Cygnus (Chinese astronomy)

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Cygnus 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 天鵝座 (tiān é zuò), meaning "the swan constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Cygnus area consists of :

Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) 牛 Niú Ox 輦道 Niǎndào Imperial Passageway
4 Cyg輦道四Niǎndàosì 4th star
17 Cyg輦道五Niǎndàowu 5th star
11 Cyg輦道增三Niǎndàozēngsān 3rd additional star
15 Cyg輦道增四Niǎndàozēngsì 4th additional star
η Cyg輦道增五Niǎndàozēngwǔ 5th additional star
φ Cyg輦道增六Niǎndàozēngliù 6th additional star
β Cyg輦道增七Niǎndàozēngqī 7th additional star
2 Cyg輦道增八Niǎndàozēngbā 8th additional star
8 Cyg輦道增九Niǎndàozēngjiǔ 9th additional star
女 Nǚ Girl 天津 Tiānjīn Celestial Ford
γ Cyg[1]
天津一Tiānjīnyī 1st star
天津西第二星Tiānjīxīdìèrxīng 2nd western star
δ Cyg[1]
天津二Tiānjīnèr 2nd star
天津西第一星Tiānjīxīdìyīxīng 1st western star
30 Cyg天津三Tiānjīnsān 3rd star
α Cyg[1]
天津四Tiānjīnsì 4th star
天津东第一星Tiānjīdōngdìyīxīng 1st eastern star
ν Cyg[1]天津五Tiānjīnwu 5th star
τ Cyg[1]天津六Tiānjīnliù 6th star
υ Cyg[1]天津七Tiānjīnqī 7th star
ζ Cyg[1]天津八Tiānjīnbā 8th star
ε Cyg[1]
天津九Tiānjīnjiǔ 9th
天津西第三星Tiānjīxīdìsānxīng 3rd western star
14 Cyg天津增一Tiānjīnzēngyī 1st additional star
19 Cyg天津增二Tiānjīnzēngèr 2nd additional star
22 Cyg天津增三Tiānjīnzēngsān 3rd additional star
25 Cyg天津增四Tiānjīnzēngsì 4th additional star
27 Cyg天津增五Tiānjīnzēngwǔ 5th additional star
28 Cyg天津增六Tiānjīnzēngliù 6th additional star
29 Cyg天津增七Tiānjīnzēngqī 7th additional star
36 Cyg天津增八Tiānjīnzēngbā 8th additional star
34 Cyg天津增九Tiānjīnzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
40 Cyg天津增十Tiānjīnzēngshí 10th additional star
44 Cyg天津增十一Tiānjīnzēngshíyī 11th additional star
42 Cyg天津增十二Tiānjīnzēngshíèr 12th additional star
47 Cyg天津增十三Tiānjīnzēngshísān 13th additional star
35 Cyg天津增十四Tiānjīnzēngshísì 14th additional star
39 Cyg天津增十五Tiānjīnzēngshíwǔ 15th additional star
41 Cyg天津增十六Tiānjīnzēngshíliù 16th additional star
48 Cyg天津增十七Tiānjīnzēngshíqī 17th additional star
49 Cyg天津增十八Tiānjīnzēngshíbā 18th additional star
52 Cyg天津增十九Tiānjīnzēngshíjiǔ 19th additional star
69 Cyg天津增二十六Tiānjīnzēngèrshíliù 26th additional star
70 Cyg天津增二十七Tiānjīnzēngèrshíqī 27th additional star
σ Cyg天津增二十八Tiānjīnzēngèrshíbā 28th additional star
61 Cyg天津增二十九Tiānjīnzēngèrshíjiǔ 29th additional star
λ Cyg天津增三十Tiānjīnzēngsānshí 30th additional star
56 Cyg天津增三十一Tiānjīnzēngsānshíyī 31st additional star
57 Cyg天津增三十二Tiānjīnzēngsānshíèr 32nd additional star
55 Cyg天津增三十三Tiānjīnzēngsānshísān 33rd additional star
ω² Cyg天津增三十四Tiānjīnzēngsānshísì 34th additional star
ο² Cyg天津增三十七Tiānjīnzēngsānshíqī 37th additional star
奚仲 Xīzhòng Xi Zhong
κ Cyg[1]奚仲一Xīzhòngyī 1st star
ι Cyg[1]奚仲二Xīzhòngyīèr 2nd star
θ Cyg[1]奚仲三Xīzhòngsān 3rd star
16 Cyg奚仲四Xīzhòngsì 4th star
7 Cyg奚仲增一Xīzhòngzēngyī 1st additional star
20 Cyg奚仲增二Xīzhòngzēngèr 2nd additional star
26 Cyg奚仲增三Xīzhòngzēngsān 3rd additional star
33 Cyg奚仲增四Xīzhòngzēngsì 4th additional star
HD 189276奚仲增五Xīzhòngzēngwǔ 5th additional star
23 Cyg奚仲增六Xīzhòngzēngliù 6th additional star
危 Wēi Rooftop
臼JiùMortarμ1 Cyg[2]臼一Jiùyī1st star
車府 Chēfǔ Big Yard for Chariots
ρ Cyg[2]車府四Chēfǔsì 4th star
59 Cyg車府五Chēfǔwǔ 5th star
ξ Cyg[2]車府六Chēfǔliù 6th star
74 Cyg車府七Chēfǔqī 7th star
51 Cyg車府增一Chēfǔzēngyī 1st additional star
60 Cyg車府增二Chēfǔzēngèr 2nd additional star
63 Cyg車府增三Chēfǔzēngsān 3rd additional star
75 Cyg車府增五Chēfǔzēngwǔ 5th additional star
77 Cyg車府增六Chēfǔzēngliù 6th additional star
76 Cyg車府增七Chēfǔzēngqī 7th additional star
72 Cyg車府增八Chēfǔzēngbā 8th additional star
室 Shì Encampment 騰蛇 Téngshé Flying Serpent
π2 Cyg[3]螣蛇三Téngshésān 3rd star
π1 Cyg[3]螣蛇四Téngshésì 4th star

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 4 日
  2. 1 2 3 (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 6 日
  3. 1 2 (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日

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