According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Aquarius 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 寶瓶座 (bǎo píng zuò), meaning "the precious pitcher constellation".
Stars
editThe map of Chinese constellation in constellation Aquarius 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) | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 女 | Nǚ | Girl | ||||
| ε Aqr[1] | ||||||||||
| 女宿一 | Nǚsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 女宿距星 | Nǚsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 女宿西南星 | Nǚsùxīnánxīng | Southwestern star | ||||||||
| μ Aqr [1] | 女宿二 | Nǚsùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 4 Aqr[2] | 女宿三 | Nǚsùsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 3 Aqr[2] | 女宿四 | Nǚsùsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 5 Aqr | 女宿增一 | Nǚsùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 11 Aqr | 女宿增二 | Nǚsùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 10 Aqr | 女宿增三 | Nǚsùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 12 Aqr | 女宿增四 | Nǚsùzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 7 Aqr | 女宿增五 | Nǚsùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 離珠 | Lízhū | Pearls on Ladies' Wear | 1 Aqr[3] | 離珠三 | Lízhūsān | 3rd star | ||||
| 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | |||||
| β Aqr[4] | ||||||||||
| 虚宿一 | Xūsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 虚宿距星 | Xūsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 虚宿南星 | Xūsùnánxīng | Southern star | ||||||||
| 15 Aqr | 虚宿增五 | Xūsùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 16 Aqr | 虚宿增六 | Xūsùzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 21 Aqr | 虚宿增七 | Xūsùzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 20 Aqr | 虚宿增八 | Xūsùzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 司命 | Sīmìng | Deified Judge of Life | ||||||||
| 24 Aqr[5] | 司命一 | Sīmìngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 26 Aqr | 司命二 | Sīmìngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 司祿 | Sīlù | Deified Judge of Rank | 25 Aqr | 司祿二 | Sīlùèr | 2nd star | ||||
| 哭 | Kū | Crying | ||||||||
| 38 Aqr | 哭二 | Kūèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 37 Aqr | 哭增四 | Kūzēngsì | 4th addition star | |||||||
| 泣 | Qì | Weeping | ||||||||
| ρ Aqr[6] | 泣一 | Qìyī | 1st star | |||||||
| θ Aqr[6] | 泣二 | Qìèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 30 Aqr | 泣增一 | Qìzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 36 Aqr | 泣增二 | Qìzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 天壘城 | Tiānlěichéng | Celestial Ramparts | ||||||||
| ξ Aqr[4] | 天壘城一 | Tiānlěichéngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 18 Aqr | 天壘城六 | Tiānlěichéngliù | 6th star | |||||||
| 9 Aqr | 天壘城八 | Tiānlěichéngbā | 8th star | |||||||
| 8 Aqr | 天壘城九 | Tiānlěichéngjiǔ | 9th star | |||||||
| ν Aqr[4] | 天壘城十 | Tiānlěichéngshí | 10th star | |||||||
| 14 Aqr | 天壘城十一 | Tiānlěichéngshíyī | 11th star | |||||||
| 17 Aqr | 天壘城十二 | Tiānlěichéngshíèr | 12th star | |||||||
| 19 Aqr | 天壘城十三 | Tiānlěichéngshísān | 13th star | |||||||
| 危 | Wēi | Rooftop | 危 | Wēi | Rooftop | |||||
| α Aqr[7] | ||||||||||
| 危宿一 | Wēisùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 危宿距星 | Wēisùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 危宿南星 | Wēisùnánxīng | Southern star | ||||||||
| 28 Aqr | 危宿增四 | Wēisùzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 墳墓 | Fénmù | Tomb | ||||||||
| ζ1 Aqr and ζ2 Aqr[7] | 墳墓一 | Fénmùyī | 1st star | |||||||
| γ Aqr[7] | 墳墓二 | Fénmùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| η Aqr[7] | 墳墓三 | Fénmùsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| π Aqr[7] | 墳墓四 | Fénmùsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 60 Aqr | 墳墓增四 | Fénmùzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 蓋屋 | Gàiwū | Roofing | ||||||||
| ο Aqr[7] | 蓋屋一 | Gàiwūyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 32 Aqr | 蓋屋二 | Gàiwūèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 虛梁 | Xūliáng | Temple | ||||||||
