Aries in Chinese astronomy explained

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Aries is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 白羊座 (bái yáng zuò), meaning "the white sheep constellation".

Stars

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

Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)LóuBondLóuBond
β Ari[1]
婁宿一Lóusùyī1st star
婁宿距星LóusùjùxīngSeparated star
婁宿中央大星LóusùzhōngyāngdàxīngBig star in the center
γ Ari婁宿二 Lóusùèr2nd star
α Ari
婁宿三Lóusùsān3rd star
婁宿东星LóusùdōngxīngEastern star
ι Ari娄宿增一Lóusùzēngyī1st additional star
λ Ari娄宿增五Lóusùzēngwǔ5th additional star
10 Ari娄宿增七Lóusùzēngqī7th additional star
11 Ari娄宿增八Lóusùzēngbā8th additional star
14 Ari娄宿增九Lóusùzēngjiǔ9th additional star
20 Ari娄宿增十Lóusùzēngshí10th additional star
κ Ari娄宿增十一Lóusùzēngshíyī11th additional star
η Ari娄宿增十二Lóusùzēngshíèr12th additional star
θ Ari娄宿增十三Lóusùzēngshísān13th additional star
15 Ari娄宿增十四Lóusùzēngshísì14th additional star
19 Ari娄宿增十五Lóusùzēngshíwǔ15th additional star
左更ZuǒgēngOfficial in Charge of the Forest
ν Ari[2] 左更一Zuǒgēngyī1st star
μ Ari左更二Zuǒgēngèr2nd star
ο Ari左更三Zuǒgēngsān3rd star
σ Ari左更四Zuǒgēngsì4th star
π Ari左更五Zuǒgēngwu5th star
26 Ari左更增一Zuǒgēngzēngyī1st additional star
40 Ari左更增二Zuǒgēngzēngèr2nd additional star
44 Ari左更增三Zuǒgēngzēngsān3rd additional star
ρ³ Ari左更增四Zuǒgēngzēngsì4th additional star
45 Ari左更增五Zuǒgēngzēngwǔ5th additional star
47 Ari左更增六Zuǒgēngzēngliù6th additional star
ε Ari左更增七Zuǒgēngzēngqī7th additional star
HD 17918左更增八Zuǒgēngzēngbā8th additional star
右更[3] YòugēngOfficial in Charge of Pasturing54 Ceti[4] 右更增三Yòugēngzēngsān3rd additional star
WèiStomachWèiStomach
35 Ari[5]
胃宿一Wèisùyī1st star
胃宿距星aWèisùjùxīngSeparated star
胃宿西南星WèisùxīnánxīngSouthwestern star
39 Ari胃宿二Wèisùèr2nd star
41 Ari胃宿三Wèisùsān3rd star
52 Ari胃宿增四Wèisùzēngsì4th additional star
33 Ari胃宿增五Wèisùzēngwǔ5th additional star
天囷TiānqūnCircular Celestial Granary
ξ Ari天囷增七Tiānqūnzēngqī7th additional star
31 Ari天囷增八Tiānqūnzēngbā8th additional star
85 Cet[6] 天囷增九Tiānqūnzēngjiǔ9th additional star
MǎoHairy Head
天河TiānhéCelestial River62 Ari天河Tiānhé(One star of)
天陰TiānyīnYin Force
63 Ari天陰一Tiānyīnyī1st star
ζ Ari[7] 天陰二Tiānyīnèr2nd star
τ Ari天陰三Tiānyīnsān3rd star
δ Ari天陰四Tiānyīnsì4th star
65 Ari天陰五Tiānyīnwǔ5th star
54 Ari天陰增一Tiānyīnzēngyī1st additional star
64 Ari天陰增二Tiānyīnzēngèr2nd additional star
HD 19549天陰增五Tiānyīnzēngwǔ5th additional star

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Notes and References

  1. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 20 日
  2. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 21 日
  3. this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
  4. the star is actually located in the constellation of Aries near the border of Cetus and Pisces
  5. http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/aries.htm Ian Ridpath's Startales - Aries the Ram
  6. the star is actually located in the constellation of Aries near the border of Cetus
  7. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 22 日