Aquila in Chinese astronomy
The modern constellation Aquila lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is
Stars[edit]
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Aquila area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Enclosures ( |
Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | ||||||
| Tiānshìzuǒyuánliù | 6th star | |||||||||
| Wúyuè | (Star of) Wu and Yue | |||||||||
| Wúyuèzēngyī | 1st additional star of Wu and Yue | |||||||||
| 10 Aql | Wúyuèzēngèr | 2nd additional star of Wu and Yue | ||||||||
| 11 Aql | Wúyuèzēngsān | 3rd additional star of Wu and Yue | ||||||||
| 18 Aql | Wúyuèzēngsì | 4th additional star of Wu and Yue | ||||||||
| Wúyuèzēngwǔ | 5th additional star of Wu and Yue | |||||||||
| 28 Aql | Wúyuèzēngliù | 6th additional star of Wu and Yue | ||||||||
| 31 Aql | Wúyuèzēngqī | 7th additional star of Wu and Yue | ||||||||
| 4 Aql | Xúzēngyī | 1st additional star of Xu | ||||||||
| 62 Ser[2] | Xúzēngèr | 2nd additional star of Xu | ||||||||
| 19 Aql | Xúzēngsān | 3rd additional star of Xu | ||||||||
| Black Tortoise of the North ( |
Dǒu | Dipper | Tiānbiàn | Market Officer | ||||||
| 12 Aql[3] | Tiānbiànliù | 6th star | ||||||||
| Tiānbiànqī | 7th star | |||||||||
| 15 Aql[5] | Tiānbiànbā | 8th star | ||||||||
| 14 Aql | Tiānbiànjiǔ | 9th star | ||||||||
| 5 Aql | Tiānbiànzēngyī | 1st additional star | ||||||||
| 7 Aql | Tiānbiànzēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||||||
| 8 Aql | Tiānbiànzēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||||||
| 20 Aql | Tiānbiànzēngsì | 4th additional star | ||||||||
| 21 Aql | Tiānbiànzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | ||||||||
| Niú | Ox | Hégŭ | Drum at the River | |||||||
| Hégŭyī | 1st star | |||||||||
| Zuǒjiāngjūn | Left-side general | |||||||||
| Hégŭèr | 2nd star | |||||||||
| Hégŭběixīng | Northern star | |||||||||
| Hégŭdàxīng | Big star | |||||||||
| 牵牛 |
Qiān Niú Xīng | Star of cows | ||||||||
| Niú Láng Xīng | Star of the cowherd | |||||||||
| Dàjiāngjūn | Great general | |||||||||
| Niúxīng | Star of cow | |||||||||
| Xīngjì | Star of Ji | |||||||||
| 檐鼓 | Yángǔ | Drum in the eaves | ||||||||
| Hégŭsān | 3rd star | |||||||||
| Hégŭběixīng | Northern star | |||||||||
| Yòujiāngjūn | Right-side general | |||||||||
| Hégŭzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||||
| 46 Aql | Hégŭzēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||||||
| Hégŭzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||||
| Hégŭzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||||
| Hégŭzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||||
| Hégŭzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||||
| Hégŭzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||||
| Hégŭzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||||
| Hégŭzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||||
| Zuǒqí | Left Flag | |||||||||
| 14 Sge[7] | Zuǒqíbā | 8th star | ||||||||
| Zuǒqíjiǔ | 9th star | |||||||||
| Yòuqí | Right Flag | |||||||||
| Yòuqíyī | 1st star | |||||||||
| Yòuqíèr | 2nd star | |||||||||
| Yòuqísān | 3rd star | |||||||||
| 轩屏 |
Xuānbǐngnánxīng | Star of wide folding screen in the south | ||||||||
| Yòuqísì | 4th star | |||||||||
| Yòuqíwu | 5th star | |||||||||
| HD 184701[5] | Yòuqíliù | 6th star | ||||||||
| 42 Aql | Yòuqíqī | 7th star | ||||||||
| Yòuqíbā | 8th star | |||||||||
| 56 Aql | Yòuqíjiǔ | 9th star | ||||||||
| 22 Aql | Yòuqízēngyī | 1st additional star | ||||||||
| 21 Aql | Yòuqízēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||||||
| 27 Aql | Yòuqízēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||||||
| 35 Aql | Yòuqízēngsì | 4th additional star | ||||||||
| 45 Aql | Yòuqízēngwǔ | 5th additional star | ||||||||
| 36 Aql | Yòuqízēngqī | 7th additional star | ||||||||
| 37 Aql | Yòuqízēngshí | 10th additional star | ||||||||
| 51 Aql | Yòuqízēngshíyī | 11th additional star | ||||||||
| 57 Aql | Yòuqízēngshíèr | 12th additional star | ||||||||
| Tiānfú | Celestial Drumstick | |||||||||
| Tiānfúyī | 1st star | |||||||||
| 62 Aql[3] | Tiānfúèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 58 Aql[3] | Tiānfúsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| Tiānfúsì | 4th star | |||||||||
| 64 Aql | Tiānfúzēngyī | 1st additional star | ||||||||
| 66 Aql | Tiānfúzēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||||||
| Nǚ | Girl | Lízhū | Pearls on Ladies' Wear | |||||||
| 70 Aql[3] | Lízhūyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 71 Aql[3] | Lízhūèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 69 Aql[3] | Lízhūsì | 4th star |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy)
天文 教育 資 訊網 2006年 6月 23日 - ^ the star is actually located in the constellation of Aquila near the border of Serpens
- ^ a b c d e f Ian Ridpath's Startales - Aquila the Eagle
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy)
天文 教育 資 訊網 2006年 7月 2日 - ^ a b (in Chinese)
夢 之 大地 @國立 成功 大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy)
天文 教育 資 訊網 2006年 7月 3日 - ^ the star is actually located in the constellation of Aquila near the border of Sagitta
- ^ this star was transposed into constellation Delphinus in 1992