Capricornus in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Capricornus 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 摩羯座 (mó jié zuò), meaning "the rub ram constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)	牛	Niú	Ox	女	Niú	Ox
							β¹ Cap^[1]
								牛宿一	Niúsùyī	1st star
								牛宿距星	Niúsùjùxīng	Separated star
								牛宿中央大星	Niúsùdàzhōngyāngxīng	Big center star
								牛宿中大星	Niúsùdàzhōngxīng	Big center star
							α² Cap^[1]	牛宿二	Niúsùèr	2nd star
							ξ² Cap^[1]	牛宿三	Niúsùsān	3rd star
							π Cap^[1]	牛宿四	Niúsùsì	4th star
							ο Cap^[1]	牛宿五	Niúsùwu	5th star
							ρ Cap^[1]
								牛宿六	Niúsùliù	6th star
								牛宿南星	Niúnánxīng	Southern star
								牛宿下左星	Niúsùxiàzuǒxīng	Left lower star
							ξ¹ Cap	牛宿增四	Niúsùzēngsì	4th additional star
							3 Cap	牛宿增五	Niúsùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							α¹ Cap	牛宿增六	Niúsùzēngliù	6th additional star
							ν Cap	牛宿增七	Niúsùzēngqī	7th additional star
							σ Cap	牛宿增八	Niúsùzēngbā	8th additional star
							4 Cap	牛宿增九	Niúsùzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
							HD 192310	牛宿增十	Niúsùzēngshí	10th additional star
							β² Cap	牛宿增十二	Niúsùzēngshíèr	12th additional star
							HD 194960	牛宿增十四	Niúsùzēngshísì	14th additional star
				天田	Tiāntián	Celestial Farmland
							ω Cap^[2]	天田二	Tiāntiánèr	2nd star
							24 Cap^[3]	天田三	Tiāntiánsān	3rd star
							ψ Cap^[2]	天田四	Tiāntiánsì	4th star
				羅堰	Luóyàn	Network of Dykes
							τ Cap^[2]	羅堰一	Luóyànyī	1st star
							υ Cap^[2]	羅堰二	Luóyànèr	2nd star
							17 Cap^[2]	羅堰三	Luóyànsān	3rd star
							13 Cap	羅堰增一	Luóyànzēngyī	1st additional star
	女	Nǚ	Girl	十二國	Shíèrguó	Twelve States^[4]
							φ Cap^[5]	楚	Chǔ	(One star of) Chu province
							ι Cap^[5]	代一	Dàiyī	1st star of Dai province
							38 Cap	代二	Dàièr	2nd star of Dai province
							37 Cap	代增一	Dàizēngyī	1st additional star of Dai province
							41 Cap	代增二	Dàizēngèr	2nd additional of Dai province
							35 Cap^[3]	韓	Hán	(One star of) Han province
							36 Cap^[3]	晉	Jìn	(One star of) Jin province
							χ Cap^[5]	齊	Qí	(One star of) Qi province
							θ Cap^[5]	秦一	Qínyī	1st star of Qin province
							30 Cap^[3]	秦二	Qínèr	2nd star of Qin province
							33 Cap^[3]	魏	Wèi	(One star of) Wei province
							ζ Cap^[5]	燕	Yān	(One star of) Yan province
							19 Cap^[3]	越	Yuè	(One star of) Yue province
							26 Cap	趙一	Zhàoyī	1st star of Zhao province
							27 Cap	趙二	Zhàoèr	2nd star of Zhao province
							20 Cap^[3]	鄭	Zhèng	(One star of) Zheng province
							η Cap^[5]	周一	Zhōuyī	1st star of Zhou province
							21 Cap	周二	Zhōuèr	2nd star of Zhou province
	虛	Xū	Emptiness	哭	Kū	Crying
							μ Cap^[6]	哭一	Kūyī	1st star
							42 Cap	哭增一	Kūzēngyī	1st additional star
							44 Cap	哭增二	Kūzēngèr	2nd additional star
							45 Cap	哭增三	Kūzēngsān	3rd additional star
				天壘城	Tiānlěichéng	Celestial Rampart
							46 Cap	天壘城二	Tiānlěichéngèr	2nd star
							47 Cap	天壘城三	Tiānlěichéngsān	3rd star
							λ Cap^[7]	天壘城四	Tiānlěichéngsì	4th star
							50 Cap	天壘城五	Tiānlěichéngwu	5th star
							29 Cap	天壘城七	Tiānlěichéngqī	7th star
	室	Shì	Encampment	壘壁陣	Lěibìzhèn	Line of Ramparts
							κ Cap^[8]	壘壁陣一	Lěibìzhènyī	1st star
ε Cap^[8]							壘壁陣二	Lěibìzhènèr	2nd star
γ Cap^[8]
							壘壁陣三	Lěibìzhènsān	3rd star
							哭星	Kūxīng	Star of crying
δ Cap^[8]
							壘壁陣四	Lěibìzhènsì	4th star
							壘壁陣西第四星	Lěibìxīdìsìxīng	4th star in west row
							哭星	Kūxīng	Star of crying
HD 205705							壘壁陣增八	Lěibìzhènzēngbā	8th additional star

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 13 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 7 月 3 日
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ian Ridpath's Startales - Capricornus the Sea Goat
^ The Twelve States refer to these ancient states in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period: Chu (楚), Dai (代), Han (韓), Jin (晉), Qi (齊), Qin (秦), Wei (魏), Yan (燕), Yue (越), Zhao (趙), Zheng (鄭), Zhou (周).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 4 日
^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 5 日
^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 15 日
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

[sb0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 13 日

[sb1-2] (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 3 日

[ridpadcapri-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ian Ridpath's Startales - Capricornus the Sea Goat

[4] The Twelve States refer to these ancient states in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period: Chu (楚), Dai (代), Han (韓), Jin (晉), Qi (齊), Qin (秦), Wei (魏), Yan (燕), Yue (越), Zhao (趙), Zheng (鄭), Zhou (周).

[sb2-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 4 日

[sb3-6] (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 5 日

[sb4-7] (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 15 日

[sb5-8] (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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