Hercules in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Hercules is located in Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán) The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 武仙座 (wǔ xiān zuò), which means "the immortal martial constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
Three Enclosures (三垣)
	紫微垣	Zǐ Wēi Yuán	Purple Forbidden enclosure	天棓	Tiānbàng	Celestial Flail
							ι Her^[1]	天棓五	Tiānbàngwǔ	5th star
							88 Her	天棓增三	Tiānbàngzēngsān	3rd additional star
							82 Her	天棓增四	Tiānbàngzēngsì	4th additional star
							74 Her	天棓增七	Tiānbàngzēngqī	7th additional star
							77 Her	天棓增八	Tiānbàngzēngbā	8th additional star
	天市垣	Tiān Shì Yuán	Heavenly Market enclosure	天市左垣	Tiānshìzuǒyuán	Left Wall
							δ Her^[2]
								天市左垣一	Tiānshìzuǒyuányī	1st star
								魏	Wèi	(Star of) Wei
							λ Her^[2]
								天市左垣二	Tiānshìzuǒyuánèr	2nd star
								趙	Zhào	(Star of) Zhao
							μ Her^[2]
								天市左垣三	Tiānshìzuǒyuánsān	3rd star
								九河	Jiǔhé	(Star of) Jiuhe
							ο Her^[2]
								天市左垣四	Tiānshìzuǒyuánsì	4th star
								中山	Zhōngshān	(Star of) Zhongshan
							112 Her
								天市左垣五	Tiānshìzuǒyuánwu	5th star
								齊	Qí	(Star of) Qi
							51 Her	魏增一	Wèizēngyī	1st additional star of Wei
							56 Her	魏增二	Wèizēngèr	2nd additional star of Wei
							57 Her	魏增三	Wèizēngsān	3rd additional star of Wei
							HD 155025	魏增四	Wèizēngsì	4th additional star of Wei
							62 Her	魏增五	Wèizēngwǔ	5th additional star of Wei
							70 Her	魏增六	Wèizēngliù	6th additional star of Wei
							73 Her	魏增八	Wèizēngbā	8th additional star of Wei
							78 Her	趙增一	Zhàozēngyī	1st additional star of Zhao
							79 Her	趙增二	Zhàozēngèr	2nd additional star of Zhao
							84 Her	趙增三	Zhàozēngsān	3rd additional star of Zhao
							87 Her	九河增一	Jiǔhézēngyī	1st additional star of Jiuhe
							ξ Her	中山增一	Zhōngshānzēngyī	1st additional star of Zhongshan
							ν Her	中山增二	Zhōngshānzēngèr	2nd additional star of Zhongshan
							99 Her	中山增三	Zhōngshānzēngsān	3rd additional star of Zhongshan
							104 Her	中山增四	Zhōngshānzēngsì	4th additional star of Zhongshan
							108 Her	中山增五	Zhōngshānzēngwǔ	5th additional star of Zhongshan
							107 Her	中山增六	Zhōngshānzēngliù	6th additional star of Zhongshan
							100 Her	中山增七	Zhōngshānzēngqī	7th additional star of Zhongshan
							113 Her	齊增一	Qízēngyī	1st additional star of Qi
				天市右垣	Tiānshìyòuyuán	Right Wall
							β Her^[3]
								天市右垣一	Tiānshìyòuyuányī	1st star
								河中	Hézhōng	(Star of) Hezhong
							γ Her^[3]
								天市右垣二	Tiānshìyòuyuánèr	2nd star
								河間	Héjiān	(Star of) Hejian region
							κ Her A^[3]
								天市右垣三	Tiānshìyòuyuánsān	3rd star
								晉	Jìn	(Star of) Jin
							16 Her	河間增一	Hejianzēngyī	1st additional star of Hejian
							5 Her	晉增一	Jìnzēngyī	1st additional star of Jin
							8 Her	晉增二	Jìnzēngèr	2nd additional star of Jin
							q Her	晉增三	Jìnzēngsān	3rd additional star of Jin
							κ Her B	晉增五	Jìnzēngwǔ	5th additional star Jin
				宗	Zōng	Patriarchal Clan
							110 Her	宗一	Zōngyī	1st star
							111 Her	宗二	Zōngèr	2nd star
				帛度	Bódù	Textile Ruler
							95 Her^[1]	帛度一	Bódùyī	1st star
							102 Her^[1]	帛度二	Bódùèr	2nd star
							96 Her	帛度增一	Bódùzēngyī	1st additional star
101 Her							帛度增二	Bódùzēngèr	2nd additional star
93 Her							帛度增三	Bódùzēngsān	3rd additional star
屠肆				Túsì	Butcher’s Shops
						109 Her	屠肆一	Túsìyī	1st star
						98 Her	屠肆二	Túsìèr	2nd star
						97 Her	屠肆增一	Túsìzēngyī	1st additional star
						105 Her	屠肆增二	Túsìzēngèr	2nd additional star
	106 Her	屠肆增三	Túsìzēngsān			3rd additional star
帝座	Dìzuò	Emperor's Seat	α¹ Her^[4]	帝座	Dìzuò	(One star of)
宦者	Huànzhě	Eunuch Official
			32 Oph^[5]	宦者一	Huànzhěyī	1st star
			HD 154228	宦者二	Huànzhěèr	2nd star
			60 Her^[1]	宦者三	Huànzhěsān	3rd star
			54 Her	宦者增一	Huànzhězēngyī	1st additional star
			49 Her	宦者增三	Huànzhězēngsān	3rd additional star
			HD 154278	宦者增四	Huànzhězēngsì	4th additional star
斗	Dǒu	Dipper for Liquid
