Astronomy:Triangulum in Chinese astronomy

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According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Triangulum is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) (北方玄武, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ). The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 三角座 (sān jiǎo zuò), meaning "the triangle constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Triangulum 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)
奎[1] Kuí Legs 奎[1] Kuí Legs 1 Tri 奎宿增十二 Kuísùzēngshíèr 12th additional star
婁 Lóu Bond 婁[1] Lóu Bond
α Tri
婁宿增六 Lóusùzēngliù 6th additional star
天溷西南星 Tiānhùnxīnánxīng Star in the west of Celestial Pigsty
天大將軍 Tiāndàjiāngjūn Heaven's Great General
β Tri[2]
天大將軍九 Tiāndàjiāngjūnjiǔ 9th star
天大将军南大星 Tiāndàjiāngjūnnándàxīng Big star in the south
鈇鑕中北星 Fūzhìzhōngběixīng Star in the center-north of Sickle
γ Tri[2] 天大將軍十 Tiāndàjiāngjūnshí 10th star
δ Tri[2] 天大將軍十一 Tiāndàjiāngjūnshíyī 11th star
ε Tri 天大将军增五 Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngwǔ 5th additional star
ι Tri 天大将军增六 Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngliù 6th additional star
7 Tri 天大将军增七 Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngqī 7th additional star
14 Tri 天大将军增八 Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngbā 8th additional star
胃[1] Wèi Stomach 胃[1] Wèi Stomach
10 Tri 胃宿增一 Wèisùzēngyī 1st additional star
12 Tri 胃宿增二 Wèisùzēngèr 2nd additional star

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 10 日

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