Guansuo - Revision history

YoulaAzkarrula at 06:56, 20 May 2026

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Sushoff: /* IAU Working Group on Star Names */

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IAU Working Group on Star Names

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	In 2026, the name of the historical constellation "Guansuo" was suggested to be used for one of the stars in this constellation. θ CrB is recommended because this star is the "star to the right of the gate" of Guansuo, serving as the original determinative star, and it was observed in both the ShiShi star catalogue and the Star Catalogue of the Jingyou era of the Song Dynasty.		In 2026, the name of the historical constellation "Guansuo" was suggested to be used for one of the stars in this constellation. θ CrB is recommended because this star is the "star to the right of the gate" of Guansuo, serving as the original determinative star, and it was observed in both the ShiShi star catalogue and the Star Catalogue of the Jingyou era of the Song Dynasty.

	Decision: ...		Decision: The name was adopted on 17 May 2026.

			θ CrB is a binary system with two components ~1 arcsecond apart. The A-component carries the name; it is visible at 4.2 mag (V), a rapidly spinning Be-type star (bluish-white) surrounded by a gas-shell.

	==References ==		==References ==

Sushoff at 15:08, 17 May 2026

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	[[File:Guansuo in Stellarium.png\|alt=Two different possible positions for the opening of the Guansuo constellation.\|thumb\|Guansuo in Stellarium, shows two different possible positions for the opening of the Guansuo constellation.\|450x450px]]		[[File:Guansuo in Stellarium.png\|alt=Two different possible positions for the opening of the Guansuo constellation.\|thumb\|Guansuo in Stellarium, shows two different possible positions for the opening of the Guansuo constellation.\|450x450px]]
	Guàn Suǒ (Coiled Thong, 贯索), a Chinese constellation located within the [[Corona Borealis]]. Consists of 9 stars in front of [[Qigong]] (Seven Excellencies, 七公). This constellation is named for its shape, which resembles a string threaded through a series of copper coins. It is also regarded as the "Prison of Mean People". It belongs to the Shi school (石氏) and is located in the Heavenly Market Enclosure (天市垣) of the Three Enclosures.		Guàn Suǒ (Coiled Thong, 贯索), a Chinese constellation located within the [[Corona Borealis]]. Consists of 9 stars in front of [[Qigong]] (Seven Excellencies, 七公). This constellation is named for its shape, which resembles a string threaded through a series of copper coins. It is also regarded as the "Prison of Mean People". It belongs to the Shi school (石氏) and is located in the Heavenly Market Enclosure (天市垣) of the Three Enclosures.

			'''Guansuo''', spelt without diacritics, is a modern star name, adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN) in memory of this Chinese asterism. It is the name of the star θ CrB A in constellation [[Corona Borealis]].

	== Concordance, Etymology, History ==		== Concordance, Etymology, History ==

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HaochengLyu: Added picture "Guansuo before Tang dynasty reconstructed by Boshun Yang(2023)"

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	File:Guansuo on Suzhou Star Map (13th century).jpg\|Guansuo on Suzhou Star Map		File:Guansuo on Suzhou Star Map (13th century).jpg\|Guansuo on Suzhou Star Map
	File:Guansuo on 18th century star map.png\|Guansuo on 18th century star map		File:Guansuo on 18th century star map.png\|Guansuo on 18th century star map
			File:Guansuo before Tang dynasty reconstructed by Boshun Yang(2023) based on Master Shi's Star Catalogue (about 100 BCE).png\|Guansuo before Tang dynasty reconstructed by Boshun Yang(2023) based on Master Shi's Star Catalogue (about 100 BCE)
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Boshunyang: /* Identification of stars */

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Identification of stars

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	!Star Names or Orders(~~Traditional/~~Qing)		!Star Names or Orders(Qing)
	!Ho PENG YOKE<ref>P.-Y. Ho, “Ancient And Mediaeval Observations of Comets and Novae in Chinese Sources,” ''Vistas in Astronomy'', 5(1962), 127-225.</ref>		!Ho PENG YOKE<ref>P.-Y. Ho, “Ancient And Mediaeval Observations of Comets and Novae in Chinese Sources,” ''Vistas in Astronomy'', 5(1962), 127-225.</ref>
	!Yi Shitong<ref>Yi Shitong伊世同. ''Zhongxi Duizhao Hengxing Tubiao''中西对照恒星图表1950. Beijing: Science Press.1981: 56.</ref>		!Yi Shitong<ref>Yi Shitong伊世同. ''Zhongxi Duizhao Hengxing Tubiao''中西对照恒星图表1950. Beijing: Science Press.1981: 56.</ref>

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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	In ~~202x~~, the name of the historical constellation "~~xxx~~" was suggested to be used for one of the stars in this constellation. ...		In 2026, the name of the historical constellation "Guansuo" was suggested to be used for one of the stars in this constellation. θ CrB is recommended because this star is the "star to the right of the gate" of Guansuo, serving as the original determinative star, and it was observed in both the ShiShi star catalogue and the Star Catalogue of the Jingyou era of the Song Dynasty.

	Decision: ...		Decision: ...