| 44 Aqr | 虛梁一 | Xūliángyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 51 Aqr | 虛梁二 | Xūliángèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| κ Aqr[8] | ||||||||||
| 虛梁三 | Xūliángsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 三公 | Sāngōng | Three leaders | ||||||||
| HD 216953[5] | 虛梁四 | Xūliángsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts | |||||
| ι Aqr[9] | 壘壁陣五 | Lěibìzhènwu | 5th star | |||||||
| σ Aqr[9] | 壘壁陣六 | Lěibìzhènliù | 6th star | |||||||
| λ Aqr[9] | 壘壁陣七 | Lěibìzhènqī | 7th star | |||||||
| φ Aqr[9] | 壘壁陣九 | Lěibìzhènbā | 8th star | |||||||
| 54 Aqr | 壘壁陣增一 | Lěibìzhènzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 67 Aqr | 壘壁陣增二 | Lěibìzhènzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 78 Aqr | 壘壁陣增三 | Lěibìzhènzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 羽林軍 | Yǔlínjūn | Palace Guard | ||||||||
| 29 Aqr | 羽林軍一 | Yǔlínjūnyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 35 Aqr | 羽林軍二 | Yǔlínjūnèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 41 Aqr | 羽林軍三 | Yǔlínjūnsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 47 Aqr | 羽林軍四 | Yǔlínjūnsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 49 Aqr | 羽林軍五 | Yǔlínjūnwu | 5th star | |||||||
| υ Aqr[9] | 羽林軍十一 | Yǔlínjūnshíyī | 11th star | |||||||
| 68 Aqr | 羽林軍十二 | Yǔlínjūnshíèr | 12th star | |||||||
| 66 Aqr | 羽林軍十三 | Yǔlínjūnshísān | 13th star | |||||||
| 61 Aqr[5] | 羽林軍十四 | Yǔlínjūnshísì | 14th star | |||||||
| 53 Aqr | 羽林軍十五 | Yǔlínjūnshíwu | 15th star | |||||||
| 56 Aqr | 羽林軍十六 | Yǔlínjūnshíliù | 16th star | |||||||
| 50 Aqr | 羽林軍十七 | Yǔlínjūnshíqī | 17th star | |||||||
| 45 Aqr | 羽林軍十八 | Yǔlínjūnshíbā | 18th star | |||||||
| 58 Aqr | 羽林軍十九 | Yǔlínjūnshíjiǔ | 19th star | |||||||
| 64 Aqr[5] | 羽林軍二十 | Yǔlínjūnèrshí | 20th star | |||||||
| 65 Aqr[5] | 羽林軍二十一 | Yǔlínjūnèrshíyī | 21st star | |||||||
| 70 Aqr | 羽林軍二十二 | Yǔlínjūnèrshíèr | 22nd star | |||||||
| 74 Aqr | 羽林軍二十三 | Yǔlínjūnèrshísān | 23rd star | |||||||
| τ2 Aqr[9] | 羽林軍二十四 | Yǔlínjūnèrshísì | 24th star | |||||||
| τ1 Aqr[9] | 羽林軍二十五 | Yǔlínjūnèrshíwu | 25th star | |||||||
| δ Aqr[9] | 羽林軍二十六 | Yǔlínjūnèrshíliù | 26th star | |||||||
| 77 Aqr | 羽林軍二十七 | Yǔlínjūnèrshíqī | 27th star | |||||||
| 88 Aqr | 羽林軍二十八 | Yǔlínjūnèrshíbā | 28th star | |||||||
| 89 Aqr | 羽林軍二十九 | Yǔlínjūnèrshíjiǔ | 29th star | |||||||
| 86 Aqr | 羽林軍三十 | Yǔlínjūnsānshí | 30th star | |||||||
| 101 Aqr | 羽林軍三十一 | Yǔlínjūnsānshíyī | 31st star | |||||||
| 100 Aqr | 羽林軍三十二 | Yǔlínjūnsānshíèr | 32nd star | |||||||
| 99 Aqr | 羽林軍三十三 | Yǔlínjūnsānshísān | 33rd star | |||||||
| 98 Aqr | 羽林軍三十四 | Yǔlínjūnsānshísì | 34th star | |||||||
| 97 Aqr | 羽林軍三十五 | Yǔlínjūnsānshíwu | 35th star | |||||||
| 94 Aqr | 羽林軍三十六 | Yǔlínjūnsānshíliù | 36th star | |||||||
| ψ3 Aqr[9] | 羽林軍三十七 | Yǔlínjūnsānshíqī | 37th star | |||||||
| ψ2 Aqr[9] | 羽林軍三十八 | Yǔlínjūnsānshíbā | 38th star | |||||||
| ψ1 Aqr[9] | 羽林軍三十九 | Yǔlínjūnsānshíjiǔ | 39th star | |||||||
| 87 Aqr[5] | 羽林軍四十 | Yǔlínjūnsìshí | 40th star | |||||||
| 85 Aqr[5] | 羽林軍四十一 | Yǔlínjūnsìshíyī | 41st star | |||||||
| 83 Aqr | 羽林軍四十二 | Yǔlínjūnsìshíèr | 42nd star | |||||||
| χ Aqr[9] | 羽林軍四十三 | Yǔlínjūnsìshísān | 43rd star | |||||||
| ω1 Aqr[9] | 羽林軍四十四 | Yǔlínjūnsìshísì | 44th star | |||||||
| ω2 Aqr[9] | 羽林軍四十五 | Yǔlínjūnsìshíwu | 45th star | |||||||
| 鈇鉞 | Fūyuè | Axe | ||||||||
| 103 Aqr | 鈇鉞一 | Fūyuèyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 106 Aqr | 鈇鉞二 | Fūyuèèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 108 Aqr | 鈇鉞三 | Fūyuèsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 104 Aqr | 鈇鉞增一 | Fūyuèzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 107 Aqr | 鈇鉞增二 | Fūyuèzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 14 日
- ^ a b Ian Ridpath's Startales - Aquarius the Water Carrier
- ^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Aquila the Eagle
- ^ a b c (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 e f g (in Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 5 日
- ^ 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 16 日[permanent dead link]
- ^ (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 l m n (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日