Tiancang (天倉)
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Tiancang
Authors: Lyu Haocheng
Tiān Cāng (天倉, Square Celestial Granary) is a Chinese constellation belonging to the Lou (婁, Bond) lunar mansion. Among the Three Schools of ancient Chinese astronomy, it is classified as an external constellation of the Shi School (石氏). The asterism consists of 6 stars located to the south of Lou.
Concordance, Etymology, History
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Identification of stars
| Star Names or Orders(Qing) | Han Dynasty (SUN X. & J. Kistemaker[1]) | 3rd to 6th Century (Boshun Yang[2]) | Song Dynaty (Boshun Yang[2], 1034 CE) | Song Dynasty (Pan Nai[3], 1052 CE) | Song Dynasty (Boshun Yang[2], 1052 CE) | Yuan Dynasty (Pan Nai[4], 14th century) | Qing Dynaty (Yi Shitong[5], 18th Century) | Ho PENG YOKE[6] |
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| 1st | ι Cet | φ1 Cet | φ1 Cet | φ1 Cet | φ1 Cet | φ1 Cet | ι Cet | ι Cet |
| 2nd | η Cet | η Cet | η Cet | η Cet | η Cet | η Cet | η Cet | η Cet |
| 3rd | θ Cet | θ Cet (determinative) | θ Cet (determinative) | θ Cet (determinative) | θ Cet (determinative) | θ Cet | θ Cet | θ Cet |
| 4th | ζ Cet | ζ Cet | ζ Cet | ζ Cet | ζ Cet | ζ Cet | ζ Cet | ζ Cet |
| 5th | τ Cet | τ Cet | τ Cet | τ Cet | τ Cet | τ Cet | τ Cet | τ Cet |
| 6th | υ Cet | υ Cet | υ Cet | υ Cet | υ Cet | υ Cet | 57 Cet | 57 Cet |
Maps (Gallery)
| historical map | modern identification | same in Stellarium |
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IAU Working Group on Star Names
In 2026, the name of the historical constellation "Tiancang" was suggested to be used for one of the stars in this constellation. ...
Decision: ...
References
References (Chinese) [[Category: ]]
- ↑ Sun Xiaochun. & Kistemaker J. The Chinese sky during the Han. Leiden: Brill. 1997, Pp241-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 B.-S. Yang杨伯顺, Zhongguo Chuantong Hengxing Guance Jingdu ji Xingguan Yanbian Yanjiu 中国传统恒星观测精度及星官演变研究 (A Research on the Accuracy of Chinese Traditional Star Observation and the Evolution of Constellations), PhD thesis, (Hefei: University of Science and Technology of China, 2023), Pp297-304.
- ↑ Pan Nai潘鼐. Zhongguo Hengxing Guance shi中国恒星观测史[M]. Shanghai: Xuelin Pree. 1989, Pp220-226.
- ↑ Pan Nai潘鼐. Zhongguo Hengxing Guance shi中国恒星观测史[M]. Shanghai: Xuelin Pree. 2009. p435-443.
- ↑ Yi Shitong伊世同. Zhongxi Duizhao Hengxing Tubiao中西对照恒星图表1950. Beijing: Science Press.1981.
- ↑ P.-Y. Ho, “Ancient And Mediaeval Observations of Comets and Novae in Chinese Sources,” Vistas in Astronomy, 5(1962), 127-225.
