Astronomy: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

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	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	火鳥二	Huōdiǎoèr	2nd star
							σ Phe	火鳥三	Huōdiǎosān	3rd star
							ε Phe	火鳥四	Huōdiǎosì	4th star
							κ Phe	火鳥五	Huōdiǎowu	5th star
							α Phe
								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	火鳥七	Huōdiǎoqī	7th star
							λ1 Phe	火鳥八	Huōdiǎobā	8th star
							β Phe	火鳥九	Huōdiǎojiǔ	9th star
							γ Phe	火鳥十	Huōdiǎoshí	10th star
							HD 222095	火鳥增一	Huōdiǎozēngshí	1st additional star
				水委	Shuǐwěi	Crooked Running Water
							ζ Phe	水委二	Shuǐwěièr	2nd star
							η Phe	水委三	Shuǐwěisān	3rd star

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations
• List of brightest stars

External links

• Phoenix – Chinese associations