Crater in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Crater is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 巨爵座 (jù jué zuò), meaning "the huge wine holder constellation".

Stars

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

Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) 翼 Yì Wings 翼 Yì Wings
α Crt[1]
翼宿一Yìsùyī1st star
翼宿距星YìsùjùxīngSeparated star
翼宿中央西第二星Yìsùzhōngyāngxīdìèrxīng2nd center western star
γ Crt[1]翼宿二Yìsùèr2nd star
ζ Crt[1]翼宿三Yìsùsān3rd star
λ Crt[1]翼宿四Yìsùsì4th star
η Crt[1]翼宿六Yìsùliù6th star
δ Crt[1]翼宿七Yìsùqī7th star
ι Crt[1]翼宿八Yìsùbā8th star
κ Crt[1]翼宿九Yìsùjiǔ9th star
ε Crt[1]翼宿十Yìsùshí10th star
HD 95808[2]翼宿十一Yìsùshíyī11th star
θ Crt[1]翼宿十三Yìsùshísān13th star
HD 102574[2]翼宿十四Yìsùshísì14th star
HD 100219[2]翼宿十五Yìsùshíwǔ15th star
β Crt[1]翼宿十六Yìsùshíliù16th star
HD 99922[2]翼宿十七Yìsùshíqī17th star

See also

References
  1. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 31 日
  2. (in Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
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