Pegasus in Chinese astronomy
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Pegasus 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 飛馬座 (fēi mǎ zuò), meaning "the flying horse constellation".
Stars
[edit]The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Pegasus area consists of:
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虚 | Xū | Emptiness | |||||||
| 司祿 | Sīlù | Deified Judge of Rank | 11 Peg | 司祿一 | Sīlùyī | 1st star | ||||
| 危 | Wēi | Rooftop | 危 | Wēi | Rooftop | |||||
| θ Peg[1] | 危宿二 | Wēisùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ε Peg[1] | ||||||||||
| 危宿三 | Wēisùsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 危宿北星 | Wēisùběixīng | Northern star | ||||||||
| 3 Peg | 危宿增一 | Wēisùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 4 Peg | 危宿增二 | Wēisùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 7 Peg | 危宿增三 | Wēisùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 30 Peg | 危宿增五 | Wēisùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 18 Peg | 危宿增七 | Wēisùzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 19 Peg | 危宿增八 | Wēisùzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 21 Peg | 危宿增九 | Wēisùzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 20 Peg | 危宿增十 | Wēisùzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| 17 Peg | 危宿增十一 | Wēisùzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
| HD 208189 | 危宿增二 | Wēisùzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
| HD 209288 | 危宿增四 | Wēisùzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||||||
| 墳墓[2] | Fénmù | Tomb | ||||||||
| 34 Peg | 墳墓增一 | Fénmùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 35 Peg | 墳墓增二 | Fénmùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 37 Peg | 墳墓增三 | Fénmùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 人 | Rén | Humans | ||||||||
| 2 Peg | 人一 | Rényī | 1st star | |||||||
| 1 Peg | 人二 | Rénèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 9 Peg | 人三 | Rénsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 12 Peg | 人四 | Rénsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 5 Peg | 人墓三 | Rénmùsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 13 Peg | 人墓四 | Rénmùsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 杵 | Chǔ | Pestle | ||||||||
| π2 Peg[3] | 杵二 | Chǔèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 23 Peg | 杵三 | Chǔsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| π1 Peg | 杵增一 | Chǔzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 38 Peg | 杵增二 | Chǔzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 臼 | Jiù | Mortar | ||||||||
| κ Peg[3] | 臼二 | Jiùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ι Peg[3] | 臼三 | Jiùsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 32 Peg | 臼四 | Jiùsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 14 Peg | 臼增一 | Jiùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 15 Peg | 臼增二 | Jiùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 16 Peg | 臼增三 | Jiùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 25 Peg | 臼增四 | Jiùzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 28 Peg | 臼增五 | Jiùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| HD 210210 | 臼增六 | Jiùzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 室 | Shì | Encampment | 室 | Shì | Encampment | |||||
| α Peg[4] | ||||||||||
| 室宿一 | Shìsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 室宿距星 | Shìsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 室宿南星 | Shìsùnánxīng | Southern star | ||||||||
| 定星 | Dìngxīng | Fixed star | ||||||||
| 營星 | Yíngxīng | Star of army / camp | ||||||||
| 清廟 | Qīngmiào | Qing temple | ||||||||
| β Peg[4] | ||||||||||
| 室宿二 | Shìsùèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 室宿北星 | Shìsùběixīng | Northern star | ||||||||
| 玄宮 | Xuángōng | Black / mysterious palace | ||||||||
| 51 Peg | 室宿增一 | Shìsùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 56 Peg | 室宿增二 | Shìsùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 60 Peg | 室宿增三 | Shìsùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 61 Peg | 室宿增四 | Shìsùzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 63 Peg | 室宿增五 | Shìsùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 64 Peg | 室宿增六 | Shìsùzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 67 Peg | 室宿增七 | Shìsùzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 離宮 | Lígōng | Resting Palace | ||||||||
| λ Peg[4] | 離宮一 | Lígōngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| μ Peg[4] | 離宮二 | Lígōngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ο Peg[4] | 離宮三 | Lígōngsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| η Peg[4] | ||||||||||
| 離宮四 | Lígōngsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 離宮西北第二星 | Lígōngxīběidìxīng | Second northwestern star | ||||||||
| τ Peg[4] | 離宮五 | Lígōngwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| υ Peg[4] | 離宮六 | Lígōngliù | 6th star | |||||||
| 33 Peg | 离宫增一 | Lígōngzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 39 Peg | 离宫增二 | Lígōngzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 40 Peg | 离宫增三 | Lígōngzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 41 Peg | 离宫增四 | Lígōngzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 45 Peg | 离宫增五 | Lígōngzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 65 Peg | 离宫增六 | Lígōngzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 71 Peg | 离宫增七 | Lígōngzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 69 Peg | 离宫增八 | Lígōngzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 雷電 | Léidiàn | Thunder and Lightning | ||||||||
| ζ Peg[4] | 雷電一 | Léidiànyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ξ Peg[4] | 雷電二 | Léidiànèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| σ Peg[4] | 雷電三 | Léidiànsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 55 Peg | 雷電四 | Léidiànsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 66 Peg | 雷電五 | Léidiànwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 70 Peg | 雷電六 | Léidiànliù | 6th star | |||||||
| 52 Peg | 雷電增一 | Léidiànzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| ρ Peg | 雷電增二 | Léidiànzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 57 Peg | 雷電增三 | Léidiànzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 59 Peg | 雷電增四 | Léidiànzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 58 Peg | 雷電增五 | Léidiànzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 66 Peg | 雷電增六 | Léidiànzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 75 Peg | 雷電增七 | Léidiànzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 76 Peg | 雷電增八 | Léidiànzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 土公吏 | Tǔgōnglì | Official for Materials Supply | ||||||||
| 31 Peg | 土公吏一 | Tǔgōnglìyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 36 Peg | 土公吏二 | Tǔgōnglìèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 壁 | Bì | Wall | 壁 | Bì | Wall | |||||
| γ Peg[5] | ||||||||||
| 壁宿一 | Bìsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 壁宿距星 | Bìsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 壁宿南星 | Bìsùnánxīng | Northern star | ||||||||
| 73 Peg | 壁宿增一 | Bìsùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 72 Peg | 壁宿增二 | Bìsùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 78 Peg | 壁宿增三 | Bìsùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 79 Peg | 壁宿增四 | Bìsùzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 85 Peg | 壁宿增五 | Bìsùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| ψ Peg | 壁宿增六 | Bìsùzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 83 Peg | 壁宿增七 | Bìsùzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| HD 223755 | 壁宿增八 | Bìsùzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| φ Peg | 壁宿增九 | Bìsùzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 86 Peg | 壁宿增十 | Bìsùzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| 霹靂[2] | Pīlì | Thunderbolt | ||||||||
| 77 Peg | 霹靂增五 | Léidiànzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 82 Peg | 霹靂增六 | Léidiànzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 80 Peg | 霹靂增七 | Léidiànzēngqī | 7th additional star |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 16 日
- ^ a b this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
- ^ a b c (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 6 日
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 17 日
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 18 日