Puppis (Chinese astronomy)

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Puppis is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 船尾座 (chuán wěi zuò), meaning "behind of the ship constellation".

Stars

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

Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) 井 Jǐng Well 弧矢 Húshǐ Bow and Arrow[1]
HD 63032[2]弧矢三Húshǐsān3rd star
HD 65456[2]弧矢四Húshǐsì4th star
ο Pup弧矢五Húshǐwu5th star
k1 Pup[2]弧矢六Húshǐliù 6th star
π Pup
弧矢九Húshǐjiǔ 9th star
天节北星TiānjiéběixīngStar in the north of Celestial Tally constellation
2 Pup弧矢增八Húshǐzēngbā 8th additional star
4 Pup弧矢增九Húshǐzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
5 Pup弧矢增十Húshǐzēngshí 10th additional star
10 Pup弧矢增十一Húshǐzēngshíyī 11th additional star
6 Pup弧矢增十二Húshǐzēngshíèr 12th additional star
16 Pup弧矢增十三Húshǐzēngshísān 13th additional star
14 Pup弧矢增十四Húshǐzēngshísì 14th additional star
11 Pup弧矢增十五Húshǐzēngshíwǔ 15th additional star
12 Pup弧矢增十六Húshǐzēngshíliù 16th additional star
ξ Pup弧矢增十七Húshǐzēngshíqī 17th additional star
HD 62412弧矢增十八Húshǐzēngshíbā 18th additional star
3 Pup弧矢增十九Húshǐzēngshíjiǔ 19th additional star
HD 61831弧矢增二十Húshǐzēngèrshí 20th additional star
QZ Pup弧矢增二十一Húshǐzēngèrshíyī 21st additional star
ζ Pup弧矢增二十二Húshǐzēngèrshíèr 22nd additional star
HD 64440弧矢增二十三Húshǐzēngèrshísān 23rd additional star
σ Pup弧矢增二十四Húshǐzēngèrshísì 24th additional star
HD 60666弧矢增二十七Húshǐzēngèrshíqī 27th additional star
HD 60686弧矢增二十八Húshǐzēngèrshíbā 28th additional star
HD 63112弧矢增二十九Húshǐzēngèrshíjiǔ 29th additional star
HD 63215弧矢增三十Húshǐzēngsānshí 30th additional star
12 Pup弧矢增三十一Húshǐzēngsānshíyī 31st additional star
ρ Pup弧矢增三十二Húshǐzēngsānshíèr 32nd additional star
老人[3] Lǎorén Old Man
τ Pup老人增一Lǎorénzēngyī 1st additional star
ν Pup老人增二Lǎorénzēngèr 2nd additional star
鬼[3] Guǐ Ghost 外廚[3] Wàichú Outer Kitchen
21 Pup外廚增十一Wàichúzēngshíyī 11th additional star
19 Pup外廚增十二Wàichúzēngshíèr 12th additional star
20 Pup外廚增十三Wàichúzēngshísān 13th additional star
18 Pup外廚增十四Wàichúzēngshísì 14th additional star
22 Pup外廚增十七Wàichúzēngshíqī 17th additional star

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日
  2. 1 2 3 (Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
  3. 1 2 3 this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars

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