Corona Australis in Chinese astronomy explained

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Corona Australis is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as 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 !Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization !Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) !Romanization Translation !Western star name Chinese star name !Romanization Translation
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)DǒuDipperBiēRiver Turtle
η1CrA[1] 鱉二Biēèr2nd star
ζ CrA鱉三Biēsān3rd star
δ CrA鱉四Biēsì4th star
β CrA鱉五Biēwǔ5th star
α CrA鱉六Biēliù6th star
γ CrA鱉七Biēqī7th star
ε CrA鰲八Biēbā8th star
V686 CrA[2] 鳖九Biējiǔ9th star
κ2 CrA鱉十Biēshí10th star
θ CrA鱉十一Biēshíyī11th 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 7 月 2 日
  2. 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System