānchuángCelestial BedHD 124730 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System Tiānchuángyī 1st starHD 136064Tiānchuángèr 2nd starRR UMiTiānchuángwǔ 5th star6 UMiTiānchuángliù 6th star9 UMiTiānchuángzēngyī 1st additional star11 UMiPherkad MinorTiānchuángzēngèr 2nd additional starGòuchénCurved Arrayα UMiPolaris Gòuchényī 1st star Gòuchéndàxīng Big star δ UMiYildunGòuchénèr 2nd star ε UMiGòuchénsān 3rd star ζ UMiGòuchénsì 4th star λ UMi紫微垣 Zi Wei Yuan（Purple Forbidden Enclosure）Gòuchénzēngwǔ 5th additional star 24 UMiGòuchénzēngliù 6th additional star θ UMiGòuchénzēngqī 7th additional star 19 UMiGòuchénzēngbā 8th additional star η UMiGòuchénzēngjiǔ 9th additional star 20 UMiGòuchénzēngshí 10th additional star
See also Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Ursa 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