Triangulum in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Triangulum is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 三角座 (sān jiǎo zuò), meaning "the triangle constellation".

## Stars

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The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Triangulum 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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White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)
奎[1] | Kuí | Legs | 奎[1] | Kuí | Legs | 1 Tri | 奎宿增十二 | Kuísùzēngshíèr | 12th additional star
婁  | Lóu | Bond | 婁[1] | Lóu | Bond
α Tri
婁宿增六 | Lóusùzēngliù | 6th additional star
天溷西南星 | Tiānhùnxīnánxīng | Star in the west of Celestial Pigsty
天大將軍  | Tiāndàjiāngjūn | Heaven's Great General
β Tri[2]
天大將軍九 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnjiǔ | 9th star
天大将军南大星 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnnándàxīng | Big star in the south
鈇鑕中北星 | Fūzhìzhōngběixīng | Star in the center-north of Sickle
γ Tri[2] | 天大將軍十 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnshí | 10th star
δ Tri[2] | 天大將軍十一 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnshíyī | 11th star
ε Tri | 天大将军增五 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngwǔ | 5th additional star
ι Tri | 天大将军增六 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngliù | 6th additional star
7 Tri | 天大将军增七 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngqī | 7th additional star
14 Tri | 天大将军增八 | Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngbā | 8th additional star
胃[1] | Wèi | Stomach | 胃[1] | Wèi | Stomach
10 Tri | 胃宿增一 | Wèisùzēngyī | 1st additional star
12 Tri | 胃宿增二 | Wèisùzēngèr | 2nd 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 this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
2. ^ a b c (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 10 日

## External links

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* Triangulum – 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