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IanRidpath: /* Etymology & History of the term */ Capitalization

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Etymology & History of the term: Capitalization

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	== Etymology & History of the term ==		== Etymology & History of the term ==
	According to ancient Chinese astrological theory, the Xuanyuan constellation represents the group of imperial consorts. In this context, 31 Leo was given different meanings by various astrological schools. The Huangdi school, for instance, believed this star represented the son born to the empress (~~alf Leo~~), while other scholars such as Shi School and Jiao Yanshou identified it as Nüyu<ref>Qutan Xida. Kaiyuanzhanjing 开元占经. Sikuquanshu. Vol. 66: 13-15. [https://archive.org/details/06060547.cn/page/n83/mode/2up online version]</ref>, indicating a lower-ranking concubine of the emperor. The latter meaning became popular later. Before the Tang dynasty, this star was consistently referred to as Nüyu. However, after the Song dynasty, the term Yunü became more prevalent.		According to ancient Chinese astrological theory, the Xuanyuan constellation represents the group of imperial consorts. In this context, 31 Leo was given different meanings by various astrological schools. The Huangdi school, for instance, believed this star represented the son born to the empress (Alpha Leonis), while other scholars such as Shi School and Jiao Yanshou identified it as Nüyu<ref>Qutan Xida. Kaiyuanzhanjing 开元占经. Sikuquanshu. Vol. 66: 13-15. [https://archive.org/details/06060547.cn/page/n83/mode/2up online version]</ref>, indicating a lower-ranking concubine of the emperor. The latter meaning became popular later. Before the Tang dynasty, this star was consistently referred to as Nüyu. However, after the Song dynasty, the term Yunü became more prevalent.

	The two terms "Nüyu" and "Yunü" have the same meaning, with the order of the two syllables being reversed.		The two terms "Nüyu" and "Yunü" have the same meaning, with the order of the two syllables being reversed.
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Sushoff at 06:22, 17 January 2026

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	[[File:Yunv in the Xuanyuan Constellation.jpg\|thumb\|Yunü in the Xuanyuan Constellation]]		[[File:Yunv in the Xuanyuan Constellation.jpg\|thumb\|Yunü in the Xuanyuan Constellation]]
	Yunü御女 is the star in the middle of the southernmost stars of the [[Xuanyuan\|Xuanyuan轩辕]] constellation.		Yunü御女 is the star in the middle of the southernmost stars of the [[Xuanyuan\|Xuanyuan轩辕]] constellation.

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

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IAU Working Group on Star Names

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+=== Alternative Mentionings and Spellings ===
 [[File:VanDalen2000 page173.png|alt=van Dalen (2000) page 173 screenshot|thumb|van Dalen (2000) page 173 screenshot]]We found other references that mention the name and provide a transliteration that should be referenced in the online page.
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 *"Waiting-maid 御女 yunü   31 Leo"
 ==Weblinks==

Sushoff at 18:13, 20 May 2025

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	==IAU ~~WGSN -~~ Star ~~Name Discussion~~==		==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
	In 2024 the name was suggested to the WGSN. For the use in English language (research papers in astrophysics), we prefer the variant "Yunü" for [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=31+Leo&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id 31 Leo (SIMBAD)]. This star is a high proper motion-star with a visual magnitude of 4.38 mag. The spectral class K3 describes its reddish/ orange colour. 31 Leo currently lacks a proper name in SIMBAD.		In 2024 the name was suggested to the WGSN. For the use in English language (research papers in astrophysics), we prefer the variant "Yunü" for [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=31+Leo&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id 31 Leo (SIMBAD)]. This star is a high proper motion-star with a visual magnitude of 4.38 mag. The spectral class K3 describes its reddish/ orange colour. 31 Leo currently lacks a proper name in SIMBAD.

	Some editor in Wikipedia transliterated it as "''Yùnǚ"'' - but I can't find the source, however Google translate transliterates it as "Yù nǚ" ([https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/The_%22%C3%BC%22_vowel pronunciation guide]).		Some editor in Wikipedia transliterated it as "''Yùnǚ"'' - but I can't find the source, however Google translate transliterates it as "Yù nǚ" ([https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/The_%22%C3%BC%22_vowel pronunciation guide]).

			The name "Yunü" was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2024/07/18.

