Triangulum in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Triangulum is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) (北方玄武, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 三角座 (sān jiǎo zuò), meaning "the triangle constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)
	奎^[1]	Kuí	Legs	奎^[1]	Kuí	Legs	1 Tri	奎宿增十二	Kuísùzēngshíèr	12th additional star
	婁	Lóu	Bond	婁^[1]	Lóu	Bond
							α Tri
								婁宿增六	Lóusùzēngliù	6th additional star
								天溷西南星	Tiānhùnxīnánxīng	Star in the west of Celestial Pigsty
				天大將軍	Tiāndàjiāngjūn	Heaven's Great General
							β Tri^[2]
								天大將軍九	Tiāndàjiāngjūnjiǔ	9th star
								天大将军南大星	Tiāndàjiāngjūnnándàxīng	Big star in the south
								鈇鑕中北星	Fūzhìzhōngběixīng	Star in the center-north of Sickle
							γ Tri^[2]	天大將軍十	Tiāndàjiāngjūnshí	10th star
							δ Tri^[2]	天大將軍十一	Tiāndàjiāngjūnshíyī	11th star
							ε Tri	天大将军增五	Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							ι Tri	天大将军增六	Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngliù	6th additional star
							7 Tri	天大将军增七	Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngqī	7th additional star
							14 Tri	天大将军增八	Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngbā	8th additional star
	胃^[1]	Wèi	Stomach	胃^[1]	Wèi	Stomach
							10 Tri	胃宿增一	Wèisùzēngyī	1st additional star
							12 Tri	胃宿增二	Wèisùzēngèr	2nd additional star

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
^ ^a ^b ^c (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 10 日

This page was last edited on 14 May 2023, at 12:03