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Ursa Major in Chinese astronomy

Index Ursa Major in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Ursa Major is located in Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán) The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 大熊座 (dà xióng zuò), meaning "the big bear constellation". [1]

48 relations: Alcor (star), Alpha Ursae Majoris, Beta Ursae Majoris, C Ursae Majoris, Canes Venatici, Chi Ursae Majoris, Chinese constellations, Constellation, Delta Ursae Majoris, Epsilon Ursae Majoris, Eta Ursae Majoris, Gamma Ursae Majoris, Iota Ursae Majoris, Kappa Ursae Majoris, Lambda Ursae Majoris, Leo Minor, Lynx, Mu Ursae Majoris, Nu Ursae Majoris, Omega Ursae Majoris, Omicron Ursae Majoris, Phi Ursae Majoris, Pi Ursae Majoris, Psi Ursae Majoris, Purple Forbidden enclosure, Rho Ursae Majoris, Sigma Ursae Majoris, Supreme Palace enclosure, Tau Ursae Majoris, Theta Ursae Majoris, Traditional Chinese star names, Upsilon Ursae Majoris, Ursa Major, Well (Chinese constellation), Xi Ursae Majoris, Zeta Ursae Majoris, 15 Ursae Majoris, 18 Ursae Majoris, 23 Ursae Majoris, 24 Ursae Majoris, 36 Ursae Majoris, 41 Lyncis, 41 Ursae Majoris, 47 Ursae Majoris, 55 Ursae Majoris, 56 Ursae Majoris, 61 Ursae Majoris, 83 Ursae Majoris.

Alcor (star)

Alcor is the fainter companion of Mizar, the two stars forming a naked eye double in the handle of the Big Dipper (or Plough) asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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Alpha Ursae Majoris

Alpha Ursae Majoris (α Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Alpha UMa, α UMa), also named Dubhe, is (despite being designated 'alpha') the second-brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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Beta Ursae Majoris

Beta Ursae Majoris (β Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Beta UMa, β UMa), also named Merak, is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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C Ursae Majoris

c Ursae Majoris is the Bayer designation for a double-lined spectroscopic binary star system in the northern constellation of Ursa Major.

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Canes Venatici

Canes Venatici is one of the 88 official modern constellations.

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Chi Ursae Majoris

Chi Ursae Majoris (χ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Chi UMa, χ UMa), also named Taiyangshou, is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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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).

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Constellation

A constellation is a group of stars that are considered to form imaginary outlines or meaningful patterns on the celestial sphere, typically representing animals, mythological people or gods, mythological creatures, or manufactured devices.

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Delta Ursae Majoris

Delta Ursae Majoris (δ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Delta UMa, δ UMa), also named Megrez, is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Epsilon Ursae Majoris

Epsilon Ursae Majoris (ε Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Epsilon UMa, ε UMa), also named Alioth, is (despite being designated 'epsilon') the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Major, and at magnitude 1.77 is the thirty-second-brightest star in the sky.

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Eta Ursae Majoris

Eta Ursae Majoris (η Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Eta UMa, η UMa), also named Alkaid, is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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Gamma Ursae Majoris

Gamma Ursae Majoris (γ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Gamma UMa, γ UMa), also named Phecda, is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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Iota Ursae Majoris

Iota Ursae Majoris (ι Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Iota UMa, ι UMa), also named Talitha, is a star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Kappa Ursae Majoris

Kappa Ursae Majoris (κ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Kap UMa, κ UMa) is a binary star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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Lambda Ursae Majoris

Lambda Ursae Majoris (λ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Lambda UMa, λ UMa), also named Tania Borealis, is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Leo Minor

Leo Minor is a small and faint constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.

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Lynx

A lynx (plural lynx or lynxes) is any of the four species (Canada lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx, Bobcat) within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx.

