Cygnus in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Cygnus 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 天鵝座 (tiān é zuò), meaning "the swan constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)	牛	Niú	Ox	輦道	Niǎndào	Imperial Passageway
							4 Cyg^[1]	輦道四	Niǎndàosì	4th star
							17 Cyg	輦道五	Niǎndàowu	5th star
							11 Cyg	輦道增三	Niǎndàozēngsān	3rd additional star
							15 Cyg	輦道增四	Niǎndàozēngsì	4th additional star
							η Cyg	輦道增五	Niǎndàozēngwǔ	5th additional star
							φ Cyg	輦道增六	Niǎndàozēngliù	6th additional star
							β Cyg	輦道增七	Niǎndàozēngqī	7th additional star
							2 Cyg	輦道增八	Niǎndàozēngbā	8th additional star
							8 Cyg	輦道增九	Niǎndàozēngjiǔ	9th additional star
	女	Nǚ	Girl	天津	Tiānjīn	Celestial Ford
							γ Cyg^[2]
								天津一	Tiānjīnyī	1st star
								天津西第二星	Tiānjīxīdìèrxīng	2nd western star
							δ Cyg^[2]
								天津二	Tiānjīnèr	2nd star
								天津西第一星	Tiānjīxīdìyīxīng	1st western star
							30 Cyg	天津三	Tiānjīnsān	3rd star
							α Cyg^[2]
								天津四	Tiānjīnsì	4th star
								天津东第一星	Tiānjīdōngdìyīxīng	1st eastern star
							ν Cyg^[2]	天津五	Tiānjīnwu	5th star
							τ Cyg^[2]	天津六	Tiānjīnliù	6th star
							υ Cyg^[2]	天津七	Tiānjīnqī	7th star
							ζ Cyg^[2]	天津八	Tiānjīnbā	8th star
							ε Cyg^[2]
								天津九	Tiānjīnjiǔ	9th
								天津西第三星	Tiānjīxīdìsānxīng	3rd western star
							14 Cyg	天津增一	Tiānjīnzēngyī	1st additional star
							19 Cyg	天津增二	Tiānjīnzēngèr	2nd additional star
							22 Cyg	天津增三	Tiānjīnzēngsān	3rd additional star
							25 Cyg	天津增四	Tiānjīnzēngsì	4th additional star
							27 Cyg	天津增五	Tiānjīnzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							28 Cyg	天津增六	Tiānjīnzēngliù	6th additional star
							29 Cyg	天津增七	Tiānjīnzēngqī	7th additional star
							36 Cyg	天津增八	Tiānjīnzēngbā	8th additional star
							34 Cyg	天津增九	Tiānjīnzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
							40 Cyg	天津增十	Tiānjīnzēngshí	10th additional star
							44 Cyg	天津增十一	Tiānjīnzēngshíyī	11th additional star
							42 Cyg	天津增十二	Tiānjīnzēngshíèr	12th additional star
							47 Cyg	天津增十三	Tiānjīnzēngshísān	13th additional star
							35 Cyg	天津增十四	Tiānjīnzēngshísì	14th additional star
							39 Cyg	天津增十五	Tiānjīnzēngshíwǔ	15th additional star
							41 Cyg	天津增十六	Tiānjīnzēngshíliù	16th additional star
							48 Cyg	天津增十七	Tiānjīnzēngshíqī	17th additional star
							49 Cyg	天津增十八	Tiānjīnzēngshíbā	18th additional star
							52 Cyg	天津增十九	Tiānjīnzēngshíjiǔ	19th additional star
							69 Cyg	天津增二十六	Tiānjīnzēngèrshíliù	26th additional star
							70 Cyg	天津增二十七	Tiānjīnzēngèrshíqī	27th additional star
							σ Cyg	天津增二十八	Tiānjīnzēngèrshíbā	28th additional star
							61 Cyg	天津增二十九	Tiānjīnzēngèrshíjiǔ	29th additional star
							λ Cyg	天津增三十	Tiānjīnzēngsānshí	30th additional star
							56 Cyg	天津增三十一	Tiānjīnzēngsānshíyī	31st additional star
							57 Cyg	天津增三十二	Tiānjīnzēngsānshíèr	32nd additional star
							55 Cyg	天津增三十三	Tiānjīnzēngsānshísān	33rd additional star
							ω² Cyg	天津增三十四	Tiānjīnzēngsānshísì	34th additional star
							ο² Cyg	天津增三十七	Tiānjīnzēngsānshíqī	37th additional star
							ο1 Cyg	天津增三十八	Tiānjīnzēngsānshíbā	38th additional star
				奚仲	Xīzhòng	Xi Zhong
							κ Cyg^[2]	奚仲一	Xīzhòngyī	1st star
							ι Cyg^[2]	奚仲二	Xīzhòngyīèr	2nd star
							θ Cyg^[2]	奚仲三	Xīzhòngsān	3rd star
							16 Cyg	奚仲四	Xīzhòngsì	4th star
							7 Cyg	奚仲增一	Xīzhòngzēngyī	1st additional star
20 Cyg							奚仲增二	Xīzhòngzēngèr	2nd additional star
26 Cyg							奚仲增三	Xīzhòngzēngsān	3rd additional star
33 Cyg							奚仲增四	Xīzhòngzēngsì	4th additional star
HD 189276							奚仲增五	Xīzhòngzēngwǔ	5th additional star
23 Cyg							奚仲增六	Xīzhòngzēngliù	6th additional star
危	Wēi	Rooftop
			臼	Jiù	Mortar	μ¹ Cyg^[3]	臼一	Jiùyī	1st star
			車府	Chēfǔ	Big Yard for Chariots
						ρ Cyg^[3]	車府四	Chēfǔsì	4th star
						59 Cyg	車府五	Chēfǔwǔ	5th star
						ξ Cyg^[3]	車府六	Chēfǔliù	6th star
						74 Cyg	車府七	Chēfǔqī	7th star
						51 Cyg	車府增一	Chēfǔzēngyī	1st additional star
						60 Cyg	車府增二	Chēfǔzēngèr	2nd additional star
						63 Cyg	車府增三	Chēfǔzēngsān	3rd additional star
						75 Cyg	車府增五	Chēfǔzēngwǔ	5th additional star
						77 Cyg	車府增六	Chēfǔzēngliù	6th additional star
						76 Cyg	車府增七	Chēfǔzēngqī	7th additional star
						72 Cyg	車府增八	Chēfǔzēngbā	8th additional star
室	Shì	Encampment	騰蛇	Téngshé	Flying Serpent
						π² Cyg^[4]	螣蛇三	Téngshésān	3rd star
						π¹ Cyg^[4]	螣蛇四	Téngshésì	4th star

References

External links

[ridpathcygnus-1] Ian Ridpath's Startales - Cygnus the Swan

[sb0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 4 日 Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine

[sb1-3] (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 6 日

[sb2-4] (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日

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