Delphinus in Chinese astronomy
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Delphinus 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 海豚座 (hǎi tún zuò), meaning "the dolphin constellation".
Stars
[edit]The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Delphinus 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) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 敗瓜 | Bàiguā | Rotten Gourd | ||||
| ε Del[1] | 敗瓜一 | Bàiguāyī | 1st star | |||||||
| η Del[1] | 敗瓜二 | Bàiguāèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| θ Del[1] | 敗瓜三 | Bàiguāsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ι Del[1] | 敗瓜四 | Bàiguāsì | 4th star | |||||||
| κ Del[1] | 敗瓜五 | Bàiguāwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 1 Del | 敗瓜增一 | Bàiguāzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 14 Del | 敗瓜增二 | Bàiguāzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 13 Del | 敗瓜增三 | Bàiguāzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 瓠瓜 | Hùguā | Good Gourd | ||||||||
| α Del[1] | 瓠瓜一 | Hùguāyī | 1st star | |||||||
| γ2 Del[1] | 瓠瓜二 | Hùguāèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| δ Del[1] | 瓠瓜三 | Hùguāsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| β Del[1] | 瓠瓜四 | Hùguāsì | 4th star | |||||||
| ζ Del[1] | 瓠瓜五 | Hùguāwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 10 Del | 瓠瓜增一 | Hùguāzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 15 Del | 瓠瓜增二 | Hùguāzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 16 Del | 瓠瓜增三 | Hùguāzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 17 Del | 瓠瓜增四 | Hùguāzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| HD 196775 | 瓠瓜增六 | Hùguāzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| γ1 Del | 瓠瓜增七 | Hùguāzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 虛[2] | Xū | Emptiness | 司非[2] | Sīfēi | Deified Judge of Right and Wrong | 18 Del | 司非增二 | Sīfēizēngèr | 2nd additional star |