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

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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

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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

## See also

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* Traditional Chinese star names
* Chinese constellations

## References

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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
2. ^ 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
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).
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
6. ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 5 日
7. ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 15 日
8. ^ 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

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* Capricornus – Chinese associations
* 香港太空館研究資源
* 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表
* 天象文學
* 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網
* 中國古天文
* 中國古代的星象系統