Delphinus in Chinese astronomy explained

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Delphinus 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 海豚座 (hǎi tún zuò), meaning "the dolphin constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols !Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization !Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) !Romanization Translation !Western star name Chinese star name !Romanization Translation
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)Girl敗瓜BàiguāRotten Gourd
ε Del[1] 敗瓜一Bàiguāyī1st star
η Del敗瓜二Bàiguāèr2nd star
θ Del敗瓜三Bàiguāsān3rd star
ι Del敗瓜四Bàiguāsì4th star
κ Del敗瓜五Bàiguāwu5th star
1 Del敗瓜增一Bàiguāzēngyī1st additional star
14 Del敗瓜增二Bàiguāzēngèr2nd additional star
13 Del敗瓜增三Bàiguāzēngsān3rd additional star
瓠瓜HùguāGood Gourd
α Del瓠瓜一Hùguāyī1st star
γ2 Del瓠瓜二Hùguāèr2nd star
δ Del瓠瓜三Hùguāsān3rd star
β Del瓠瓜四Hùguāsì4th star
ζ Del瓠瓜五Hùguāwu5th star
10 Del瓠瓜增一Hùguāzēngyī1st additional star
15 Del瓠瓜增二Hùguāzēngèr2nd additional star
16 Del瓠瓜增三Hùguāzēngsān3rd additional star
17 Del瓠瓜增四Hùguāzēngsì4th additional star
HD 196775瓠瓜增六Hùguāzēngliù6th additional star
γ1 Del瓠瓜增七Hùguāzēngqī7th additional star
[2] Emptiness司非SīfēiDeified Judge of Right and Wrong18 Del司非增二Sīfēizēngèr2nd 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 7 月 4 日
  2. this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars