Sagittarius in Chinese astronomy explained

The modern constellation Sagittarius lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng) and Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 人馬座 (rén mǎ zuò), which means "the horse-man constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols !Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization !Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) !Romanization Translation !Western star name Chinese star name !Romanization Translation
Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍)
Winnowing BasketWinnowing Basket
γ Sgr[1]
箕宿一Jīsùyī1st star
箕宿距星JīsùjùxīngSeparated star
箕宿西北星 JīsùxīběixīngNorthwestern star
δ Sgr
箕宿二Jīsùèr2nd star
箕宿东北星 JīsùdōngběixīngNortheastern star
ε Sgr
箕宿三Jīsùsān3rd star
箕宿东南星 JīsùdōngnánxīngSoutheastern star
η Sgr箕宿四Jīsùsì4th star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)
DǒuDipperDǒuDipper
φ Sgr
斗宿一Dǒusùyī1st star
斗宿距星DǒusùjùxīngSeparated star
斗宿魁第一星Dǒusùkuídìyīxīng1st chief star
南斗一Nándǒuyī1st southern dipper
天府Tiānfǔ
司令鎮國上將SīlìngzhēnguóshàngHigh officer in charge of controlling in country town
令星LìngxīngHonored star
禄库LùkùStorehouse of good fortune
λ Sgr
斗宿二Dǒusùèr2nd star
斗宿魁第二星Dǒusùkuídìèrxīng2nd chief star
南斗二Nándǒuèr2nd southern dipper
天梁Tiānliáng
μ Sgr
斗宿三Dǒusùsān3rd star
斗宿魁第三星Dǒusùkuídìsānxīng3rd chief star
南斗三Nándǒusān3rd southern dipper
天机Tiānjī
善宿ShànsùGood lodge
σ Sgr
斗宿四Dǒusùsì4th star
斗宿魁第四星Dǒusùkuídìsìxīng4th chief star
南斗四Nándǒusì4th southern dipper
天同Tiāntóng
天庙TiānmiàoCelestial temple
τ Sgr
斗宿五Dǒusùwu5th star
斗宿魁第五星Dǒusùkuídìwuxīng5th chief star
南斗五Nándǒuwu5th southern dipper
ζ Sgr
斗宿六Dǒusùliù6th star
斗宿魁第六星Dǒusùkuídìliùxīng6th chief star
南斗六Nándǒuliù6th southern dipper
七殺星QīshāxīngStar of seven murder
6 Sgr斗宿增一Dǒusùzēngyī1st additional star
15 Sgr斗宿增二Dǒusùzēngèr2nd additional star
21 Sgr斗宿增三Dǒusùzēngsān3rd additional star
26 Sgr斗宿增四Dǒusùzēngísì4th additional star
26 Sgr斗宿增四Dǒusùzēngísì4th additional star
JiànEstablishment
ξ2 Sgr[2]
建一Jiànyī1st star
建西第一星Jiànxīdìyīxīng1st western star
西建西星XījiànxīxīngStar in the west of western establishment
ο Sgr
建二Jiànèr2nd star
建西第二星Jiànxīdìèrxīng2nd western star
西建中星 XījiànzhōngxīngStar in the central of western establishment
π Sgr
建三Jiànsān3rd star
建西第二星Jiànxīdìèrxīng2nd western star
西建东星XījiàndōngxīngStar in the east of western establishment
43 Sgr[3] 建四Jiànsì4th star
ρ1 Sgr
建五Jiànwǔ5th star
建东第二星Jiàndōngdìèrxīng2nd eastern star
东建中星DōngjiànzhōngxīngStar in the east of eastern establishment
υ Sgr建六Jiànliù6th star
29 Sgr建增一Jiànzēngyī1st additional star
ξ1 Sgr建增二Jiànzēngèr2nd additional star
33 Sgr建增三Jiànzēngsān3rd additional star
31 Sgr建增四Jiànzēngsì4th additional star
30 Sgr建增五Jiànzēngwǔ5th additional star
ν1 Sgr建增六Jiànzēngliù6th additional star
ν2 Sgr建增七Jiànzēngqī7th additional star
ρ2 Sgr建增八Jiànzēngbā8th additional star
HD 180562建增九Jiànzēngjiǔ9th additional star
HD 180699建增十Jiànzēngshí10th additional star
天雞TiānjīCelestial Cock
55 Sgr天雞一Tiānjīyī1st star
56 Sgr天雞二Tiānjīèr2nd star
54 Sgr天雞增一Tiānjīzēngyī1st additional star
57 Sgr天雞增二Tiānjīzēngèr2nd additional star
61 Sgr天雞增三Tiānjīzēngsān3rd additional star
天籥TiānyuèCelestial Keyhole
63 Oph[4] [5] 天籥一Tiānyuèyī1st star
HD 161664天籥二Tiānyuèèr2nd star
3 Sgr
天龠八Tiānyuèbā8th star
天鑰八 Tiānyàobā8th key
4 Sgr天龠增二Tiānyuèzēngèr2nd additional star
5 Sgr天龠增三Tiānyuèzēngsān3rd additional star
7 Sgr天龠增四Tiānyuèzēngsì4th additional star
狗國GǒuguóDog Territory
ω Sgr[6] 狗國一Gǒuguóyī1st star
60 Sgr狗國二Gǒuguóèr2nd star
62 Sgr狗國三Gǒuguósān3rd star
59 Sgr狗國四Gǒuguósì4th star
HD 190056狗國增一Gǒuguózēngyī1st additional star
θ2 Sgr狗國二Gǒuguóèr2nd star
HD 191408狗國增三Gǒuguózēngsān3rd additional star
天淵TiānyuānCelestial Spring
β2 Sgr天淵一Tiānyuānyī1st star
β1 Sgr天淵二Tiānyuānèr2nd star
α Sgr天淵三Tiānyuānsān3rd star
ι Sgr天淵增一Tiānyuānzēngyī1st additional star
θ1 Sgr天淵增二Tiānyuānzēngèr2nd additional star
HD 189831天淵增三Tiānyuānzēngsān3rd additional star
GǒuDog
52 Sgr狗一Gǒuyī1st star
χ1 Sgr狗二Gǒuèr2nd star
51 Sgr狗增一Gǒuzēngyī1st additional star
53 Sgr狗增二Gǒuzēngèr2nd additional star
50 Sgr狗增三Gǒuzēngsān3rd additional star
χ3 Sgr狗增四Gǒuzēngsì4th additional star
48 Sgr狗增五Gǒuzēngwǔ5th additional star
ψ Sgr狗增六Gǒuzēngliù6th additional star
農丈人NóngzhàngrénPeasantHD 172910農丈人Nóngzhàngrén(One star of)

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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 11 日
  2. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 12 日
  3. http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/sagittarius.html Ian Ridpath's Startales - Sagittarius the Archer
  4. the star is actually located in the constellation of Sagittarius near the border of Ophiuchus
  5. 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
  6. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 2 日