Virgo in Chinese astronomy explained

The modern constellation Virgo lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng), and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 室女座 (shì nǚ zuò), which means "the virgin constellation".

Stars

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

EnclosuresEnclosure (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Three Enclosures (三垣)太微垣Tài Wēi YuánSupreme Palace enclosure左微左垣TàiwēizuǒyuánLeft Wall
η Vir[1]
太微左垣一Tàiwēizuǒyuányī1st star
左執法ZuǒzhífǎThe Left Law Administrator
廷尉TíngwèiCommandant of Justice in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers
γ Vir
太微左垣二Tàiwēizuǒyuánèr2nd star
東上相DōngshàngxiàngThe First Eastern Minister
東太阳門DōngtàiyángménFirst gate in the east
δ Vir
太微左垣三Tàiwēizuǒyuánsān3rd star
東次相DōngcìxiàngThe Second Eastern Minister
中华东門ZhōnghuádōngménMiddle gate in the east
ε Vir
太微左垣四Tàiwēizuǒyuánsì4th star
東次將DōngcìjiàngThe Second Eastern General
東太阴門DōngtàiyīnménFinal gate in the east
左执法增一Zuǒzhífǎzēngyī1st additional star of The Left Law Administrator
東次相增一Dōngcìxiàngzēngyī1st additional star of The Second Eastern Minister
東次将增一Dōngcìjiàngzēngyī1st additional star of The Second Eastern General
東次将增三Dōngcìjiàngzēngsān3rd additional star of The Second Eastern General
東上将增一Dōngshàng jiàngzēngyī1st additional star of The First Eastern General
東上将增二Dōngshàng jiàngzēngèr2nd additional star of The First Eastern General
太微右垣TàiwēiyòuyuánRight Wall
β Vir[2]
太微右垣一Tàiwēiyòuyuányī1st star
右執法YòuzhífǎThe Right Law Administrator
御史大夫YùshǐdàifuImperial censor and minister of state
司怪南星SīguàinánxīngStar in the south of Deity in Charge of Monsters
謁者YèzhěUsher to the Court
謁者Yèzhě(One star of)
謁者增一Yèzhězēngyī1st additional star
謁者增二Yèzhězēngèr2nd additional star
三公SāngōngThree Excellencies
三公二Sāngōngèr2nd star
三公三Sāngōngsān3rd star
九卿JiǔqīngNine Senior Officers
九卿一Jiǔqīngyī1st star
九卿二Jiǔqīngèr2nd star
九卿三Jiǔqīngsān3rd star
九卿增四Jiǔqīngzēngsì4th additional star
九卿增五Jiǔqīngzēngwǔ5th additional star
九卿增六Jiǔqīngzēngliù6th additional star
九卿增八Jiǔqīngzēngbā8th additional star
內屏NèipíngInner Screen
ξ Vir[3] 內屏一Nèipíngyī1st star
ν Vir
內屏二Nèipíngèr2nd star
内屏西南星NèipíngxīnánxīngStar in the west
內屏三Nèipíngsān3rd star
內屏四Nèipíngsì4th star
內屏增一Nèipíngzēngyī1st additional star
內屏增二Nèipíngzēngèr2nd additional star
內屏增三Nèipíngzēngsān3rd additional star
內屏增四Nèipíngzēngsì4th additional star
內屏增五Nèipíngzēngwǔ5th additional star
內屏增六Nèipíngzēngliù6th additional star
Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍)Jiǎo HornJiǎoHorn
α Vir[4] 角宿一Jiǎosuyī1st star
ζ Vir角宿二Jiǎosuèr2nd star
角宿增一Jiǎosuzēngyī1st additional star
角宿增二Jiǎosuzēngèr2nd additional star
角宿增三Jiǎosuzēngsān3rd additional star
角宿增四Jiǎosuzēngsì4th additional star
角宿增五Jiǎosuzēngwǔ5th additional star
角宿增六Jiǎosuzēngliù6th additional star
角宿增七Jiǎosuzēngqī7th additional star
角宿增八Jiǎosuzēngbā8th additional star
角宿增九Jiǎosuzēngjiǔ9th additional star
角宿增十Jiǎosuzēngshí10th additional star
角宿增十一Jiǎosuzēngshíyī11th additional star
角宿增十二Jiǎosuzēngshíèr12th additional star
Uncertain 角宿增十三Jiǎosuzēngshísān13th additional star
角宿增十四Jiǎosuzēngshísì14th additional star
角宿增十五Jiǎosuzēngshíwǔ15th additional star
角宿增十六Jiǎosuzēngshíliù16th additional star
平道PíngdàoFlat Road
θ Vir平道一Píngdàoyī1st star
82 Vir平道二Píngdàoèr2nd star
天田TiāntiánCelestial Farmland
σ Vir天田一Tiāntiányī1st star
τ Vir天田二Tiāntiánèr2nd star
進賢JìnxiánRecommending Virtuous Men44 Vir幸臣Xìngchén(One star of)
天門TiānménCelestial Gate
53 Vir[5] 天門一Tiānményī1st star
69 Vir天門二Tiānménèr2nd star
Kàng NeckKàngNeck
κ Vir[6] 亢宿一Kàngsuyī1st star
ι Vir亢宿二Kàngsuèr2nd star
φ Vir亢宿三Kàngsusān3rd star
λ Vir亢宿四Kàngsusì4th star
94 Vir亢宿增一Kàngsuzēngyī1st additional star
95 Vir亢宿增二Kàngsuzēngèr2nd additional star
96 Vir亢宿增三Kàngsuzēngsān3rd additional star
97 Vir亢宿增四Kàngsuzēngsì4th additional star
106 Vir亢宿增五Kàngsuzēngwǔ5th additional star
104 Vir亢宿增六Kàngsuzēngliù6th additional star
μ Vir亢宿增七Kàngsuzēngqī7th additional star
108 Vir亢宿增九Kàngsuzēngjiǔ9th additional star
109 Vir亢宿增十Kàngsuzēngshí10th additional star
103 Vir亢宿增十一Kàngsuzēngshíyī11th additional star
υ Vir亢宿增十二Kàngsuzēngshíèr12th additional star

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 18 日
  2. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 19 日
  3. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 20 日
  4. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 27 日
  5. http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/virgo.html#chinese Ian Ridpath's Startales - Virgo the Virgin
  6. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 28 日