Taurus in Chinese astronomy explained

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Taurus 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 金牛座 (jīn niú zuò), meaning "the golden bull constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols !Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization !Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name) !Romanization	Translation !Western star name	Chinese star name !Romanization	Translation
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)	胃	Wèi	Stomach	天廩	Tiānlǐn	Celestial Foodstuff
							5 Tau^[1]		天廩一	Tiānlǐnyī	1st star
							4 Tau		天廩二	Tiānlǐnèr	2nd star
							ξ Tau^[2]		天廩三	Tiānlǐnsān	3rd star
							ο Tau		天廩四	Tiānlǐnsì	4th star
							6 Tau		天廩增一	Tiānlǐnzēngyī	1st additional star
							29 Tau		天廩增二	Tiānlǐnzēngèr	2nd additional star
				天囷^[3]	Tiānjūn	Circular Celestial Granary
							12 Tau		天囷增十二	Tiānqūnzēngshíèr	12th additional star
							10 Tau		天囷增十五	Tiānqūnzēngshíwǔ	15th additional star
							V711 Tau		天囷增二十一	Tiānqūnzēngèrshíyī	21st additional star
	昴	Mǎo	Hairy Head	昴	Mǎo	Hairy Head
							17 Tau		昴宿一	Mǎosùyī	1st star
							19 Tau		昴宿二	Mǎosùèr	2nd star
							21 Tau		昴宿三	Mǎosùsān	3rd star
							20 Tau		昴宿四	Mǎosùsì	4th star
							23 Tau		昴宿五	Mǎosùwǔ	5th star
							η Tau
								昴宿六	Mǎosùliù	6th star
								昴宿西第五星	Mǎosùxīdìwǔxīng	5th big star in the west
							27 Tau		昴宿七	Mǎosùqī	7th star
							11 Tau		昴宿增一	Mǎosùzēngyī	1st additional star
							7 Tau		昴宿增二	Mǎosùzēngèr	2nd additional star
							9 Tau		昴宿增三	Mǎosùzēngsān	3rd additional star
							32 Tau		昴宿增五	Mǎosùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							18 Tau		昴宿增八	Mǎosùzēngbā	8th additional star
							16 Tau		昴宿增九	Mǎosùzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
							24 Tau		昴宿增十	Mǎosùzēngshí	10th additional star
							26 Tau		昴宿增十一	Mǎosùzēngshíyī	11th additional star
							28 Tau		昴宿增十二	Mǎosùzēngshíèr	12th additional star
							HD 23923		昴宿增十三	Mǎosùzēngshísān	13th additional star
				月	Yuè	Moon
							37 Tau		月	Yuè	(One star of)
							39 Tau		月增一	Yuèzēngyī	1st additional star
				天陰^[4]	Tiānyīn	Yin Force
							13 Tau		天陰增三	Tiānyīnzēngsān	3rd additional star
							14 Tau		天陰增四	Tiānyīnzēngsì	4th additional star
				礪石	Lìshí	Whetstone
							ψ Tau		礪石一	Lìshíyī	1st star
							44 Tau		礪石二	Lìshíèr	2nd star
							χ Tau		礪石三	Lìshísān	3rd star
							φ Tau		礪石四	Lìshísì	4th star
	畢	Bì	Net	畢	Bì	Net
							ε Tau^[5]
								畢宿一	Bìsùyī	1st star
								畢宿距星	Bìsùjùxīng	Separated star
								畢宿右股第一星	Bìsùyòugǔdìyīxīng	1st star in the right
							δ^3 Tau		畢宿二	Bìsùèr	2nd star
							δ^1 Tau
								畢宿三	Bìsùsān	3rd star
								畢宿右股第三星	Bìsùjùxīng	Separated star
								畢宿右股第一星	Bìsùyòugǔdìsānxīng	3rd star in the right
							γ Tau
								畢宿四	Bìsùsì	4th star
								畢宿中央星	Bìsùzhōngyāngxīng	Center star
							α Tau
								畢宿五	Bìsùwǔ	5th star
								边将	Bianjiàng	General in the edge
								畢宿左股第一星	Bìsùzuǒgǔdìyīxīng	1st star in the left
								畢宿大星	Bìsùdàxīng	Great star
							θ^2 Tau
								畢宿六	Bìsùliù	6th star
								畢宿左股第二星	Bìsùzuǒgǔdìèrxīng	2nd star in the left
							71 Tau		畢宿七	Bìsùqī	7th star
λ Tau								畢宿八	Bìsùbā	8th star
30 Tau								畢宿增一	Bìsùzēngyī	1st additional star
31 Tau								畢宿增二	Bìsùzēngèr	2nd additional star
ν Tau								畢宿增三	Bìsùzēngsān	3rd additional star
40 Tau								畢宿增四	Bìsùzēngsì	4th additional star
45 Tau								畢宿增五	Bìsùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
46 Tau								畢宿增六	Bìsùzēngliù	6th additional star
μ Tau								畢宿增七	Bìsùzēngqī	7th additional star
47 Tau								畢宿增八	Bìsùzēngbā	8th additional star
48 Tau								畢宿增九	Bìsùzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
58 Tau								畢宿增十	Bìsùzēngshí	10th additional star
63 Tau								畢宿增十一	Bìsùzēngshíyī	11th additional star
64 Tau								畢宿增十二	Bìsùzēngshíèr	12th additional star
θ^1 Tau								毕宿增十三	Bìsùzēngshísān	13th additional star
HD 28527								毕宿增十五	Bìsùzēngshíwǔ	15th additional star
HD 28568								毕宿增十六	Bìsùzēngshíliù	16th additional star
