Aries in Chinese astronomy
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Aries is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 白羊座 (bái yáng zuò), meaning "the white sheep constellation".
Stars
[edit]The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Aries 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) | 婁 | Lóu | Bond | 婁 | Lóu | Bond | ||||
| β Ari[1] | ||||||||||
| 婁宿一 | Lóusùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 婁宿距星 | Lóusùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 婁宿中央大星 | Lóusùzhōngyāngdàxīng | Big star in the center | ||||||||
| γ Ari[1] | 婁宿二 | Lóusùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| α Ari[1] | ||||||||||
| 婁宿三 | Lóusùsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 婁宿东星 | Lóusùdōngxīng | Eastern star | ||||||||
| ι Ari | 娄宿增一 | Lóusùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| λ Ari | 娄宿增五 | Lóusùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 10 Ari | 娄宿增七 | Lóusùzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 11 Ari | 娄宿增八 | Lóusùzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 14 Ari | 娄宿增九 | Lóusùzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 20 Ari | 娄宿增十 | Lóusùzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| κ Ari | 娄宿增十一 | Lóusùzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
| η Ari | 娄宿增十二 | Lóusùzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
| θ Ari | 娄宿增十三 | Lóusùzēngshísān | 13th additional star | |||||||
| 15 Ari | 娄宿增十四 | Lóusùzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||||||
| 19 Ari | 娄宿增十五 | Lóusùzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
| 左更 | Zuǒgēng | Official in Charge of the Forest | ||||||||
| ν Ari[2] | 左更一 | Zuǒgēngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| μ Ari[2] | 左更二 | Zuǒgēngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ο Ari[2] | 左更三 | Zuǒgēngsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| σ Ari[2] | 左更四 | Zuǒgēngsì | 4th star | |||||||
| π Ari[2] | 左更五 | Zuǒgēngwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 26 Ari | 左更增一 | Zuǒgēngzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 40 Ari | 左更增二 | Zuǒgēngzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 44 Ari | 左更增三 | Zuǒgēngzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| ρ³ Ari | 左更增四 | Zuǒgēngzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 45 Ari | 左更增五 | Zuǒgēngzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 47 Ari | 左更增六 | Zuǒgēngzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| ε Ari | 左更增七 | Zuǒgēngzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| HD 17918 | 左更增八 | Zuǒgēngzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 右更[3] | Yòugēng | Official in Charge of Pasturing | 54 Ceti[4] | 右更增三 | Yòugēngzēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||
| 胃 | Wèi | Stomach | 胃 | Wèi | Stomach | |||||
| 35 Ari[5] | ||||||||||
| 胃宿一 | Wèisùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 胃宿距星a | Wèisùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 胃宿西南星 | Wèisùxīnánxīng | Southwestern star | ||||||||
| 39 Ari[5] | 胃宿二 | Wèisùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 41 Ari[5] | 胃宿三 | Wèisùsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 52 Ari | 胃宿增四 | Wèisùzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 33 Ari | 胃宿增五 | Wèisùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 天囷[3] | Tiānqūn | Circular Celestial Granary | ||||||||
| ξ Ari | 天囷增七 | Tiānqūnzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 31 Ari | 天囷增八 | Tiānqūnzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 85 Cet[6] | 天囷增九 | Tiānqūnzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 昴 | Mǎo | Hairy Head | ||||||||
| 天河 | Tiānhé | Celestial River | 62 Ari | 天河 | Tiānhé | (One star of) | ||||
| 天陰 | Tiānyīn | Yin Force | ||||||||
| 63 Ari | 天陰一 | Tiānyīnyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ζ Ari[7] | 天陰二 | Tiānyīnèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| τ Ari[7] | 天陰三 | Tiānyīnsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| δ Ari[7] | 天陰四 | Tiānyīnsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 65 Ari | 天陰五 | Tiānyīnwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| 54 Ari | 天陰增一 | Tiānyīnzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 64 Ari | 天陰增二 | Tiānyīnzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| HD 19549 | 天陰增五 | Tiānyīnzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 20 日
- ^ a b c d e (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 21 日
- ^ a b this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
- ^ the star is actually located in the constellation of Aries near the border of Cetus and Pisces
- ^ a b c Ian Ridpath's Startales - Aries the Ram
- ^ the star is actually located in the constellation of Aries near the border of Cetus
- ^ a b c (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 22 日