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Mu Ursae Majoris

Mu Ursae Majoris (μ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Mu UMa, μ UMa), also named Tania Australis, is a binary star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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Nu Ursae Majoris

Nu Ursae Majoris (ν Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Nu UMa, ν UMa), also named Alula Borealis, is a double star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Omega Ursae Majoris

Omega Ursae Majoris (Omega UMa, ω Ursae Majoris, ω UMa) is the Bayer designation for a binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Omicron Ursae Majoris

Omicron Ursae Majoris (ο Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Omicron UMa, ο UMa), also named Muscida, is a star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Phi Ursae Majoris

Phi Ursae Majoris (Phi UMa, φ Ursae Majoris, φ UMa) is binary star in constellation of Ursa Major, which is separated in 0.245 arcseconds.

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Pi Ursae Majoris

The Bayer designation Pi Ursae Majoris (π UMa, π Ursae Majoris) is shared by two stars in the constellation Ursa Major.

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Psi Ursae Majoris

Psi Ursae Majoris (Psi UMa, ψ Ursae Majoris, ψ UMa) is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Purple Forbidden enclosure

The Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣 Zǐ wēi yuán) is one of the San Yuan (三垣 Sān yuán) or Three Enclosures.

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Rho Ursae Majoris

Rho Ursae Majoris (ρ UMa) is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Sigma Ursae Majoris

The Bayer designation σ Ursae Majoris (Sigma Ursae Majoris, σ UMa) is shared by two star systems in the constellation Ursa Major.

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Supreme Palace enclosure

Tai Wei Yuan, the Supreme Palace Enclosure (太微垣), is one of the San Yuan or Three enclosures.

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Tau Ursae Majoris

Tau Ursae Majoris (τ UMa) is the Bayer designation for a binary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Theta Ursae Majoris

Theta Ursae Majoris (Theta UMa, θ Ursae Majoris, θ UMa) is a suspected spectroscopic binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Traditional Chinese star names

Traditional Chinese star names (Chinese:, xīng míng) are the names of stars used in ancient Chinese astronomy and astrology.

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Upsilon Ursae Majoris

Upsilon Ursae Majoris (υ UMa) is the Bayer designation for a binary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Ursa Major

Ursa Major (also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory.

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Well (Chinese constellation)

The Well mansion (井宿, pinyin: Jǐng Xiù; Japanese: chichiri-boshi) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.

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Xi Ursae Majoris

Xi Ursae Majoris (ξ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Xi UMa, ξ UMa), also named Alula Australis, is a star system in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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Zeta Ursae Majoris

Mizar is a 2nd magnitude star in the handle of the Big Dipper asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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15 Ursae Majoris

15 Ursae Majoris (15 UMa) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major.

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18 Ursae Majoris

18 Ursae Majoris, or e Ursae Majoris, is a single star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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23 Ursae Majoris

23 Ursae Majoris, or 23 UMa, is a binary star system in the constellation Ursa Major.

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24 Ursae Majoris

24 Ursae Majoris (24 UMa) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major.

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36 Ursae Majoris

36 Ursae Majoris is a double star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major.

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41 Lyncis

41 Lyncis (abbreviated 41 Lyn), also designated HD 81688 and named Intercrus, is a fifth magnitude star located in the northern constellation of Ursa Major.

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41 Ursae Majoris

41 Ursae Majoris is a red giant star in the constellation Ursa Major.

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47 Ursae Majoris

47 Ursae Majoris (abbreviated 47 UMa), also named Chalawan (ชาละวัน), is a yellow dwarf star approximately 46 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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55 Ursae Majoris

55 Ursae Majoris (55 UMa) is a triple star system in the constellation Ursa Major.

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56 Ursae Majoris

56 Ursae Majoris (56 UMa) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major.

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61 Ursae Majoris

61 Ursae Majoris (61 UMa) is an orange-yellow G8 main-sequence star in the constellation Ursa Major.

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83 Ursae Majoris

83 Ursae Majoris is a candidate binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursa_Major_in_Chinese_astronomy

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