Cetus in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Cetus lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ) and the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 鯨魚座 (jīng yú zuò), meaning "the whale constellation".

Stars

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The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Cetus 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) Shì Encampment 八魁 Bākuí Net for Catching Birds
6 Cet[1] 八魁一 Bākuíyī 1st star
2 Cet[1] 八魁二 Bākuíèr 2nd star
1 Cet 八魁三 Bākuísān 3rd star
3 Cet 八魁四 Bākuísì 4th star
9 Cet 八魁五 Bākuíwu 5th star
7 Cet[1] 八魁六 Bākuíliù 6th star
Wall 鈇鑕 Fūzhì Sickle
48 Cet 鈇鑕一 Fūzhìyī 1st star
υ Cet[2] 鈇鑕四 Fūzhìsì 4th star
56 Cet 鈇鑕五 Fūzhìwu 5th star
土公[3] Tǔgōng Official for Earthworks and Buildings
10 Cet 土公增八 Tǔgōngzēngbā 8th additional star
11 Cet 土公增九 Tǔgōngzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
14 Cet 土公增十 Tǔgōngzēngshí 10th additional star
15 Cet 土公增十一 Tǔgōngzēngshíyī 11th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) Kuí Legs 外屏[3] Wàipíng Outer Fence
26 Cet 外屏增十 Wàipíngzēngshí 10th additional star
29 Cet 外屏增十一 Wàipíngzēngshíyī 11th additional star
33 Cet 外屏增十二 Wàipíngzēngshíèr 12th additional star
35 Cet 外屏增十三 Wàipíngzēngshísān 13th additional star
天溷 Tiānhùn Celestial Pigsty
21 Cet 天溷一 Tiānhùnyī 1st star
φ3 Cet[4] 天溷二 Tiānhùnèr 2nd star
18 Cet 天溷三 Tiānhùnsān 3rd star
φ1 Cet[4] 天溷四 Tiānhùnsì 4th star
12 Cet 天溷增一 Tiānhùnzēngyī 1st additional star
13 Cet 天溷增二 Tiānhùnzēngèr 2nd additional star
20 Cet 天溷增三 Tiānhùnzēngsān 3rd additional star
25 Cet 天溷增四 Tiānhùnzēngsì 4th additional star
φ4 Cet 天溷增五 Tiānhùnzēngwǔ 5th additional star
φ2 Cet 天溷增六 Tiānhùnzēngliù 6th additional star
土司空 Tǔsīkōng Master of Constructions
β Cet[4]
土司空 Tǔsīkōng (One star of)
壁宿南星 Bìsùnánxīng Star in the south of Wall constellation
Lóu Bond 天倉 Tiāncāng Square Celestial Granary
ι Cet[2] 天倉一 Tiāncāngyī 1st star
η Cet[2] 天倉二 Tiāncāngèr 2nd star
θ Cet[2] 天倉三 Tiāncāngsān 3rd star
ζ Cet[2] 天倉四 Tiāncāngsì 4th star
τ Cet[2] 天倉五 Tiāncāngwǔ 5th star
57 Cet 天倉六 Tiāncāngliù 6th star
43 Cet 天仓增一 Tiāncāngzēngyī 1st additional star
42 Cet 天倉增二 Tiāncāngzēngèr 2nd additional star
38 Cet 天倉增三 Tiāncāngzēngsān 3rd additional star
34 Cet 天倉增四 Tiāncāngzēngsì 4th additional star
40 Cet 天倉增五 Tiāncāngzēngwǔ 5th additional star
39 Cet 天倉增六 Tiāncāngzēngliù 6th additional star
44 Cet 天仓增七 Tiāncāngzēngqī 7th additional star
41 Cet 天倉增八 Tiāncāngzēngbā 8th additional star
37 Cet 天倉增九 Tiāncāngzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
36 Cet 天倉增十 Tiāncāngzēngshí 10th additional star
32 Cet 天倉增十一 Tiāncāngzēngshíyī 11th additional star
30 Cet 天倉增十二 Tiāncāngzēngshíèr 12th additional star
28 Cet 天仓增十三 Tiāncāngzēngshísān 13th additional star
27 Cet 天倉增十四 Tiāncāngzēngshísì 14th additional star
46 Cet 天倉增十五 Tiāncāngzēngshíwǔ 15th additional star
47 Cet 天倉增十六 Tiāncāngzēngshíliù 16th additional star
50 Cet 天倉增十七 Tiāncāngzēngshíqī 17th additional star
49 Cet 天倉增十八 Tiāncāngzēngshíbā 18th additional star
HD 1461 天倉增十九 Tiāncāngzēngshíjiǔ 19th additional star
HD 10550 天倉增二十 Tiāncāngzēngèrshí 20th additional star
χ Cet A 天倉增二十一 Tiāncāngzēngèrshíyī 21st additional star
Wèi Stomach 天囷 Tiānqūn Circular Celestial Granary
α Cet[5]
天囷一 Tiānqūnyī 1st star
天囷大星 Tiānqūndàxīng Big star
六甲南星 Liùjiánánxīng Star in the south of Six Jia constellation
κ1 Cet[5] 天囷二 Tiānqūnèr 2nd star
λ Cet[5] 天囷三 Tiānqūnsān 3rd star
μ Cet[5] 天囷四 Tiānqūnsì 4th star
ξ1 Cet[5] 天囷五 Tiānqūnwǔ 5th star
ξ2 Cet[5] 天囷六 Tiānqūnliù 6th star
ν Cet[5] 天囷七 Tiānqūnqī 7th star
γ Cet[5] 天囷八 Tiānqūnbā 8th star
δ Cet[5] 天囷九 Tiānqūnjiǔ 9th star
75 Cet 天囷十 Tiānqūnshí 10th star
70 Cet 天囷十一 Tiānqūnshíyī 11th star
63 Cet 天囷十二 Tiānqūnshíèr 12th star
66 Cet[6] 天囷十三 Tiānqūnshísān 13th star
62 Cet 天囷增一 Tiānqūnzēngyī 1st additional star
58 Cet 天囷增二 Tiānqūnzēngèr 2nd additional star
61 Cet 天囷增三 Tiānqūnzēngsān 3rd additional star
60 Cet 天囷增四 Tiānqūnzēngsì 4th additional star
69 Cet 天囷增五 Tiānqūnzēngwǔ 5th additional star
64 Cet 天囷增六 Tiānqūnzēngliù 6th additional star
93 Cet 天囷增十 Tiānqūnzēngshí 10th additional star
95 Cet 天囷增十六 Tiānqūnzēngshíliù 16th additional star
94 Cet 天囷增十七 Tiānqūnzēngshíqī 17th additional star
84 Cet 天囷二十 Tiānqūnèrshí 20th additional star
Mǎo Hairy Head 芻蒿 Chúhāo Hay
ρ Cet[7] 芻蒿一 Chúhāoyī 1st star
77 Cet 芻蒿二 Chúhāoèr 2nd star
67 Cet 芻蒿三 Chúhāosān 3rd star
71 Cet 芻蒿四 Chúhāosì 4th star
HD 14691[6] 芻蒿五 Chúhāowǔ 5th star
ε Cet[7] 芻蒿六 Chúhāoliù 6th star
o Cet[7] 芻蒿增二 Chúhāozēngèr 2nd additional star
天苑 Tiānyuàn Celestial Meadows
π Cet[7] 天苑七 Tiānyuànqī 7th star
HD 15097 天苑增七 Tiānyuànzēngqī 7th additional star
σ Cet 天苑增九 Tiānyuànzēngjiǔ 9th additional star

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