	===Alternative Mentionings and Spellings===		===Alternative Mentionings and Spellings===
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	*"Waiting-maid 御女 yunü 31 Leo"		*"Waiting-maid 御女 yunü 31 Leo"

			==Weblinks==
			* Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/

	==References==		==References==

Sushoff at 14:58, 25 December 2024

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			[[Category:Leo]]
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Sushoff at 02:13, 27 October 2024

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Sushoff at 17:06, 19 September 2024

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	[[Category:Single star-asterism]]		[[Category:Single star-asterism]]
			[[Category:Star Name‏‎]]
	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:East Asian]]		[[Category:East Asian]]
	[[Category:Chinese]]		[[Category:Chinese]]
	<references />		<references />

Sushoff at 09:46, 18 July 2024

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	The two terms "Nüyu" and "Yunü" have the same meaning, with the order of the two syllables being reversed.		The two terms "Nüyu" and "Yunü" have the same meaning, with the order of the two syllables being reversed.

	== Images ==		{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+
			!Star Names or Orders(Traditional/Qing)
			!Rufus and Tien
			Suzhou map<ref>Rufus. W. C., Hsing-chin Tien. ''The Soochow Astronomical Chart''. Ann Arbor: University of Michegan Press. 1945, Pp23-24.</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: 116-117.</ref>
			!Pan Nai<ref>Pan Nai潘鼐. ''Zhongguo Hengxing Guance shi''中国恒星观测史[M]. Shanghai: Xuelin Pree. 1989. p222.</ref>
			based on Xinyixiangfayao Star Map
			!SUN X. & J. Kistemaker<ref>Sun Xiaochun. & Kistemaker J. ''The Chinese sky during the Han''. Leiden: Brill. 1997, Pp241-6.</ref>
			Han Dynasty
			!Boshun Yang<ref>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). 292.</ref>
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			\|[[Yunü]]/17th
			\|pi/31 Leo
			\|pi/31 Leo
			\|31 Leo
			\| 31 Leo
			\|31 Leo
			\|31 Leo
			\|}

			==Images==
	<gallery widths="200" heights="200" perrow="2" caption="Yunü">		<gallery widths="200" heights="200" perrow="2" caption="Yunü">
	File:Yunv on the Suzhou Star Chart.jpg\|Yunü on the Suzhou Star Chart		File:Yunv on the Suzhou Star Chart.jpg\|Yunü on the Suzhou Star Chart
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	== IAU WGSN - Star Name Discussion ==		==IAU WGSN - Star Name Discussion==
	In 2024 the name was suggested to the WGSN. For the use in English language (research papers in astrophysics), we prefer the variant "Yunü" for [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=31+Leo&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id 31 Leo (SIMBAD)]. This star is a high proper motion-star with a visual magnitude of 4.38 mag. The spectral class K3 describes its reddish/ orange colour. 31 Leo currently lacks a proper name in SIMBAD.		In 2024 the name was suggested to the WGSN. For the use in English language (research papers in astrophysics), we prefer the variant "Yunü" for [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=31+Leo&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id 31 Leo (SIMBAD)]. This star is a high proper motion-star with a visual magnitude of 4.38 mag. The spectral class K3 describes its reddish/ orange colour. 31 Leo currently lacks a proper name in SIMBAD.

	Some editor in Wikipedia transliterated it as "''Yùnǚ"'' - but I can't find the source, however Google translate transliterates it as "Yù nǚ" ([https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/The_%22%C3%BC%22_vowel pronunciation guide]).		Some editor in Wikipedia transliterated it as "''Yùnǚ"'' - but I can't find the source, however Google translate transliterates it as "Yù nǚ" ([https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/The_%22%C3%BC%22_vowel pronunciation guide]).

	=== Alternative Mentionings and Spellings ===		===Alternative Mentionings and Spellings===
	[[File:VanDalen2000 page173.png\|alt=van Dalen (2000) page 173 screenshot\|thumb\|van Dalen (2000) page 173 screenshot]]We found other references that mention the name and provide a transliteration that should be referenced in the online page.		[[File:VanDalen2000 page173.png\|alt=van Dalen (2000) page 173 screenshot\|thumb\|van Dalen (2000) page 173 screenshot]]We found other references that mention the name and provide a transliteration that should be referenced in the online page.

	* 1) "Astrology and Cosmology in Early China: Conforming Earth to Heaven" by David W. Pankenier (2013).		*1) "Astrology and Cosmology in Early China: Conforming Earth to Heaven" by David W. Pankenier (2013).

