Lacerta in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Lacerta 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 蝎虎座 (xiē hǔ zuò), meaning "the lizard constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Lacerta area consists of :

Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) 危 Wēi Rooftop
杵ChǔPestle1 Lac[1]杵一Chǔyī1st star
車府 Chēfǔ Big Yard for Chariots
15 Lac車府一Chēfǔyī1st star
11 Lac車府二Chēfǔèr2nd star
2 Lac車府三Chēfǔsān3rd star
6 Lac車府增九Chēfǔzēngjiǔ9th additional star
8 Lac車府增十Chēfǔzēngshí10th additional star
10 Lac車府增十一Chēfǔzēngshíyī11th additional star
12 Lac車府增十二Chēfǔzēngshíèr12th additional star
13 Lac車府增十三Chēfǔzēngshísān13th additional star
14 Lac車府增十四Chēfǔzēngshísì14th additional star
16 Lac車府增十五Chēfǔzēngshíwǔ15th additional star
5 Lac車府增十九Chēfǔzēngshíjiǔ19th additional star
室 Shì Encampment 騰蛇 Téngshé Flying Serpent
α Lac[2]螣蛇一Téngshéyī1st star
4 Lac螣蛇二Téngshéèr2nd star
β Lac[2]螣蛇十Téngshéshí10th star
9 Lac螣蛇十五Téngshéshíwu15th star

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Lacerta the Lizard
  2. 1 2 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日
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