Gemini in Chinese astronomy
The modern constellation Gemini lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 雙子座 (shuāng zǐ zuò), meaning "the twin constellation".
Stars
[edit]The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Gemini area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 司怪 | Sīguài | Deity in Charge of Monsters | ||||
| 1 Gem[1] | 司怪二 | Sīguàièr | 2nd star | |||||||
| HD 40724 | 司怪增二 | Sīguàizēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 井 | Jǐng | Well | ||||
| μ Gem[2] | ||||||||||
| 井宿一 | Jǐngsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 井宿距星 | Jǐngsujùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 井宿西扇第一星 | Jǐngsuxīshāndìyīxīng | 1st star in western area | ||||||||
| 天苑东北星 | Tiānyuàndōngběixīng | Star in the northwest of Celestial Meadows constellation | ||||||||
| ν Gem[2] | ||||||||||
| 井宿二 | Jǐngsùèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 井宿西扇第二星 | Jǐngsuxīshāndìèrxīng | 2nd star in western area | ||||||||
| γ Gem[2] | ||||||||||
| 井宿三 | Jǐngsusān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 井宿西扇第三星 | Jǐngsuxīshāndìsānxīng | 3rd star in western area | ||||||||
| ξ Gem[2] | 井宿四 | Jǐngsusì | 4th star | |||||||
| ε Gem [2] | ||||||||||
| 井宿五 | Jǐngsuwǔ | 5th star | ||||||||
| 井宿东扇第一星 | Jǐngsudōngshāndìyīxīng | 1st star in eastern area | ||||||||
| 36 Gem[3] | ||||||||||
| 井宿六 | Jǐngsuliù | 6th star | ||||||||
| 井宿东扇第二星 | Jǐngsudōngshāndìèrxīng | 2nd star in eastern area | ||||||||
| ζ Gem[2] | ||||||||||
| 井宿七 | Jǐngsuqī | 7th star | ||||||||
| 井宿东扇第三星 | Jǐngsudōngshāndìsānxīng | 3rd star in eastern area | ||||||||
| λ Gem[2] | ||||||||||
| 井宿八 | Jǐngsubā | 8th star | ||||||||
| 井宿东扇第四星 | Jǐngsudōngshāndìsìxīng | 4th star in eastern area | ||||||||
| 28 Gem | 井宿增四 | Jǐngsuzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 26 Gem | 井宿增七 | Jǐngsuzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 23 Gem | 井宿增八 | Jǐngsuzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| HD 46595 | 井宿增九 | Jǐngsuzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 30 Gem | 井宿增十 | Jǐngsuzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| 32 Gem | 井宿增十一 | Jǐngsuzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
| 35 Gem | 井宿增十二 | Jǐngsuzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
| 38 Gem | 井宿增十三 | Jǐngsuzēngshísān | 13th additional star | |||||||
| 41 Gem | 井宿增十四 | Jǐngsuzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||||||
| 45 Gem | 井宿增十五 | Jǐngsuzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
| HD 55283 | 井宿增十六 | Jǐngsuzēngshíliù | 16th additional star | |||||||
| 51 Gem | 井宿增十七 | Jǐngsuzēngshíqī | 17th additional star | |||||||
| 钺 | Yuè | Battle Axe | ||||||||
| η Gem[2] | ||||||||||
| 钺 | Yuè | (One star of) | ||||||||
| 杠南第一星 | Gāngnándìyīxīng | 1st star in the south of Canopy Support constellation | ||||||||
| 9 Gem | 鉞增一 | Yuèzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 北河 | Běihé | North River | ||||||||
| ρ Gem[4] | 北河一 | Běihéyī | 1st star | |||||||
| α Gem[4] | ||||||||||
| 北河二 | Běihéèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 北河中星 | Běihézhōngxīng | Center star | ||||||||
| β Gem[4] | ||||||||||
| 北河三 | Běihésān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 北河东大星 | Běihédōngdàxīng | Big eastern star | ||||||||
| 八谷西南星 | Bāgǔxīnánxīng | Star in the southwest of Eight Kinds of Crops constellation | ||||||||
