Pisces in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Pisces lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ) and White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ), and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 雙魚座 (shuāng yú zuò), which means "the pair of fish constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Pisces area consists of :

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
Three Enclosures (三垣)	紫微垣	Zǐ Wēi Yuán	Purple Forbidden enclosure
Three Enclosures (三垣)	紫微垣	Zǐ Wēi Yuán	Purple Forbidden enclosure	傳舍	Chuánshě	Guest House	20 Psc	傳舍一	Chuánshěyī	1st star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)	室	Shì	Encampment	壘壁陣	Lěibìzhèn	Line of Ramparts
							27 Psc^[1]	壘壁陣九	Lěibìzhènjiǔ	9th star
							29 Psc^[1]	壘壁陣十	Lěibìzhènshí	10th star
							33 Psc^[1]	壘壁陣十一	Lěibìzhènshíyī	11th star
							30 Psc^[1]	壘壁陣十二	Lěibìzhènshíèr	12th star
							20 Psc	壘壁陣增四	Lěibìzhènzēngsì	4th additional star
							24 Psc	壘壁陣增五	Lěibìzhènzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							4 Cet^[2]	壘壁陣增六	Lěibìzhènzēngliù	6th additional star
							5 Cet^[2]	壘壁陣增七	Lěibìzhènzēngqī	7th additional star
	壁	Bì	Wall	壁^[3]	Bì	Wall
							37 Psc	壁宿增十一	Bìsùzēngshíyī	11th additional star
							42 Psc	壁宿增十二	Bìsùzēngshíèr	12th additional star
							43 Psc	壁宿增十三	Bìsùzēngshísān	13th additional star
							49 Psc	壁宿增十四	Bìsùzēngshísì	14th additional star
							48 Psc	壁宿增十五	Bìsùzēngshíwǔ	15th additional star
							40 Psc	壁宿增十六	Bìsùzēngshíliù	16th additional star
							39 Psc	壁宿增十七	Bìsùzēngshíqī	17th additional star
							47 Psc	壁宿增二十	Bìsùzēngèrshí	20th additional star
							46 Psc	壁宿增二十一	Bìsùzēngèrshíyī	21st additional star
							52 Psc	壁宿增二十二	Bìsùzēngèrshíèr	22nd additional star
				霹靂	Pīlì	Thunderbolt
							β Psc^[4]
								霹靂一	Pīlìyī	1st star
								九卿	Jiǔqīng	Nine senior officers
							γ Psc^[4]	霹靂二	Pīlìèr	2nd star
							θ Psc^[4]	霹靂三	Pīlìsān	3rd star
							ι Psc^[4]	霹靂四	Pīlìsì	4th star
							ω Psc^[4]	霹靂五	Pīlìwu	5th star
							3 Psc	霹雳增一	Pīlìzēngyī	1st additional star
							2 Psc	霹雳增二	Pīlìzēngèr	2nd additional star
							5 Psc	霹雳增三	Pīlìzēngsān	3rd additional star
							7 Psc	霹靂增四	Pīlìzēngsì	4th additional star
							26 Psc	霹靂增八	Pīlìzēngbā	8th additional star
				雲雨	Yúnyǔ	Cloud and Rain
							κ Psc^[4]	雲雨一	Yúnyǔyī	1st star
							12 Psc^[5]	雲雨二	Yúnyǔèr	2nd star
							21 Psc	雲雨三	Yúnyǔsān	3rd star
							λ Psc^[4]	雲雨四	Yúnyǔsì	4th star
							11 Psc	雲雨增一	Yúnyǔzēngyī	1st additional star
							14 Psc^[5]	雲雨增二	Yúnyǔzēngèr	2nd additional star
							13 Psc	雲雨增三	Yúnyǔzēngsān	3rd additional star
							9 Psc	雲雨增四	Yúnyǔzēngsì	4th additional star
							15 Psc	雲雨增五	Yúnyǔzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							16 Psc	雲雨增六	Yúnyǔzēngliù	6th additional star
							19 Psc	雲雨增七	Yúnyǔzēngqī	7th additional star
							22 Psc	雲雨增八	Yúnyǔzēngbā	8th additional star
							25 Psc	雲雨增九	Yúnyǔzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
				土公	Tǔgōng	Official for Earthworks and Buildings
							32 Psc	土公一	Tǔgōngyī	1st star
							45 Psc	土公二	Tǔgōngèr	2nd star
							31 Psc	土公增一	Tǔgōngzēngyī	1st additional star
							34 Psc	土公增二	Tǔgōngzēngèr	2nd additional star
							35 Psc	土公增三	Tǔgōngzēngsān	3rd additional star
							36 Psc	土公增四	Tǔgōngzēngsì	4th additional star
							41 Psc	土公增五	Tǔgōngzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							51 Psc	土公增六	Tǔgōngzēngliù	6th additional star
							44 Psc	土公增七	Tǔgōngzēngqī	7th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)	奎	Kuí	Legs	奎	Kuí	Legs