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	== Concordance, Etymology, History ==		== Concordance, Etymology, History ==
	In ancient China, coins were known as "square-hole coins" — made of bronze, circular in shape, with a square hole in the center. People would thread a string through the square holes to string coins together into a string, thereby organizing the money and making it easier to store and carry. This string was called Guansuo. In monetary measurement, a bundle of a thousand copper coins tied together with such a string was called a guàn (贯).		In ancient China, coins were known as "square-hole coins" — made of bronze, circular in shape, with a square hole in the center. People would thread a string through the square holes to string coins together into a string, thereby organizing the money and making it easier to store and carry. This string was called Guansuo. In monetary measurement, a bundle of a thousand copper coins tied together with such a string was called a guàn (贯).
	~~[[File:Guansuo copper coins.jpg\|alt=Guansuo is shaped like a string of copper coins\|thumb\|Guansuo is shaped like a string of copper coins]]~~
	~~[[File:Qigong and Guansuo in Yuan dynasty (1360s) in Stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Guansuo and Qigong in Yuan and Ming dynasty (1360s) in Stellarium]]~~
	~~[[File:Gouhuan.jpg\|alt=Gouhuan (勾圜) 15 stars identified by Pan Nai\|thumb\|Gouhuan(勾圜) 15 stars identified by Pan Nai]]~~
	The Guansuo constellation is an ancient Chinese constellation. The ''Records of the Grand Historian'' (史记, Shǐjì), ''Treatise on the Celestial Officials'' (天官书), written around 100 BCE, states:<blockquote>There are fifteen stars arranged in a hook-like circle (句圜, 勾圜, Gōu Huán); they are called the Prison of Mean People. When the stars inside the prison are numerous, it means many prisoners; when they are sparse, it means prisoners have been released.</blockquote>The "hook-like circle" (句圜) is the precursor of Guansuo, regarded as the Prison of Mean People, also known as the "Heavenly Prison". One theory holds that the 9 stars of Guansuo and the 7 stars of [[Qigong]] together originated from the 15 stars of the hook-like circle.		The Guansuo constellation is an ancient Chinese constellation. The ''Records of the Grand Historian'' (史记, Shǐjì), ''Treatise on the Celestial Officials'' (天官书), written around 100 BCE, states:<blockquote>There are fifteen stars arranged in a hook-like circle (句圜, 勾圜, Gōu Huán); they are called the Prison of Mean People. When the stars inside the prison are numerous, it means many prisoners; when they are sparse, it means prisoners have been released.</blockquote>The "hook-like circle" (句圜) is the precursor of Guansuo, regarded as the Prison of Mean People, also known as the "Heavenly Prison". One theory holds that the 9 stars of Guansuo and the 7 stars of [[Qigong]] together originated from the 15 stars of the hook-like circle.

	The ''Book of Jin'' (晋书, Jìn Shū), ''Treatise on Astronomy'', similarly records it as:<blockquote>Guansuo, the Prison of Mean People, governing laws and restraining violence and the strong.</blockquote>In astrological practice, the number of visible stars within Guansuo was often used to divine the number of prisoners in jail. This may be due to the considerable number of variable stars near Guansuo, such as R CrB, T CrB, and others.		The ''Book of Jin'' (晋书, Jìn Shū), ''Treatise on Astronomy'', similarly records it as:<blockquote>Guansuo, the Prison of Mean People, governing laws and restraining violence and the strong.</blockquote>In astrological practice, the number of visible stars within Guansuo was often used to divine the number of prisoners in jail. This may be due to the considerable number of variable stars near Guansuo, such as R CrB, T CrB, and others.

			<gallery widths="300" heights="300" caption="">
			File:Guansuo copper coins.jpg\|Guansuo is shaped like a string of copper coins
			File:Qigong and Guansuo in Yuan dynasty (1360s) in Stellarium.jpg\|Guansuo and Qigong in Yuan and Ming dynasty (1360s) in Stellarium
			File:Gouhuan.jpg\|Gouhuan(勾圜) 15 stars identified by Pan Nai
			</gallery>

	=== Identification of stars ===		=== Identification of stars ===

HaochengLyu: Small changes

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	The Guansuo constellation is an ancient Chinese constellation. The ''Records of the Grand Historian'' (史记, Shǐjì), ''Treatise on the Celestial Officials'' (天官书), written around 100 BCE, states:<blockquote>There are fifteen stars arranged in a hook-like circle (句圜, 勾圜, Gōu Huán); they are called the Prison of Mean People. When the stars inside the prison are numerous, it means many prisoners; when they are sparse, it means prisoners have been released.</blockquote>The "hook-like circle" (句圜) is the precursor of Guansuo, regarded as the Prison of Mean People, also known as the "Heavenly Prison". One theory holds that the 9 stars of Guansuo and the 7 stars of [[Qigong]] together originated from the 15 stars of the hook-like circle.		The Guansuo constellation is an ancient Chinese constellation. The ''Records of the Grand Historian'' (史记, Shǐjì), ''Treatise on the Celestial Officials'' (天官书), written around 100 BCE, states:<blockquote>There are fifteen stars arranged in a hook-like circle (句圜, 勾圜, Gōu Huán); they are called the Prison of Mean People. When the stars inside the prison are numerous, it means many prisoners; when they are sparse, it means prisoners have been released.</blockquote>The "hook-like circle" (句圜) is the precursor of Guansuo, regarded as the Prison of Mean People, also known as the "Heavenly Prison". One theory holds that the 9 stars of Guansuo and the 7 stars of [[Qigong]] together originated from the 15 stars of the hook-like circle.