	* 2) "A Non-Ptolemaic Islamic Star Table in Chinese" by Benno van Dalen in ''Sic itur ad astra''. Studien zur Geschichte der Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften. Festschrift für Paul Kunitzsch zum 70. Geburtstag (eds. Menso Folkerts and Richard P. Lorch), Wiesbaden (Harrassowitz) 2000, pp. 147-176.		*2) "A Non-Ptolemaic Islamic Star Table in Chinese" by Benno van Dalen in ''Sic itur ad astra''. Studien zur Geschichte der Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften. Festschrift für Paul Kunitzsch zum 70. Geburtstag (eds. Menso Folkerts and Richard P. Lorch), Wiesbaden (Harrassowitz) 2000, pp. 147-176.

	From Pankenier:		From Pankenier:

	* Footnote 71: "The small star to its south, 31 Leo with apparent magnitude 4.37, is Lady-in-Waiting, nü- yü 女御 (or 御女)."		*Footnote 71: "The small star to its south, 31 Leo with apparent magnitude 4.37, is Lady-in-Waiting, nü- yü 女御 (or 御女)."

	* Footnote 95: "I.e. the Official Consort or Empress, consistently identified as “large” or the “largest,” is Regulus. The small star to its south, 31 Leo with apparent magnitude 4.37, is Lady-in-Waiting, nu ̈yu, 女御 (or yunu ̈御女)."		*Footnote 95: "I.e. the Official Consort or Empress, consistently identified as “large” or the “largest,” is Regulus. The small star to its south, 31 Leo with apparent magnitude 4.37, is Lady-in-Waiting, nu ̈yu, 女御 (or yunu ̈御女)."

	From van Dalen (see attached scan of page from his book):		From van Dalen (see attached scan of page from his book):

	* "Waiting-maid 御女 yunü 31 Leo"		*"Waiting-maid 御女 yunü 31 Leo"

	== References ==		==References==

	* general list of References		*general list of References
	* general list of [[References (Chinese)\|Chinese References]]		*general list of [[References (Chinese)\|Chinese References]]

	[[Category:Single star-asterism]]		[[Category:Single star-asterism]]
	[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:East Asian]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
			[[Category:East Asian]]
	[[Category:Chinese]]		[[Category:Chinese]]
	<references />		<references />

Sushoff: /* IAU WGSN - Star Name Discussion */

2024-07-16T16:15:36Z

IAU WGSN - Star Name Discussion

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	=== Alternative Mentionings and Spellings ===		=== Alternative Mentionings and Spellings ===
	We found other references that mention the name and provide a transliteration that should be referenced in the online page.		[[File:VanDalen2000 page173.png\|alt=van Dalen (2000) page 173 screenshot\|thumb\|van Dalen (2000) page 173 screenshot]]We found other references that mention the name and provide a transliteration that should be referenced in the online page.

	* 1) "Astrology and Cosmology in Early China: Conforming Earth to Heaven" by David W. Pankenier (2013).		* 1) "Astrology and Cosmology in Early China: Conforming Earth to Heaven" by David W. Pankenier (2013).
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	* Footnote 95: "I.e. the Official Consort or Empress, consistently identified as “large” or the “largest,” is Regulus. The small star to its south, 31 Leo with apparent magnitude 4.37, is Lady-in-Waiting, nu ̈yu, 女御 (or yunu ̈御女)."		* Footnote 95: "I.e. the Official Consort or Empress, consistently identified as “large” or the “largest,” is Regulus. The small star to its south, 31 Leo with apparent magnitude 4.37, is Lady-in-Waiting, nu ̈yu, 女御 (or yunu ̈御女)."
	~~[[File:VanDalen2000 page173.png\|alt=van Dalen (2000) page 173 screenshot\|thumb\|van Dalen (2000) page 173 screenshot]]~~
	From van Dalen (see attached scan of page from his book):		From van Dalen (see attached scan of page from his book):

Sushoff at 16:11, 16 July 2024

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	[[File:Yunv in the Xuanyuan Constellation.jpg\|thumb\|~~Yunv~~ in the Xuanyuan Constellation]]		[[File:Yunv in the Xuanyuan Constellation.jpg\|thumb\|Yunü in the Xuanyuan Constellation]]
	Yunü御女 is the star in the middle of the southernmost stars of the [[Xuanyuan\|Xuanyuan轩辕]] constellation.		Yunü御女 is the star in the middle of the southernmost stars of the [[Xuanyuan\|Xuanyuan轩辕]] constellation.
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