According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Cygnus 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 天鵝座 (tiān é zuò), meaning "the swan constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Cygnus 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) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 輦道 | Niǎndào | Imperial Passageway | ||||
| 4 Cyg[1] | 輦道四 | Niǎndàosì | 4th star | |||||||
| 17 Cyg | 輦道五 | Niǎndàowu | 5th star | |||||||
| 11 Cyg | 輦道增三 | Niǎndàozēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 15 Cyg | 輦道增四 | Niǎndàozēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| η Cyg | 輦道增五 | Niǎndàozēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| φ Cyg | 輦道增六 | Niǎndàozēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| β Cyg | 輦道增七 | Niǎndàozēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 2 Cyg | 輦道增八 | Niǎndàozēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 8 Cyg | 輦道增九 | Niǎndàozēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 天津 | Tiānjīn | Celestial Ford | |||||
| γ Cyg[2] | ||||||||||
| 天津一 | Tiānjīnyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 天津西第二星 | Tiānjīxīdìèrxīng | 2nd western star | ||||||||
| δ Cyg[2] | ||||||||||
| 天津二 | Tiānjīnèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 天津西第一星 | Tiānjīxīdìyīxīng | 1st western star | ||||||||
| 30 Cyg | 天津三 | Tiānjīnsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| α Cyg[2] | ||||||||||
| 天津四 | Tiānjīnsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 天津东第一星 | Tiānjīdōngdìyīxīng | 1st eastern star | ||||||||
| ν Cyg[2] | 天津五 | Tiānjīnwu | 5th star | |||||||
| τ Cyg[2] | 天津六 | Tiānjīnliù | 6th star | |||||||
| υ Cyg[2] | 天津七 | Tiānjīnqī | 7th star | |||||||
| ζ Cyg[2] | 天津八 | Tiānjīnbā | 8th star | |||||||
| ε Cyg[2] | ||||||||||
| 天津九 | Tiānjīnjiǔ | 9th | ||||||||
| 天津西第三星 | Tiānjīxīdìsānxīng | 3rd western star | ||||||||
| 14 Cyg | 天津增一 | Tiānjīnzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 19 Cyg | 天津增二 | Tiānjīnzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 22 Cyg | 天津增三 | Tiānjīnzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 25 Cyg | 天津增四 | Tiānjīnzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 27 Cyg | 天津增五 | Tiānjīnzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 28 Cyg | 天津增六 | Tiānjīnzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 29 Cyg | 天津增七 | Tiānjīnzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 36 Cyg | 天津增八 | Tiānjīnzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 34 Cyg | 天津增九 | Tiānjīnzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 40 Cyg | 天津增十 | Tiānjīnzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| 44 Cyg | 天津增十一 | Tiānjīnzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
| 42 Cyg | 天津增十二 | Tiānjīnzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
| 47 Cyg | 天津增十三 | Tiānjīnzēngshísān | 13th additional star | |||||||
| 35 Cyg | 天津增十四 | Tiānjīnzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||||||
| 39 Cyg | 天津增十五 | Tiānjīnzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
| 41 Cyg | 天津增十六 | Tiānjīnzēngshíliù | 16th additional star | |||||||
| 48 Cyg | 天津增十七 | Tiānjīnzēngshíqī | 17th additional star | |||||||
| 49 Cyg | 天津增十八 | Tiānjīnzēngshíbā | 18th additional star | |||||||
| 52 Cyg | 天津增十九 | Tiānjīnzēngshíjiǔ | 19th additional star | |||||||
| 69 Cyg | 天津增二十六 | Tiānjīnzēngèrshíliù | 26th additional star | |||||||
| 70 Cyg | 天津增二十七 | Tiānjīnzēngèrshíqī | 27th additional star | |||||||
| σ Cyg | 天津增二十八 | Tiānjīnzēngèrshíbā | 28th additional star | |||||||
| 61 Cyg | 天津增二十九 | Tiānjīnzēngèrshíjiǔ | 29th additional star | |||||||
| λ Cyg | 天津增三十 | Tiānjīnzēngsānshí | 30th additional star | |||||||
| 56 Cyg | 天津增三十一 | Tiānjīnzēngsānshíyī | 31st additional star | |||||||
| 57 Cyg | 天津增三十二 | Tiānjīnzēngsānshíèr | 32nd additional star | |||||||
| 55 Cyg | 天津增三十三 | Tiānjīnzēngsānshísān | 33rd additional star | |||||||
| ω² Cyg | 天津增三十四 | Tiānjīnzēngsānshísì | 34th additional star | |||||||
| ο² Cyg | 天津增三十七 | Tiānjīnzēngsānshíqī | 37th additional star | |||||||
| ο1 Cyg | 天津增三十八 | Tiānjīnzēngsānshíbā | 38th additional star | |||||||
| 奚仲 | Xīzhòng | Xi Zhong | ||||||||
| κ Cyg[2] | 奚仲一 | Xīzhòngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ι Cyg[2] | 奚仲二 | Xīzhòngyīèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| θ Cyg[2] | 奚仲三 | Xīzhòngsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 16 Cyg | 奚仲四 | Xīzhòngsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 7 Cyg | 奚仲增一 | Xīzhòngzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 20 Cyg | 奚仲增二 | Xīzhòngzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 26 Cyg | 奚仲增三 | Xīzhòngzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 33 Cyg | 奚仲增四 | Xīzhòngzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| HD 189276 | 奚仲增五 | Xīzhòngzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 23 Cyg | 奚仲增六 | Xīzhòngzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 危 | Wēi | Rooftop | ||||||||
| 臼 | Jiù | Mortar | μ1 Cyg[3] | 臼一 | Jiùyī | 1st star | ||||
| 車府 | Chēfǔ | Big Yard for Chariots | ||||||||
| ρ Cyg[3] | 車府四 | Chēfǔsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 59 Cyg | 車府五 | Chēfǔwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| ξ Cyg[3] | 車府六 | Chēfǔliù | 6th star | |||||||
| 74 Cyg | 車府七 | Chēfǔqī | 7th star | |||||||
| 51 Cyg | 車府增一 | Chēfǔzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 60 Cyg | 車府增二 | Chēfǔzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 63 Cyg | 車府增三 | Chēfǔzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 75 Cyg | 車府增五 | Chēfǔzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 77 Cyg | 車府增六 | Chēfǔzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 76 Cyg | 車府增七 | Chēfǔzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 72 Cyg | 車府增八 | Chēfǔzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 室 | Shì | Encampment | 騰蛇 | Téngshé | Flying Serpent | |||||
| π2 Cyg[4] | 螣蛇三 | Téngshésān | 3rd star | |||||||
| π1 Cyg[4] | 螣蛇四 | Téngshésì | 4th star |
See also
References
- ↑ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Cygnus the Swan
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 4 日 Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 3 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 6 日
- 1 2 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日
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