Canis Minor in Chinese astronomy
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
[edit]The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Canis Minor 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 (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 南河 | Nánhé | South River | ||||
| ε CMi[1] | 南河一 | Nánhéyī | 1st star | |||||||
| β CMi[1] | ||||||||||
| 南河二 | Nánhéèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 南河中星 | Nánhézhōngxīng | Center star | ||||||||
| 诸王西星 | Zhūwángxīxīng | Star of kings in the west | ||||||||
| 河戍 | Héshù | Guardian (star) of the river | ||||||||
| α CMi[1] | ||||||||||
| 南河三 | Nánhésān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 南河大星 | Nánhédàxīng | Big star | ||||||||
| 河戍 | Héshù | Guardian (star) of the river | ||||||||
| γ CMi | 南河增一 | Nánhézēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| η CMi | 南河增二 | Nánhézēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| δ3 CMi | 南河增三 | Nánhézēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| δ2 CMi | 南河增四 | Nánhézēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| δ1 CMi | 南河增五 | Nánhézēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| ζ CMi | 南河增六 | Nánhézēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 14 CMi | 南河增七 | Nánhézēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| HD 66141 | 南河增八 | Nánhézēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| HD 61563 | 南河增十一 | Nánhézēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
| 水位 | Shuǐwèi | Water Level | ||||||||
| 6 CMi[2] | 水位一 | Shuǐwèiyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 11 CMi[2] | 水位二 | Shuǐwèièr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 1 CMi | 水位增九 | Shuǐwèizēngyī | 1st additional star |