Comparison of star names

I don't know whether you are asking from China or a foreign country.

The background of our country is as follows:

China began to name the stars as early as the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. In ancient China, the constellation divided into stars was called "Star Palace". In the early Warring States period (5th century BC), there were records of 28 lodging houses and four elephants. There are 89 star palaces and more than 500 stars recorded in Historical Records of the Western Han Dynasty. There are 1 18 constellations in the Records of the Han Dynasty, with 783 stars. Chen Zhuo, an astronomer at the end of Wu Dynasty and the beginning of Jin Dynasty, arranged and formed 283 star palaces and 1464 star palace systems with catalogues. Song of the Sky in the Tang Dynasty divided the sky into three walls, twenty-eight lodges and thirty-one days, similar to the current constellations. Each area is dominated by a wall or a night, which contains many other constellations. The three walls are Taiwei Garden, Ziwei Garden (also known as Ziweiyong) and Tianshi Garden. The Twenty-eight Palace, also known as the Twenty-eight Houses or the Twenty-eight Stars, is a sign used to observe the astronomical phenomena and the movement of the sun, moon and stars in the sky. The 28 horoscopes selected on both sides of the Zodiac and the Zodiac are called the 28 horoscopes. Twenty-eight rooms are divided into four groups, with seven rooms in each group, which are compatible with four directions of east, west, north and south and four animal images of black dragon, white tiger, suzaku and Xuanwu (tortoise and snake), and are called four elephants. Starting from the angular lodge referred to by bucket handle, the Big Dipper, 28 lodges are arranged from west to east. Their names are related to the four elephants: the black dragon in the east is the horn, the sound, the fork, the room, the heart, the tail and the dustpan; The seven nights in Xuanwu in the north are barrels, cows, women, emptiness, danger, houses and walls; The seven nights of the West White Tiger are Wei Xiao, Lou and the city wall. Three walls, four images and twenty-eight lodges were the ancient criteria for dividing the sky areas in China, which was equivalent to the role of the current constellations. According to research, 30 ancient constellations were founded by ancient Babylonians three or four thousand years ago, and later the Greek astronomer Ptolemy listed 48 constellations. The name of the constellation is named according to the arrangement of bright stars in the seat. About half of the constellations are named after animals, such as Ursa Major, Leo, Cygnus and so on. 1/4 is named after the characters in ancient Babylon and Greek mythology, such as Cassiopeia, Andromeda and Perseus. There are 1/4 named after artifacts, such as microscope stand, clock stand and easel. Later, some European astronomers continued to supplement and develop constellations. 1922, the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union sorted out the constellations used in history and their names, re-divided them scientifically according to the right ascension circle and the declination circle on the celestial sphere, and determined 88 constellations commonly used in the modern world. For example, the south vestibule (also known as the vestibule of heaven) was cancelled because of its large scope, and it was divided into four seats: bottom, stern, compass and sail. 1928 The International Astronomical Union officially announced 88 constellations commonly used in the world. At the same time, it is based on the vernal equinox and equator of 1875. According to the different positions of the 88 constellations on the celestial sphere and the appearance of the stars, they are divided into five regions, namely, the Northern Celestial Constellation (5), the Polaris Constellation (40 ~ 90, 19), the Twelve Constellations (12 constellation near the ecliptic on the celestial sphere) and the Zodiac Constellation (19). The 88 constellations of the whole day are:

Northern Sky Constellation (5): Ursa minor (closest to the north celestial pole), Ursa major, Cassiopeia, Draco and Cepheus.

Polaris constellation (19): Scorpio, Andromeda, Lupo, Auriga, Canis major, Foxes, Cygnus minor, Perseus, Shepherd, Pentecost, Backrow, Corona Nordica, Tmall, Lyra, Dolphin, Pegasus, Triangle.

Zodiac (12): Cancer, Aries, Gemini, Aquarius, Virgo, Leo, Taurus, Pisces, Capricorn, Scorpio, Libra and Sagittarius.

Twelve constellations (10): Sagittarius, Canine, Eagle, Ophiuchus, Ophiuchus, Sextant, Ophiuchus, Unicorn, Orion and Whale.

Southern Constellation (***42): Temple of Heaven, Picture Frame, Fly, Mountain Case, India, Tian Yan, Flying Fish, Long Ruler, Swordfish, Clock, Rhododendron, Southern Triangle, Compass, Dragonfly, Telescope, Hydra and Southern Cross (1999).

The following websites have 88 modern constellations with Chinese and English names, pictures, introductions and myths. ...

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