Phoenix in Chinese astronomy
The modern constellation Phoenix lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ), and The Southern Asterisms (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngōu), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
According to the quadrant, constellation Phoenix in Chinese sky is not fully seen. Ankaa (Alpha Phoenicis) are bright stars in this constellation that possibly never seen in Chinese sky.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 鳳凰座 (fèng huáng zuò), which means "the phoenix constellation".
Stars
[edit]The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Phoenix area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | |||||||
| 天園 | Tiānyuán | Celestial Orchard | δ Phe[1] | 天園一 | Tiānyuányī | 1st star | ||||
| - | 近南極星區 (non-mansions) | Jìnnánjíxīngōu (non-mansions) | The Southern Asterisms (non-mansions) | 火鳥 | Huōdiǎo | Firebird | ||||
| ι Phe[2] | 火鳥二 | Huōdiǎoèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| σ Phe[2] | 火鳥三 | Huōdiǎosān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ε Phe[2] | 火鳥四 | Huōdiǎosì | 4th star | |||||||
| κ Phe[2] | 火鳥五 | Huōdiǎowu | 5th star | |||||||
| α Phe[2] | ||||||||||
| 火鳥六 | Huōdiǎoliù | 6th star | ||||||||
| 八魁距星 | Bākuíjùxīng | Separated star of Net for Catching Birds constellation | ||||||||
| 八魁南大星 | Bākuínándàxīng | Big star in the south of Net for Catching Birds constellation | ||||||||
| μ Phe[2] | 火鳥七 | Huōdiǎoqī | 7th star | |||||||
| λ1 Phe[2] | 火鳥八 | Huōdiǎobā | 8th star | |||||||
| β Phe[2] | 火鳥九 | Huōdiǎojiǔ | 9th star | |||||||
| γ Phe[2] | 火鳥十 | Huōdiǎoshí | 10th star | |||||||
| HD 222095 | 火鳥增一 | Huōdiǎozēngshí | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 水委 | Shuǐwěi | Crooked Running Water | ||||||||
| ζ Phe[2] | 水委二 | Shuǐwěièr | 2nd star | |||||||
| η Phe[2] | 水委三 | Shuǐwěisān | 3rd star |