Corona Australis (Chinese astronomy)

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Corona Australis is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ)

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 南冕座 (nán miǎn zuò), meaning "the southern crown constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Corona Australis area consists of :

Four Symbols / EnclosuresMansion / Enclosure (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) 斗 Dǒu Dipper 鱉 Biē River Turtle
η1CrA[1] 鱉二Biēèr2nd star
ζ CrA[1]鱉三Biēsān3rd star
δ CrA[1]鱉四Biēsì4th star
β CrA[1]鱉五Biēwǔ5th star
α CrA[1]鱉六Biēliù6th star
γ CrA[1]鱉七Biēqī7th star
ε CrA[1]鰲八Biēbā8th star
V686 CrA[2]鳖九Biējiǔ9th star
κ2 CrA[1]鱉十Biēshí10th star
θ CrA[1]鱉十一 Biēshíyī11th star

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 2 日
  2. ↑ (Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System

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