Libra in Chinese astronomy
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Libra is located within the eastern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天秤座 (tiān chèng zuò), meaning "the celestial steelyard constellation".
Stars
[edit]The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Libra area consists of:
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | |||||||
| 亢[1] | Kàng | Neck | 11 Lib | 亢宿增八 | Kàngsùzēngbā | 8th additional star | ||||
| 折威 | Shéwēi | Executions | ||||||||
| 3 Lib[2] | 折威三 | Shéwēisān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 4 Lib | 折威五 | Shéwēiwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 12 Lib | 折威六 | Shéwēiliù | 6th star | |||||||
| σ Lib[3] | 折威七 | Shéwēiqī | 7th star | |||||||
| 氐 | Dī | Root | 氐 | Dī | Root | |||||
| α2 Lib[4] | ||||||||||
| 氐宿一 | Dīsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 氐宿距星 | Dīsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 氐宿西南星 | Dīsùxīnánxīng | Southwestern star | ||||||||
| 天狗西星 | Tiāngǒuxīxīng | Star in the west of Celestial Dog constellation | ||||||||
| 南鳌 | Nánáo | Huge sea turtle in the south | ||||||||
| ι Lib[4] | ||||||||||
| 氐宿二 | Dīsùèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 氐宿东南星 | Dīsùdōngnánxīng | Southeastern star | ||||||||
| γ Lib[4] | ||||||||||
| 氐宿三 | Dīsùsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 氐宿东北星 | Dīsùdōngběixīng | Northeastern star | ||||||||
| β Lib[4] | ||||||||||
| 氐宿四 | Dīsùsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 氐宿西北星 | Dīsùxīběixīng | Northwestern star | ||||||||
| δ Lib | 氐宿增一 | Dīsùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 天乳[1] | Tiānrǔ | Celestial Milk | 30 Ser[5] | 天乳增三 | Tiānrǔzēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||
| 天輻 | Tiānfú | Celestial Spokes | ||||||||
| τ Lib[6] | 天輻一 | Tiānfúyī | 1st star | |||||||
| υ Lib[6] | 天輻二 | Tiānfúèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 36 Lib | 天輻增一 | Tiānfúzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 房 | Fáng | Room | 房[1] | Fáng | Room | |||||
| λ Lib | 房宿增一 | Fángsùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 42 Lib | 房宿增三 | Fángsùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 罰 | Fá | Punishment | ||||||||
| 49 Lib | 罰三 | Fásān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 西咸 | Xīxián | Western Door | ||||||||
| 48 Lib[7] | 天輻二 | Xīxiánèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| θ Lib[6] | 西咸三 | Xīxiánsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| η Lib[6] | 西咸四 | Xīxiánsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 50 Lib | 西咸增一 | Xīxiánzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 日 | Rì | Sun | ||||||||
| κ Lib[7] | 日 | Rì | (One star of) | |||||||
| 41 Lib | 日增一 | Rìzēngyī | 1st additional star |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
- ^ (in Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 28 日
- ^ a b c d (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 7 日
- ^ the star is actually located in the constellation of Libra near the border of Serpens
- ^ a b c d (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 29 日
- ^ a b Ian Ridpath's Startales - Libra the Scales