# Leo Minor in Chinese astronomy

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 :
| Enclosures | Enclosure (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 34 LMi | 勢一 | Shìyī | 1st star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 33 LMi | 勢二 | Shìèr | 2nd star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 42 LMi | 勢三 | Shìsān | 3rd star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 46 LMi | 勢四 | Shìsì | 4th star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 35 LMi | 勢增一 | Shìzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 38 LMi | 勢增二 | Shìzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 32 LMi | 勢增三 | Shìzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | β LMi | 勢增四 | Shìzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 29 LMi | 勢增五 | Shìzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 26 LMi | 勢增六 | Shìzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 27 LMi | 勢增七 | Shìzēngqī | 7th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 28 LMi | 勢增八 | Shìzēngbā | 8th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 30 LMi | 勢增九 | Shìzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 36 LMi | 勢增十 | Shìzēngshí | 10th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 37 LMi | 勢增十一 | Shìzēngshíyī | 11th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 43 LMi | 勢增十四 | Shìzēngshísì | 14th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 勢 | Shì | Eunuch | 44 LMi | 勢增十五 | Shìzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 三台 | Sāntái | Three Steps | 19 LMi | 中台增二 | Zhōngtáizēngèr | 2nd additional star in Middle Step |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 少微 | Shǎowēi | Junior Officers |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 少微 | Shǎowēi | Junior Officers | 41 LMi | 少微三 | Shǎowēisān | 3rd star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 少微 | Shǎowēi | Junior Officers | 39 LMi | 少微增一 | Shǎowēizēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 少微 | Shǎowēi | Junior Officers | 40 LMi | 少微增二 | Shǎowēizēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 少微 | Shǎowēi | Junior Officers | 48 LMi | 少微增三 | Shǎowēizēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 少微 | Shǎowēi | Junior Officers | 50 LMi | 少微增四 | Shǎowēizēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 少微 | Shǎowēi | Junior Officers | 51 LMi | 少微增五 | Shǎowēizēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuanyuan |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuanyuan | 8 LMi | 軒轅增一 | Xuanyuanzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuanyuan | 7 LMi | 軒轅增二 | Xuanyuanzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | 22 LMi | 內平一 | Nèipíngyī | 1st star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | 21 LMi | 內平二 | Nèipíngèr | 2nd star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | 13 LMi | 內平三 | Nèipíngsān | 3rd star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | HD 86012 | 內平四 | Nèipíngsì | 4th star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | 17 LMi | 内平增一 | Nèipíngzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | 16 LMi | 内平增二 | Nèipíngzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | 9 LMi | 内平增五 | Nèipíngzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | 10 LMi | 内平增六 | Nèipíngzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | 11 LMi | 内平增七 | Nèipíngzēngqī | 7th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | HD 83525 | 内平增八 | Nèipíngzēngbā | 8th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | 20 LMi | 内平增九 | Nèipíngzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | 23 LMi | 内平增十 | Nèipíngzēngshí | 10th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South(南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 內平 | Nèipíng | High Judge | 24 LMi | 内平增十一 | Nèipíngzēngshíyī | 11th additional star |