	The ''Book of Jin'' (晋书, Jìn Shū), ''Treatise on Astronomy'', similarly records it as:<blockquote>Guansuo, the Prison of Mean People, governing laws and restraining violence and the strong.</blockquote>In astrological practice, the number of visible stars within Guansuo was often used to divine the number of prisoners in jail. This may be due to the considerable number of variable stars near ~~Guàn Suǒ~~, such as R CrB, T CrB, and others.		The ''Book of Jin'' (晋书, Jìn Shū), ''Treatise on Astronomy'', similarly records it as:<blockquote>Guansuo, the Prison of Mean People, governing laws and restraining violence and the strong.</blockquote>In astrological practice, the number of visible stars within Guansuo was often used to divine the number of prisoners in jail. This may be due to the considerable number of variable stars near Guansuo, such as R CrB, T CrB, and others.

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	\| π CrB		\| π CrB
	\| θ CrB		\| θ CrB (Determinative)
	(Determinative)		\| θ CrB (Determinative)
	\| θ CrB
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	== Concordance, Etymology, History ==		== Concordance, Etymology, History ==
	In ancient China, coins were known as "square-hole coins" — made of bronze, circular in shape, with a square hole in the center. People would thread a string through the square holes to string coins together into a string, thereby organizing the money and making it easier to store and carry. This string was called Guansuo. In monetary measurement, a bundle of a thousand copper coins tied together with such a string was called a guàn (贯).[[File:Qigong and Guansuo in Yuan dynasty (1360s) in Stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Qigong ~~and Guansuo~~ in Yuan dynasty (1360s) in Stellarium]]		In ancient China, coins were known as "square-hole coins" — made of bronze, circular in shape, with a square hole in the center. People would thread a string through the square holes to string coins together into a string, thereby organizing the money and making it easier to store and carry. This string was called Guansuo. In monetary measurement, a bundle of a thousand copper coins tied together with such a string was called a guàn (贯).
			[[File:Guansuo copper coins.jpg\|alt=Guansuo is shaped like a string of copper coins\|thumb\|Guansuo is shaped like a string of copper coins]]
			[[File:Qigong and Guansuo in Yuan dynasty (1360s) in Stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Guansuo and Qigong in Yuan and Ming dynasty (1360s) in Stellarium]]
			[[File:Gouhuan.jpg\|alt=Gouhuan (勾圜) 15 stars identified by Pan Nai\|thumb\|Gouhuan(勾圜) 15 stars identified by Pan Nai]]
			The Guansuo constellation is an ancient Chinese constellation. The ''Records of the Grand Historian'' (史记, Shǐjì), ''Treatise on the Celestial Officials'' (天官书), written around 100 BCE, states:<blockquote>There are fifteen stars arranged in a hook-like circle (句圜, 勾圜, Gōu Huán); they are called the Prison of Mean People. When the stars inside the prison are numerous, it means many prisoners; when they are sparse, it means prisoners have been released.</blockquote>The "hook-like circle" (句圜) is the precursor of Guansuo, regarded as the Prison of Mean People, also known as the "Heavenly Prison". One theory holds that the 9 stars of Guansuo and the 7 stars of [[Qigong]] together originated from the 15 stars of the hook-like circle.

	The Guansuo constellation is an ancient Chinese constellation. The ''Records of the Grand Historian'' (史记, Shǐjì), ''Treatise on the Celestial Officials'' (天官书), written around 100 BCE, states: "There are fifteen stars arranged in a hook-like circle (句圜, Gōu Huán); they are called the Prison of Mean People. When the stars inside the prison are numerous, it means many prisoners; when they are sparse, it means prisoners have been released." The "hook-like circle" (句圜) is the precursor of Guansuo, regarded as the Prison of Mean People, also known as the "Heavenly Prison". (One theory holds that the 9 stars of Guansuo and the 7 stars of [[Qigong]] together originated from the 15 stars of the hook-like circle.)		The ''Book of Jin'' (晋书, Jìn Shū), ''Treatise on Astronomy'', similarly records it as:<blockquote>Guansuo, the Prison of Mean People, governing laws and restraining violence and the strong.</blockquote>In astrological practice, the number of visible stars within Guansuo was often used to divine the number of prisoners in jail. This may be due to the considerable number of variable stars near Guàn Suǒ, such as R CrB, T CrB, and others.

	The ''Book of Jin'' (晋书, Jìn Shū), ''Treatise on Astronomy'', similarly records it as "the Prison of Mean People, governing laws and restraining violence and the strong."

	=== Identification of stars ===		=== Identification of stars ===