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".

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

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)	翼	Yì	Wings	翼	Yì	Wings
							α Crt^[1]
								翼宿一	Yìsùyī	1st star
								翼宿距星	Yìsùjùxīng	Separated star
								翼宿中央西第二星	Yìsùzhōngyāngxīdìèrxīng	2nd center western star
							γ Crt^[1]	翼宿二	Yìsùèr	2nd star
							ζ Crt^[1]	翼宿三	Yìsùsān	3rd star
							λ Crt^[1]	翼宿四	Yìsùsì	4th star
							η Crt^[1]	翼宿六	Yìsùliù	6th star
							δ Crt^[1]	翼宿七	Yìsùqī	7th star
							ι Crt^[1]	翼宿八	Yìsùbā	8th star
							κ Crt^[1]	翼宿九	Yìsùjiǔ	9th star
							ε Crt^[1]	翼宿十	Yìsùshí	10th star
							HD 95808^[2]	翼宿十一	Yìsùshíyī	11th star
							θ Crt^[1]	翼宿十三	Yìsùshísān	13th star
							HD 102574^[2]	翼宿十四	Yìsùshísì	14th star
							HD 100219^[2]	翼宿十五	Yìsùshíwǔ	15th star
							β Crt^[1]	翼宿十六	Yìsùshíliù	16th star
							HD 99922^[2]	翼宿十七	Yìsùshíqī	17th star

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 31 日
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d (in Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System

[sb0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 31 日

[sb1-2] (in Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System

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