Capricornus in Chinese astronomy
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Capricornus 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 摩羯座 (mó jié zuò), meaning "the rub ram constellation".
Stars
[edit]The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Capricornus 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) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox | ||||
| β1 Cap[1] | ||||||||||
| 牛宿一 | Niúsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 牛宿距星 | Niúsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 牛宿中央大星 | Niúsùdàzhōngyāngxīng | Big center star | ||||||||
| 牛宿中大星 | Niúsùdàzhōngxīng | Big center star | ||||||||
| α2 Cap[1] | 牛宿二 | Niúsùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ξ2 Cap[1] | 牛宿三 | Niúsùsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| π Cap[1] | 牛宿四 | Niúsùsì | 4th star | |||||||
| ο Cap[1] | 牛宿五 | Niúsùwu | 5th star | |||||||
| ρ Cap[1] | ||||||||||
| 牛宿六 | Niúsùliù | 6th star | ||||||||
| 牛宿南星 | Niúnánxīng | Southern star | ||||||||
| 牛宿下左星 | Niúsùxiàzuǒxīng | Left lower star | ||||||||
| ξ1 Cap | 牛宿增四 | Niúsùzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 3 Cap | 牛宿增五 | Niúsùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| α1 Cap | 牛宿增六 | Niúsùzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| ν Cap | 牛宿增七 | Niúsùzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| σ Cap | 牛宿增八 | Niúsùzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 4 Cap | 牛宿增九 | Niúsùzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| HD 192310 | 牛宿增十 | Niúsùzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| β2 Cap | 牛宿增十二 | Niúsùzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
| HD 194960 | 牛宿增十四 | Niúsùzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||||||
| 天田 | Tiāntián | Celestial Farmland | ||||||||
| ω Cap[2] | 天田二 | Tiāntiánèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 24 Cap[3] | 天田三 | Tiāntiánsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ψ Cap[2] | 天田四 | Tiāntiánsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 羅堰 | Luóyàn | Network of Dykes | ||||||||
| τ Cap[2] | 羅堰一 | Luóyànyī | 1st star | |||||||
| υ Cap[2] | 羅堰二 | Luóyànèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 17 Cap[2] | 羅堰三 | Luóyànsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 13 Cap | 羅堰增一 | Luóyànzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States[4] | |||||
| φ Cap[5] | 楚 | Chǔ | (One star of) Chu province | |||||||
| ι Cap[5] | 代一 | Dàiyī | 1st star of Dai province | |||||||
| 38 Cap | 代二 | Dàièr | 2nd star of Dai province | |||||||
| 37 Cap | 代增一 | Dàizēngyī | 1st additional star of Dai province | |||||||
| 41 Cap | 代增二 | Dàizēngèr | 2nd additional of Dai province | |||||||
| 35 Cap[3] | 韓 | Hán | (One star of) Han province | |||||||
| 36 Cap[3] | 晉 | Jìn | (One star of) Jin province | |||||||
| χ Cap[5] | 齊 | Qí | (One star of) Qi province | |||||||
| θ Cap[5] | 秦一 | Qínyī | 1st star of Qin province | |||||||
| 30 Cap[3] | 秦二 | Qínèr | 2nd star of Qin province | |||||||
| 33 Cap[3] | 魏 | Wèi | (One star of) Wei province | |||||||
| ζ Cap[5] | 燕 | Yān | (One star of) Yan province | |||||||
| 19 Cap[3] | 越 | Yuè | (One star of) Yue province | |||||||
| 26 Cap | 趙一 | Zhàoyī | 1st star of Zhao province | |||||||
| 27 Cap | 趙二 | Zhàoèr | 2nd star of Zhao province | |||||||
| 20 Cap[3] | 鄭 | Zhèng | (One star of) Zheng province | |||||||
| η Cap[5] | 周一 | Zhōuyī | 1st star of Zhou province | |||||||
| 21 Cap | 周二 | Zhōuèr | 2nd star of Zhou province | |||||||
| 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 哭 | Kū | Crying | |||||
| μ Cap[6] | 哭一 | Kūyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 42 Cap | 哭增一 | Kūzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 44 Cap | 哭增二 | Kūzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 45 Cap | 哭增三 | Kūzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 天壘城 | Tiānlěichéng | Celestial Rampart | ||||||||
| 46 Cap | 天壘城二 | Tiānlěichéngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 47 Cap | 天壘城三 | Tiānlěichéngsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| λ Cap[7] | 天壘城四 | Tiānlěichéngsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 50 Cap | 天壘城五 | Tiānlěichéngwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 29 Cap | 天壘城七 | Tiānlěichéngqī | 7th star | |||||||
| 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts | |||||
| κ Cap[8] | 壘壁陣一 | Lěibìzhènyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ε Cap[8] | 壘壁陣二 | Lěibìzhènèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| γ Cap[8] | ||||||||||
| 壘壁陣三 | Lěibìzhènsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 哭星 | Kūxīng | Star of crying | ||||||||
| δ Cap[8] | ||||||||||
| 壘壁陣四 | Lěibìzhènsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 壘壁陣西第四星 | Lěibìxīdìsìxīng | 4th star in west row | ||||||||
| 哭星 | Kūxīng | Star of crying | ||||||||
| HD 205705 | 壘壁陣增八 | Lěibìzhènzēngbā | 8th additional star |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 13 日
- ^ a b c d e (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 3 日
- ^ a b c d e f g Ian Ridpath's Startales - Capricornus the Sea Goat
- ^ The Twelve States refer to these ancient states in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period: Chu (楚), Dai (代), Han (韓), Jin (晉), Qi (齊), Qin (秦), Wei (魏), Yan (燕), Yue (越), Zhao (趙), Zheng (鄭), Zhou (周).
- ^ a b c d e f (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 4 日
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 5 日
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 15 日
- ^ a b c d (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日[permanent dead link]