The modern constellation Leo Minor lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 小獅座 (xiǎo shī zuò), meaning "the small lion constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Leo Minor area consists of :

EnclosuresEnclosure (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Three Enclosures
(三垣)
紫微垣 Zǐ Wēi Yuán Purple Forbidden enclosure Shì Eunuch
34 LMi勢一Shìyī1st star
33 LMi勢二Shìèr2nd star
42 LMi勢三Shìsān3rd star
46 LMi[1]勢四Shìsì4th star
35 LMi勢增一Shìzēngyī1st additional star
38 LMi勢增二Shìzēngèr2nd additional star
32 LMi勢增三Shìzēngsān3rd additional star
β LMi勢增四Shìzēngsì4th additional star
29 LMi勢增五Shìzēngwǔ5th additional star
26 LMi勢增六Shìzēngliù6th additional star
27 LMi勢增七Shìzēngqī7th additional star
28 LMi勢增八Shìzēngbā8th additional star
30 LMi勢增九Shìzēngjiǔ9th additional star
36 LMi勢增十Shìzēngshí10th additional star
37 LMi勢增十一Shìzēngshíyī11th additional star
47 LMi勢增十二Shìzēngshíèr12th additional star
43 LMi勢增十四Shìzēngshísì14th additional star
44 LMi勢增十五Shìzēngshíwǔ15th additional star
太微垣 Tài Wēi Yuán Supreme Palace enclosure
三台[2]SāntáiThree Steps19 LMi中台增二Zhōngtáizēngèr2nd additional star in Middle Step
少微 Shǎowēi Junior Officers
41 LMi[3]少微三Shǎowēisān3rd star
39 LMi少微增一Shǎowēizēngyī1st additional star
40 LMi少微增二Shǎowēizēngèr2nd additional star
48 LMi少微增三Shǎowēizēngsān3rd additional star
50 LMi少微增四Shǎowēizēngsì4th additional star
51 LMi少微增五Shǎowēizēngwǔ5th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) Xīng Star 軒轅[2] Xuānyuán Xuanyuan
8 LMi軒轅增一Xuanyuanzēngyī1st additional star
7 LMi軒轅增二Xuanyuanzēngèr2nd additional star
內平 Nèipíng High Judge
22 LMi內平一Nèipíngyī1st star
21 LMi內平二Nèipíngèr2nd star
13 LMi內平三Nèipíngsān3rd star
HD 86012[4]內平四Nèipíngsì4th star
17 LMi内平增一Nèipíngzēngyī1st additional star
16 LMi内平增二Nèipíngzēngèr2nd additional star
9 LMi内平增五Nèipíngzēngwǔ5th additional star
10 LMi内平增六Nèipíngzēngliù6th additional star
11 LMi内平增七Nèipíngzēngqī7th additional star
HD 83525内平增八Nèipíngzēngbā8th additional star
20 LMi内平增九Nèipíngzēngjiǔ9th additional star
23 LMi内平增十Nèipíngzēngshí10th additional star
24 LMi内平增十一Nèipíngzēngshíyī11th additional star

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