Shangwei - Revision history

IanRidpath: Added alias, constellation, capitalization

2026-02-22T13:29:31Z

Added alias, constellation, capitalization

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	''Shàng Wèi'' (The Great Imperial Guard, 上衛) is the name of the fifth star on the right wall and the sixth star on the left wall of the ''[[Zigong\|Zǐ Gōng]]'' (Purple Palace, 紫宮) / ''Zǐwēi Yuán'' (Purple Forbidden Enclosure, 紫微垣), counting northward from the southern gate. Its corresponding star has changed many times throughout history.		''Shàng Wèi'' (The Great Imperial Guard, 上衛) is the name of the fifth star on the right wall and the sixth star on the left wall of the ''[[Zigong\|Zǐ Gōng]]'' (Purple Palace, 紫宮) / ''Zǐwēi Yuán'' (Purple Forbidden Enclosure, 紫微垣), counting northward from the southern gate. Its corresponding star has changed many times throughout history.

	Shangwei is also a modern IAU-star name, adopted for the star HIP 29997 in December 2025.		Shangwei is also a modern IAU-star name, adopted for the star HIP 29997 (HD 42818) in Camelopardalis in December 2025.

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	\|HIP 33827		\|HIP 33827
	\|HIP 29997		\|HIP 29997
	\|~~alpha~~ Cam		\|Alpha Cam
	\|HIP 40793		\|HIP 40793
	\|27 UMa		\|27 UMa
	\|-		\|-
	\|Shangwei (上衛, 6th on the left wall)		\|Shangwei (上衛, 6th on the left wall)
	\|~~beta~~ Cep		\|Beta Cep
	\|73 Dra		\|73 Dra
	\|~~kappa~~ Cep		\|Kappa Cep
	\|73 Dra		\|73 Dra
	\|~~phi~~ Dra		\|Phi Dra
	\|~~omega~~ Dra		\|Omega Dra
	\|~~tau~~ Dra		\|Tau Dra
	\|}		\|}

2026-01-17T06:14:12Z

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			{{DISPLAYTITLE:Shangwei (上衛)}}
	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Shangwei (上衛)}}		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	[[File:Shangwei profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Shangwei profile card (CC BY M. Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]		[[File:Shangwei profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Shangwei profile card (CC BY M. Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]
	[[File:Shangwei stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Shangwei stick figure (CC BY M. Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]		[[File:Shangwei stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Shangwei stick figure (CC BY M. Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]

2025-12-31T11:59:10Z

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Shangwei (上衛)}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Shangwei (上衛)}}
			[[File:Shangwei profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Shangwei profile card (CC BY M. Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]
			[[File:Shangwei stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Shangwei stick figure (CC BY M. Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]
	''Shàng Wèi'' (The Great Imperial Guard, 上衛) is the name of the fifth star on the right wall and the sixth star on the left wall of the ''[[Zigong\|Zǐ Gōng]]'' (Purple Palace, 紫宮) / ''Zǐwēi Yuán'' (Purple Forbidden Enclosure, 紫微垣), counting northward from the southern gate. Its corresponding star has changed many times throughout history.		''Shàng Wèi'' (The Great Imperial Guard, 上衛) is the name of the fifth star on the right wall and the sixth star on the left wall of the ''[[Zigong\|Zǐ Gōng]]'' (Purple Palace, 紫宮) / ''Zǐwēi Yuán'' (Purple Forbidden Enclosure, 紫微垣), counting northward from the southern gate. Its corresponding star has changed many times throughout history.

2025-12-29T09:43:59Z

Constellation & Star Name

2025-12-29T09:43:27Z

Constellation & Star Name

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	\|alpha Cam		\|alpha Cam
	\|HIP 40793		\|HIP 40793
	\|27 ~~Uma~~		\|27 UMa
	\|-		\|-
	\|Shangwei (上衛, 6th on the left wall)		\|Shangwei (上衛, 6th on the left wall)

2025-12-29T09:41:50Z

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	''Shàng Wèi'' (The Great Imperial Guard, 上衛) is the name of the fifth star on the right wall and the sixth star on the left wall of the ''[[Zigong\|Zǐ Gōng]]'' (Purple Palace, 紫宮) / ''Zǐwēi Yuán'' (Purple Forbidden Enclosure, 紫微垣), counting northward from the southern gate. Its corresponding star has changed many times throughout history.		''Shàng Wèi'' (The Great Imperial Guard, 上衛) is the name of the fifth star on the right wall and the sixth star on the left wall of the ''[[Zigong\|Zǐ Gōng]]'' (Purple Palace, 紫宮) / ''Zǐwēi Yuán'' (Purple Forbidden Enclosure, 紫微垣), counting northward from the southern gate. Its corresponding star has changed many times throughout history.

			Shangwei is also a modern IAU-star name, adopted for the star HIP 29997 in December 2025.

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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 2025, the name of the historical constellation "Shangwei" was suggested to be used for one of the stars in this constellation. It was adopted in December 2025 for the star HIP 29997 in [[Camelopardalis]].

	~~Decision: ..~~.
	==References==		==References==
	[[References]]		[[References]]

2025-12-05T14:05:19Z

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Shangwei (上衛)}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Shangwei (上衛)}}

	''Shàng Wèi'' (The Great Imperial Guard, 上衛) is the name of the fifth star on the right wall and the sixth star on the left wall of the ''[[Zigong\|Zǐ Gōng]]'' (Purple Palace, 紫宮) / ''Zǐwēi Yuán'' (Purple Forbidden Enclosure, 紫微垣), counting northward from the southern gate. ~~Although its identification~~ has ~~varied across historical sources~~.		''Shàng Wèi'' (The Great Imperial Guard, 上衛) is the name of the fifth star on the right wall and the sixth star on the left wall of the ''[[Zigong\|Zǐ Gōng]]'' (Purple Palace, 紫宮) / ''Zǐwēi Yuán'' (Purple Forbidden Enclosure, 紫微垣), counting northward from the southern gate. Its corresponding star has changed many times throughout history.

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2025-12-05T13:52:38Z

Images

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	==Images==		==Images==
	<gallery widths="300" heights="300" caption="~~Zhou~~">		<gallery widths="300" heights="300" caption="Shangwei">
	File:Shangwei in Suzhou Star Map.png\|Shangwei in Suzhou Star Map		File:Shangwei in Suzhou Star Map.png\|Shangwei in Suzhou Star Map
	File:Shangwei in Xinyixiangfayao Star Map.jpg\|Shangwei in ''Xin yixiang fayao'' Star Map		File:Shangwei in Xinyixiangfayao Star Map.jpg\|Shangwei in ''Xin yixiang fayao'' Star Map

2025-12-05T10:58:02Z

Constellation & Star Name

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	===Constellation & Star Name===		===Constellation & Star Name===
	~~Throughout successive dynasties, both star maps and catalogs consistently marked the position of ''Shàng Wèi'', leaving little ambiguity in its recognition.~~ See [[Zigong]] for better identification.		See [[Zigong]] for better identification.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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2025-12-05T10:40:04Z

Constellation & Star Name

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	\|Shangwei (上衛, 6th on the left wall)		\|Shangwei (上衛, 6th on the left wall)
	\|pi Cep		\|beta Cep
	\|~~pi Cep~~		\|73 Dra
	\|~~rho Cep~~		\|kappa cep
	~~\|gamma Cep~~
	\|73 Dra		\|73 Dra
	\|phi Dra		\|phi Dra
	\|73 Dra		\|omega Dra
			\|tau Dra
	\|}		\|}