							65 Psc	奎宿三	Kuísùsān	3rd star
							σ Psc^[6]	奎宿十	Kuísùshí	10th star
							τ Psc^[6]	奎宿十一	Kuísùshíyī	11th star
							91 Psc	奎宿十二	Kuísùshíèr	12th star
							υ Psc^[6]	奎宿十三	Kuísùshísān	13th star
							φ Psc^[6]	奎宿十四	Kuísùshísì	14th star
							χ Psc^[6]	奎宿十五	Kuísùshíwǔ	15th star
							ψ¹ Psc^[6]	奎宿十六	Kuísùshíliù	16th star
							55 Psc	奎宿增二	Kuísùzēngèr	2nd additional star
							54 Psc	奎宿增三	Kuísùzēngsān	3rd additional star
							59 Psc	奎宿增四	Kuísùzēngsì	4th additional star
							64 Psc	奎宿增五	Kuísùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							66 Psc	奎宿增六	Kuísùzēngliù	6th additional star
							ψ³ Psc	奎宿增七	Kuísùzēngqī	7th additional star
							ψ² Psc	奎宿增八	Kuísùzēngbā	8th additional star
							67 Psc	奎宿增十	Kuísùzēngshí	10th additional star
							68 Psc	奎宿增十一	Kuísùzēngshíyī	11th additional star
							82 Psc	奎宿增十三	Kuísùzēngshísān	13th additional star
							78 Psc	奎宿增十四	Kuísùzēngshísì	14th additional star
				外屏	Wàipíng	Outer Fence
							δ Psc^[6]	外屏一	Wàipíngyī	1st star
							ε Psc^[6]	外屏二	Wàipíngèr	2nd star
							ζ Psc^[6]	外屏三	Wàipíngsān	3rd star
							μ Psc^[6]	外屏四	Wàipíngsì	4th star
							ν Psc^[6]	外屏五	Wàipíngwu	5th star
							ξ Psc^[6]	外屏六	Wàipíngliù	6th star
							α Psc^[6]	外屏七	Wàipíngqī	7th star
							72 Psc	外屏增一	Wàipíngzēngyī	1st additional star
							75 Psc	外屏增二	Wàipíngzēngèr	2nd additional star
							88 Psc	外屏增三	Wàipíngzēngsān	3rd additional star
							80 Psc	外屏增四	Wàipíngzēngsì	4th additional star
							77 Psc	外屏增五	Wàipíngzēngwu	5th additional star
							73 Psc	外屏增六	Wàipíngzēngliù	6th additional star
							70 Psc	外屏增七	Wàipíngzēngqī	7th additional star
							62 Psc	外屏增八	Wàipíngzēngbā	8th additional star
							60 Psc	外屏增九	Wàipíngzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
							89 Psc	外屏增十四	Wàipíngzēngshísì	14th additional star
							112 Psc	外屏增十五	Wàipíngzēngshíwu	15th additional star
	婁	Lóu	Bond	婁^[3]	Lóu	Bond
							3 Ari^[7]	婁宿增二	Lóusùzēngèr	2nd additional star
							107 Psc	婁宿增三	Lóusùzēngsān	3rd additional star
				右更	Yòugēng	Official in Charge of the Pasturing
							ρ Psc^[6]	右更一	Yòugēngyī	1st star
							η Psc^[6]	右更二	Yòugēngèr	2nd star
							π Psc^[6]	右更三	Yòugēngsān	3rd star
							ο Psc^[6]	右更四	Yòugēngsì	4th star
							104 Psc^[5]	右更五	Yòugēngwu	5th star
							94 Psc	右更增一	Yòugēngzēngyī	1st additional star
							101 Psc	右更增二	Yòugēngzēngèr	2nd additional star
							100 Psc	右更增四	Yòugēngzēngsì	4th additional star
							HD 8356	右更增五	Yòugēngzēngwǔ	5th additional star

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ian Ridpath's Startales - Pisces the Fishes
^ ^a ^b the star is actually located in the constellation of Pisces near the border of Cetus
^ ^a ^b this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 8 日
^ ^a ^b ^c (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 ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 19 日
^ the star is actually located in the constellation of Pisces near the border of Aries

External links

[ridpathpisces-1] Ian Ridpath's Startales - Pisces the Fishes

[sb3-2] the star is actually located in the constellation of Pisces near the border of Cetus

[sb100-3] this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars

[sb0-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 8 日

[sb10-5] (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

[sb1-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 19 日

[sb4-7] the star is actually located in the constellation of Pisces near the border of Aries

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