Curved Array (Gouchen)

is an asterism or small constellation in Chinese astronomy.https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ips-planetarium.org/resource/resmgr/pdf-conf/1996_proc_OsakaAsiaForum.pdf It has six stars in the original version and 16 in the new version.

It overlaps with the Little Dipper constellation.

It is in the Purple Forbidden enclosure, a Chinese group of small constellations. It is in the modern western constellations of the Little Dipper (Ursa Minor) and Cepheus. It surrounds the constellation Tianhuang Emperor the god of the same name Tianhuang Emperor is said to rule it. Three other close constellations are the Northern Pole, the , and the .
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+English nameChinese nameLiteral Chinese nameModern Star NameAssociated ConstellationPolaris勾陳一Curved Array 1α UMiUrsa MinorDelta Ursae Minoris勾陳二Curved Array 2δ UMiUrsa MinorEpsilon Ursae Minoris勾陳三Curved Array 3ε UMiUrsa MinorZeta Ursae Minoris勾陳四Curved Array 4ζ UMiUrsa Minor2 Ursae Minoris勾陳五Curved Array 52 UMiCepheusHD 217382勾陳六Curved Array 6HIP 113116CepheusLater added English nameChinese nameLiteral Chinese nameModern Star NameAssociated ConstellationHD 216446勾陳增一Gouchen New Star 1HIP 112519CepheusHD 221525勾陳增二Gouchen New Star 2HIP 115746Cepheus勾陳增三Gouchen New Star 3Cepheus勾陳增四Gouchen New Star 4OV CepCepheusLambda Ursae Minoris勾陳增五Gouchen New Star 5λ UMiUrsa Minor勾陳增六Gouchen New Star 624 UMiUrsa MinorTheta Ursae Minoris勾陳增七Gouchen New Star 7θ UMiUrsa Minor勾陳增八Gouchen New Star 819 UMiUrsa MinorEta Ursae Minoris勾陳增九Gouchen New Star 9η UMiUrsa Minor勾陳增十Gouchen New Star 1020 UMiUrsa Minor

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