			ω Her^[4]	斗一	Dǒuyī	1st star
			49 Ser^[6]	斗二	Dǒuèr	2nd star
			13 Her	斗三	Dǒusān	3rd star
			29 Her	斗四	Dǒusì	4th star
			33 Her	斗五	Dǒuwu	5th star
			15 Her	斗增二	Dǒuzēngèr	2nd additional star
			12 Her	斗增六	Dǒuzēngliù	6th additional star
			9 Her	斗增七	Dǒuzēngqī	7th additional star
			21 Her	斗增九	Dǒuzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
			28 Her	斗增十	Dǒuzēngshí	10th additional star
斛	Hú	Dipper for Solid
			47 Her	斛三	Húsān	3rd star
			43 Her	斛四	Húsì	4th star
			41 Her	斛增二	Húzēngèr	2nd additional star
			45 Her	斛增三	Húzēngsān	3rd additional star
			38 Her	斛增四	Húzēngsì	4th additional star
			36 Her	斛增五	Húzēngwǔ	5th additional star
			37 Her	斛增六	Húzēngliù	6th additional star
七公	Qīgōng	Seven Excellencies
			42 Her^[1]	七公一	Qīgōngyī	1st star
			τ Her^[7]	七公二	Qīgōngèr	2nd star
			φ Her^[7]	七公三	Qīgōngsān	3rd star
			χ Her^[7]	七公四	Qīgōngsì	4th star
			34 Her	七公增三	Qīgōngzēngsān	3rd additional star
			υ Her	七公四	Qīgōngzēngsì	4th additional star
			4 Her	七公增十一	Qīgōngzēngshíyī	11th additional star
			2 Her	七公增十二	Qīgōngzēngshíèr	12th additional star
			14 Her	七公增十三	Qīgōngzēngshísān	13th additional star
			30 Her	七公增十四	Qīgōngzēngshísì	14th additional star
			σ Her	七公增十五	Qīgōngzēngshíwǔ	15th additional star
			52 Her	七公增十六	Qīgōngzēngshíliù	16th additional star
貫索	Guànsuǒ	Coiled Thong
			19 Her	貫索增九	Guànsuǒzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
			17 Her	貫索增十	Guànsuǒzēngshí	10th additional star
			10 Her	貫索增十一	Guànsuǒzēngshíyī	11th additional star
天紀	Tiānjì	Celestial Discipline
			ζ Her^[7]	天紀二	Tiānjìèr	2nd star
			ε Her^[7]	天紀三	Tiānjìsān	3rd star
			59 Her	天紀四	Tiānjìsì	4th star
			61 Her	天紀五	Tiānjìwǔ	5th star
			68 Her	天紀六	Tiānjìliù	6th star
			HD 160054	天紀七	Tiānjìqī	7th star
			θ Her^[7]	天紀九	Tiānjìjiǔ	9th star
			η Her	天紀增一	Tiānjìzēngyī	1st additional star
			25 Her	天紀增二	Tiānjìzēngèr	2nd additional star
			23 Her	天紀增四	Tiānjìzēngsì	4th additional star
			26 Her	天紀增五	Tiānjìzēngwǔ	5th additional star
			32 Her	天紀增六	Tiānjìzēngliù	6th additional star
			39 Her	天紀增七	Tiānjìzēngqī	7th additional star
			46 Her	天紀增八	Tiānjìzēngbā	8th additional star
			50 Her	天紀增九	Tiānjìzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
			48 Her	天紀增十	Tiānjìzēngshí	10th additional star
			53 Her	天紀增十一	Tiānjìzēngshíyī	11th additional star
			72 Her	天紀增十三	Tiānjìzēngshísān	13th additional star
			90 Her	天紀增十四	Tiānjìzēngshísì	14th additional star
			HD 157910	天紀增十五	Tiānjìzēngshíwǔ	15th additional star
女床	Nǚchuáng	Woman’s Bed
			π Her^[7]	女床一	Nǚchuángyī	1st star
			69 Her^[1]	女床二	Nǚchuángèr	2nd star
			ρ Her^[7]	女床三	Nǚchuángsān	3rd star

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Ian Ridpath's Startales - Hercules
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 23 日
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 24 日
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 25 日
↑ the star is actually located in the constellation of Hercules near the border of Ophiucus
↑ the star is actually located in the constellation of Hercules near the border of Serpens
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 ^7.5 ^7.6 ^7.7 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 26 日

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[ridpathherc-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Ian Ridpath's Startales - Hercules

[sb0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 23 日

[sb1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 24 日

[sb2-4] 4.0 ^4.1 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 25 日

[5] the star is actually located in the constellation of Hercules near the border of Ophiucus

[6] the star is actually located in the constellation of Hercules near the border of Serpens

[sb3-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 ^7.5 ^7.6 ^7.7 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 26 日

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