85 Tau								毕宿增十七	Bìsùzēngshíqī	17th additional star
附耳				Fùěr	Whisper
						σ^2 Tau		附耳	Fùěr	(One star of)
						σ^1 Tau		附耳增一	Fùěrzēngyī	1st additional star
						89 Tau		附耳增二	Fùěrzēngèr	2nd additional star
天街				Tiānjiē	Celestial Street
						κ^1 Tau		天街一	Tiānjiēyī	1st star
						ω Tau		天街二	Tiānjiēèr	2nd star
						43 Tau		天街增一	Tiānjiēzēngyī	1st additional star
						κ^2 Tau		天街增二	Tiānjiēzēngèr	2nd additional star
						υ Tau		天街增三	Tiānjiēzēngsān	3rd additional star
						72 Tau		天街增四	Tiānjiēzēngsì	4th additional star
天節				Tiānjié	Celestial Tally
						π Tau^[6]		天節一	Tiānjiéyī	1st star
						ρ Tau		天節二	Tiānjiéèr	2nd star
						57 Tau		天節三	Tiānjiésān	3rd star
						79 Tau		天節四	Tiānjiésì	4th star
						90 Tau		天節五	Tiānjiéwǔ	5th star
						93 Tau		天節六	Tiānjiéliù	6th star
						88 Tau		天節七	Tiānjiéqī	7th star
						66 Tau		天節八	Tiānjiébā	8th star
諸王				Zhūwáng	Feudal Kings
						136 Tau		諸王一	Zhūwángyī	1st star
						125 Tau		諸王二	Zhūwángèr	2nd star
						118 Tau		諸王三	Zhūwángsān	3rd star
						103 Tau		諸王四	Zhūwángsì	4th star
	99 Tau		諸王五			Zhūwángwǔ	5th star
	τ Tau
		諸王六	Zhūwángliù			6th star
		華蓋中央大星	Huágàizhōngyāngdàxīng			Big star in the center of Canopy of the Emperor
	95 Tau		諸王增一			Zhūwángzēngyī	1st additional star
	98 Tau		諸王增二			Zhūwángzēngèr	2nd additional star
	121 Tau		諸王增三			Zhūwángzēngsān	3rd additional star
	132 Tau		諸王增四			Zhūwángzēngsì	4th additional star
天高	Tiāngāo	Celestial High Terrace
			ι Tau		天高一	Tiāngāoyī	1st star
			97 Tau		天高二	Tiāngāoèr	2nd star
			107 Tau^[7]		天高三	Tiāngāosān	3rd star
			109 Tau		天高四	Tiāngāosì	4th star
			104 Tau		天高增一	Tiāngāozēngyī	1st additional star
			106 Tau		天高增二	Tiāngāozēngèr	2nd additional star
			105 Tau		天高增三	Tiāngāozēngsān	3rd additional star
			114 Tau		天高增四	Tiāngāozēngsì	4th additional star
五車	Wǔchē	Five Chariots
			β Tau^[8]
				五車五	Wǔchēwǔ	5th star
				五帝车五	Wǔdìchēwǔ	Fifth king chariot
				五車东南星	Wǔjūchēdōngnánxīng	Fifth separated star in southeast
天關	Tiānguān	Celestial Gate
			ζ Tau		天關	Tiānguān	(One star of)
			113 Tau		天關增一	Tiānguānzēngyī	1st additional star
			126 Tau		天關增二	Tiānguānzēngèr	2nd additional star
			128 Tau		天關增三	Tiānguānzēngsān	3rd additional star
			129 Tau		天關增四	Tiānguānzēngsì	4th additional star
			130 Tau		天關增五	Tiānguānzēngwǔ	5th additional star
			127 Tau		天關增六	Tiānguānzēngliù	6th additional star
參旗^[9]	Sānqí	Banner of Three Stars
			96 Tau		參旗增一	Sānqízēngyī	1st additional star
			HD 31539		參旗增二	Sānqízēngèr	2nd additional star
			101 Tau		參旗增三	Sānqízēngsān	3rd additional star
九斿	Jiǔliú	Imperial Military Flag
			49 Eri^[10]		九斿一	Jiǔliúyī	1st star
			HD 28375		九斿增一	Jiǔliúzēngyī	1st additional star
	觜	Zī	Turtle Beak		司怪	Sīguài	Deity in Charge of Monsters		139 Tau		司怪一	Sīguàiyī	1st star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)	井	Jǐng	Well	水府	Shuǐfǔ	Irrigation Official
							133 Tau		水府增一	Shuǐfǔzēngyī	1st additional star
							131 Tau		水府增二	Shuǐfǔzēngèr	2nd additional star
							135 Tau		水府增三	Shuǐfǔzēngsān	3rd additional star
							137 Tau		水府增四	Shuǐfǔzēngsì	4th additional star

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations

External links

• Taurus – Chinese associations
• 香港太空館研究資源
  • 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表
  • 天象文學
• 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網
  • 中國古天文
  • 中國古代的星象系統

Notes and References

1. http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/taurus2.htm Ian Ridpath's Startales - Taurus the Bull
2. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 22 日
3. this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
4. The prime stars of Yin Force in Taurus are unknown
5. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 23 日
6. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 13 日
7. 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
8. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 24 日
9. this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
10. the star is actually located in the constellation of Taurus near the border of Eridanus and Orion