Ophiuchus in Chinese astronomy
The modern constellation Ophiuchus lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng) and The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), 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 蛇夫座 (shé fū zuò), which means "the snake man constellation".
Stars[edit]
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Ophiuchus 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) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | ||||
| ν Oph[1] | ||||||||||
| 天市左垣九 | Tiānshìzuǒyuánjiǔ | 9th star | ||||||||
| 燕 | Yān | (Star of) Yan | ||||||||
| η Oph[1] | ||||||||||
| 天市左垣十一 | Tiānshìzuǒyuánshíyī | 11th star | ||||||||
| 宋 | Sòng | (Star of) Song | ||||||||
| 张宿西第二星 | Zhāngsùxīdìèrxīng | 2nd star in the west of Extended Net constellation | ||||||||
| V841 Oph | 宋增一 | Sòngzēngyī | 1st additional of Song | |||||||
| 29 Oph | 宋增二 | Sòngzēngyī | 2nd additional of Song | |||||||
| 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall | ||||||||
| δ Oph[2] | ||||||||||
| 天市右垣九 | Tiānshìyòuyuánjiǔ | 9th star | ||||||||
| 梁 | Liáng | (Star of) Liang | ||||||||
| ε Oph[2] | ||||||||||
| 天市右垣十 | Tiānshìyòuyuánshí | 10th star | ||||||||
| 楚 | Chǔ | (Star of) Chu | ||||||||
| ζ Oph[2] | ||||||||||
| 天市右垣十一 | Tiānshìyòuyuánshíyī | 11th star | ||||||||
| 韓 | Hán | (Star of) Han | ||||||||
| 市樓 | Shìlóu | Municipal Office | ||||||||
| μ Oph[1] | 市樓一 | Shìlóuyī | 1st star | |||||||
| τ Oph[1] | 市樓三 | Shìlóusān | 3rd star | |||||||
| HD 161056 | 市樓六 | Shìlóuliù | 6th star | |||||||
| 車肆 | Chēsì | Commodity Market | ||||||||
| υ Oph[2] | 車肆一 | Chēsìyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 20 Oph[3] | 車肆二 | Chēsìèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 23 Oph | 車肆增一 | Chēsìzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 30 Oph | 車肆增二 | Chēsìzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 宗正 | Zōngzhèng | Official for Royal Clan | ||||||||
| β Oph[4] | ||||||||||
| 宗正一 | Zōngzhèngyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 宗正西星 | Zōngzhèngxīxīng | Western star | ||||||||
| 内平 | Nèipíng | High judge | ||||||||
| γ Oph[4] | 宗正二 | Zōngzhèngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 61 Oph | 宗正增一 | Zōngzhèngzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| σ Oph | 宗正增二 | Zōngzhèngzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 41 Oph | 宗正增三 | Zōngzhèngzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 宗人 | Zōngrén | Official of Religious Ceremonies | ||||||||
| 66 Oph[3] | 宗人一 | Zōngrényī | 1st star | |||||||
| 67 Oph[3] | 宗人二 | Zōngrénèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 68 Oph[3] | 宗人三 | Zōngrénsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 70 Oph[3] | 宗人四 | Zōngrénsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 72 Oph | 宗人增一 | Zōngrénzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 71 Oph | 宗人增二 | Zōngrénzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 73 Oph | 宗人增三 | Zōngrénzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 74 Oph | 宗人增四 | Zōngrénzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 候 | Hòu | Astrologer | ||||||||
| α Oph[4] | ||||||||||
| 候 | Hòu | (One star of) | ||||||||
| 候星 | Hòuxīng | Star of astrologer (prince) | ||||||||
| 54 Oph | 候增三 | Hòuzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 56 Oph | 候增四 | Hòuzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 53 Oph | 候增五 | Hòuzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 宦者 | Huànzhě | Eunuch Official | ||||||||
| 32 Oph | 宦者一 | Huànzhěyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 37 Oph | 宦者四 | Huànzhěsì | 4th star | |||||||
| HD 156681 | 宦者增五 | Huànzhězēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 列肆 | Lièsì | Jewel Market | ||||||||
| λ Oph[4] | 列肆二 | Lièsìèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 21 Oph | 列肆增一 | Lièsìzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 16 Oph | 列肆增二 | Lièsìzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 14 Oph | 列肆增三 | Lièsìzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 12 Oph | 列肆增四 | Lièsìzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 斛 | Hú | Dipper for Solid | ||||||||
| ι Oph[4] | 斛一 | Huyī | 1st star | |||||||
| κ Oph[4] | 斛二 | Huèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 東咸 | Dōngxián | Eastern Door | ||||
| φ Oph[5] | 東咸一 | Dōngxiányī | 1st star | |||||||
| χ Oph[5] | 東咸二 | Dōngxiánèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ψ Oph[5] | 東咸三 | Dōngxiánsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ω Oph[5] | 東咸四 | Dōngxiánsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 24 Sco[6] | 東咸增一 | Dōngxiánzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 心[7] | Xīn | Heart | 心[7] | Xīn | Heart | |||||
| ρ Oph | 心宿增四 | Xīnsùzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 15 Oph | 心宿增六 | Xīnsùzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 18 Oph | 心宿增七 | Xīnsùzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | |||||
| HD 155401[8] | 天江一 | Tiānjiāngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 36 Oph A | 天江二 | Tiānjiāngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| θ Oph[9] | ||||||||||
| 天江三 | Tiānjiāngsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 天江东第三星 | Tiānjiāngdōngdìsānxīng | Eastern and 3rd rank star | ||||||||
| 44 Oph | 天江四 | Tiānjiāngsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 43 Oph | 天江增一 | Tiānjiāngzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 38 Oph | 天江增二 | Tiānjiāngzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 36 Oph C | 天江增三 | Tiānjiāngzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| HD 156992 | 天江增四 | Tiānjiāngzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 191 Oph | 天江增五 | Tiānjiāngzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| ο Oph | 天江增六 | Tiānjiāngzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| ξ Oph | 天江增七 | Tiānjiāngzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| HD 154418 | 天江增八 | Tiānjiāngzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 26 Oph | 天江增九 | Tiānjiāngzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 28 Oph | 天江增十 | Tiānjiāngzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| 31 Oph C | 天江增十一 | Tiānjiāngzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
| 箕 | Jī | Winnowing Basket | 糠 | Kāng | Chaff | |||||
| 45 Oph | 糠 | Kāng | (One star of) | |||||||
| HD 157955 | 糠增一 | Kāngzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 斗 | Dǒu | Dipper | 天籥 | Tiānyuè | Celestial Keyhole | ||||
| 58 Oph | 天籥三 | Tiānyuèsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| HD 160042[8] | 天籥四 | Tiānyuèsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 52 Oph | 天籥五 | Tiānyuèwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| 51 Oph | 天籥六 | Tiānyuèliù | 6th star | |||||||
| HD 158704[8] | 天籥七 | Tiānyuèqī | 7th star | |||||||
| 50 Oph | 天龠增一 | Tiānyuèzēngyī | 1st additional star |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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 23 日
- ^ 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 24 日
- ^ a b c d e Ian Ridpath's Startales - Ophiuchus the Serpen Holder
- ^ a b c d e f (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 25 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 9 日
- ^ the star is actually located in the constellation of Ophiuchus near the border of Scorpio
- ^ a b this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
- ^ 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
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 10 日