Crater in Chinese astronomy
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Crater is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 巨爵座 (jù jué zuò), meaning "the huge wine holder constellation".
Stars
[edit]The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Crater area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 翼 | Yì | Wings | 翼 | Yì | Wings | ||||
| α Crt[1] | ||||||||||
| 翼宿一 | Yìsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 翼宿距星 | Yìsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 翼宿中央西第二星 | Yìsùzhōngyāngxīdìèrxīng | 2nd center western star | ||||||||
| γ Crt[1] | 翼宿二 | Yìsùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ζ Crt[1] | 翼宿三 | Yìsùsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| λ Crt[1] | 翼宿四 | Yìsùsì | 4th star | |||||||
| η Crt[1] | 翼宿六 | Yìsùliù | 6th star | |||||||
| δ Crt[1] | 翼宿七 | Yìsùqī | 7th star | |||||||
| ι Crt[1] | 翼宿八 | Yìsùbā | 8th star | |||||||
| κ Crt[1] | 翼宿九 | Yìsùjiǔ | 9th star | |||||||
| ε Crt[1] | 翼宿十 | Yìsùshí | 10th star | |||||||
| HD 95808[2] | 翼宿十一 | Yìsùshíyī | 11th star | |||||||
| θ Crt[1] | 翼宿十三 | Yìsùshísān | 13th star | |||||||
| HD 102574[2] | 翼宿十四 | Yìsùshísì | 14th star | |||||||
| HD 100219[2] | 翼宿十五 | Yìsùshíwǔ | 15th star | |||||||
| β Crt[1] | 翼宿十六 | Yìsùshíliù | 16th star | |||||||
| HD 99922[2] | 翼宿十七 | Yìsùshíqī | 17th star |