| 70 Gem | 北河增一 | Běihézēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| ο Gem | 北河增二 | Běihézēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| π Gem | 北河增三 | Běihézēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| σ Gem | 北河增四 | Běihézēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 天樽 | Tiānzūn | Celestial Wine Cup | ||||||||
| 57 Gem | 天樽一 | Tiānzūnyī | 1st star | |||||||
| δ Gem[2] | ||||||||||
| 天樽二 | Tiānzūnèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 天樽距星 | Tiānzūnjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 天樽西星 | Tiānzūnxīxīng | Western star | ||||||||
| ω Gem[2] | 天樽三 | Tiānzūnsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 37 Gem | 天樽增一 | Tiānzūnzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 40 Gem | 天樽增二 | Tiānzūnzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 47 Gem | 天樽增三 | Tiānzūnzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 52 Gem | 天樽增四 | Tiānzūnzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 48 Gem | 天樽增五 | Tiānzūnzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 44 Gem | 天樽增六 | Tiānzūnzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 56 Gem | 天樽增七 | Tiānzūnzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 61 Gem | 天樽增八 | Tiānzūnzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 63 Gem | 天樽增九 | Tiānzūnzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 五諸侯 | Wuzhūhóu | Five Feudal Kings | ||||||||
| θ Gem[4] | ||||||||||
| 五諸侯一 | Wuzhūhóuyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 帝師 | Dishī | |||||||||
| 天街南星 | Tiānjiēnánxīn | Star in the south of Celestial Street constellation | ||||||||
| τ Gem[4] | ||||||||||
| 五諸侯二 | Wuzhūhóuèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 帝友 | Dìyǒu | |||||||||
| ι Gem[4] | ||||||||||
| 五諸侯三 | Wuzhūhóusān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 五諸侯第三星 | Wuzhūhóudìsānxīng | 3rd king (star) of five kings | ||||||||
| 附耳 | Fùěr | |||||||||
| υ Gem[4] | ||||||||||
| 五諸侯四 | Wuzhūhóusì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 伯是 | Bàshì | |||||||||
| φ Gem[4] | ||||||||||
| 五諸侯五 | Wuzhūhóuwu | 5th star | ||||||||
| 太史 | Tàishì | |||||||||
| 59 Gem | 五諸侯增一 | Wuzhūhóuzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 64 Gem | 五諸侯增二 | Wuzhūhóuzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 65 Gem | 五諸侯增三 | Wuzhūhóuzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 積薪 | Jīxīn | Pile of Firewood | ||||||||
| κ Gem[4] | ||||||||||
| 積薪 | Jīxīn | (One star of) | ||||||||
| 五诸侯第五星 | Wuzhūhóudìwuxīng | 5th king (star) of five kings | ||||||||
| 76 Gem | 積薪增一 | Jīxīnzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 82 Gem | 積薪增二 | Jīxīnzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 84 Gem | 積薪增三 | Jīxīnzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 水位[5] | Shuǐwèi | Water Level | ||||||||
| 68 Gem | 水位增二 | Shuǐwèizēngèr | 2nd additional starr | |||||||
| 74 Gem | 水位增三 | Shuǐwèizēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 81 Gem | 水位增四 | Shuǐwèizēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 85 Gem | 水位增五 | Shuǐwèizēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| HD 59764 | 水位增十二 | Shuǐwèizēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
| 四瀆 | Sìdú | Four Great Rivers | HD 52960 | 四瀆一 | Sìdúyī | 1st star | ||||
| 鬼[5] | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟[5] | Guàn | Beacon Fire | χ Gem | 爟增三 | Guànzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Star Tales – Orion 2". www.ianridpath.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 26 日
- ^ "Star Tales – Gemini". www.ianridpath.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日 Archived 2011-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars