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Carina in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Carina lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què) and The Southern Asterisms (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngōu), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

According to the quadrant, possibly constellation Carina in Chinese sky is almost not seen, except Canopus (Alpha Carinae), and Canopus is "south pole" in Chinese sky, and Miaplacidus (Beta Carinae), Aspidiske (Iota Carinae) and Avior (Epsilon Carinae) are bright stars in this constellation that are possibly never seen in the Chinese sky.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 船底座 (chuán dǐ zuò), meaning "the bottom of boat constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Carina area consists of :

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Romanization
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)	井	Jǐng	Well	老人	Lǎorén	Old Man
α Car
	老人	Lǎorén	(One star of)
	老人星	Lǎorénxīng	Star of Old Man
	壽星	Shòu xīng	God of longevity
	南極老人	Nánjílǎorén	Old man in the south pole
	南極	Nánjí	South pole
	砺石南第二星	Lìdànnándìèrxīng	2nd star in southern area of Whetsone constellation
	鬼	Guǐ	Ghost		天社	Tiānshè	Celestial Earth God's Temple	χ Car	天社增一	Tiānshèzēngyī	1st additional star
-	近南極星區 (non-mansions)	Jìnnánjíxīngōu (non-mansions)	The Southern Asterisms (non-mansions)	海山	Hǎishān	Sea and Mountain
s Car		海山一	Hǎishānyī	1st star
η Car
	海山二	Hǎishānèr	2nd star
	天社	Tiānshè	Celestial altar
u Car		海山三	Hǎishānsān	3rd star
海石	Hǎishí	Sea Rock
ε Car		海石一	Hǎishíyī	1st star
ι Car		海石二	Hǎishíèr	2nd star
h Car		海石三	Hǎishísān	3rd star
l Car		海石四	Hǎishísì	4th star
υ Car		海石五	Hǎishíwǔ	5th star
a Car		海石增一	Hǎishízēngyī	1st additional star
c Car		海石增二	Hǎishízēngèr	2nd additional star
i Car		海石增三	Hǎishízēngsān	3rd additional star
x Car		海石增四	Hǎishízēngsì	4th additional star
南船	Nánchuán	Southern Boat
q Car		南船一	Nánchuányī	1st star
p Car		南船二	Nánchuánèr	2nd star
θ Car		南船三	Nánchuánsān	3rd star
ω Car		南船四	Nánchuánsì	4th star
β Car		南船五	Nánchuánwǔ	5th star
I Car		南船增一	Nánchuánzēngyī	1st additional star

References

{{in lang. zh [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060716.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-08-22)
this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
{{in lang. zh [https://web.archive.org/web/20110902003808/http://wbbs.cc.ncku.edu.tw/ccns/index.php/8/179/485635 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System]
{{in lang. zh [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060728.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 28 日] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-05-13)

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