Aquarius in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Aquarius 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 寶瓶座 (bǎo píng zuò), meaning "the precious pitcher constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Aquarius 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)	女	Nǚ	Girl	女	Nǚ	Girl
							ε Aqr^[1]
								女宿一	Nǚsùyī	1st star
								女宿距星	Nǚsùjùxīng	Separated star
								女宿西南星	Nǚsùxīnánxīng	Southwestern star
							μ Aqr ^[1]	女宿二	Nǚsùèr	2nd star
							4 Aqr^[2]	女宿三	Nǚsùsān	3rd star
							3 Aqr^[2]	女宿四	Nǚsùsì	4th star
							5 Aqr	女宿增一	Nǚsùzēngyī	1st additional star
							11 Aqr	女宿增二	Nǚsùzēngèr	2nd additional star
							10 Aqr	女宿增三	Nǚsùzēngsān	3rd additional star
							12 Aqr	女宿增四	Nǚsùzēngsì	4th additional star
							7 Aqr	女宿增五	Nǚsùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
				離珠	Lízhū	Pearls on Ladies' Wear	1 Aqr^[3]	離珠三	Lízhūsān	3rd star
	虛	Xū	Emptiness	虛	Xū	Emptiness
							β Aqr^[4]
								虚宿一	Xūsùyī	1st star
								虚宿距星	Xūsùjùxīng	Separated star
								虚宿南星	Xūsùnánxīng	Southern star
							15 Aqr	虚宿增五	Xūsùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							16 Aqr	虚宿增六	Xūsùzēngliù	6th additional star
							21 Aqr	虚宿增七	Xūsùzēngqī	7th additional star
							20 Aqr	虚宿增八	Xūsùzēngbā	8th additional star
				司命	Sīmìng	Deified Judge of Life
							24 Aqr^[5]	司命一	Sīmìngyī	1st star
							26 Aqr	司命二	Sīmìngèr	2nd star
				司祿	Sīlù	Deified Judge of Rank	25 Aqr	司祿二	Sīlùèr	2nd star
				哭	Kū	Crying
							38 Aqr	哭二	Kūèr	2nd star
							37 Aqr	哭增四	Kūzēngsì	4th addition star
				泣	Qì	Weeping
							ρ Aqr^[6]	泣一	Qìyī	1st star
							θ Aqr^[6]	泣二	Qìèr	2nd star
							30 Aqr	泣增一	Qìzēngyī	1st additional star
							36 Aqr	泣增二	Qìzēngèr	2nd additional star
				天壘城	Tiānlěichéng	Celestial Ramparts
							ξ Aqr^[4]	天壘城一	Tiānlěichéngyī	1st star
							18 Aqr	天壘城六	Tiānlěichéngliù	6th star
							9 Aqr	天壘城八	Tiānlěichéngbā	8th star
							8 Aqr	天壘城九	Tiānlěichéngjiǔ	9th star
							ν Aqr^[4]	天壘城十	Tiānlěichéngshí	10th star
							14 Aqr	天壘城十一	Tiānlěichéngshíyī	11th star
							17 Aqr	天壘城十二	Tiānlěichéngshíèr	12th star
							19 Aqr	天壘城十三	Tiānlěichéngshísān	13th star
	危	Wēi	Rooftop	危	Wēi	Rooftop
							α Aqr^[7]
								危宿一	Wēisùyī	1st star
								危宿距星	Wēisùjùxīng	Separated star
								危宿南星	Wēisùnánxīng	Southern star
							28 Aqr	危宿增四	Wēisùzēngsì	4th additional star
				墳墓	Fénmù	Tomb
							ζ¹ Aqr and ζ² Aqr^[7]	墳墓一	Fénmùyī	1st star
							γ Aqr^[7]	墳墓二	Fénmùèr	2nd star
							η Aqr^[7]	墳墓三	Fénmùsān	3rd star
							π Aqr^[7]	墳墓四	Fénmùsì	4th star
							60 Aqr	墳墓增四	Fénmùzēngsì	4th additional star
				蓋屋	Gàiwū	Roofing
							ο Aqr^[7]	蓋屋一	Gàiwūyī	1st star
							32 Aqr	蓋屋二	Gàiwūèr	2nd star
				虛梁	Xūliáng	Temple
							44 Aqr	虛梁一	Xūliángyī	1st star
							51 Aqr	虛梁二	Xūliángèr	2nd star
							κ Aqr^[8]
								虛梁三	Xūliángsān	3rd star
三公								Sāngōng	Three leaders
HD 216953^[5]							虛梁四	Xūliángsì	4th star
室	Shì	Encampment	壘壁陣	Lěibìzhèn	Line of Ramparts
						ι Aqr^[9]	壘壁陣五	Lěibìzhènwu	5th star
						σ Aqr^[9]	壘壁陣六	Lěibìzhènliù	6th star
						λ Aqr^[9]	壘壁陣七	Lěibìzhènqī	7th star
						φ Aqr^[9]	壘壁陣九	Lěibìzhènbā	8th star
						54 Aqr	壘壁陣增一	Lěibìzhènzēngyī	1st additional star
						67 Aqr	壘壁陣增二	Lěibìzhènzēngèr	2nd additional star
						78 Aqr	壘壁陣增三	Lěibìzhènzēngsān	3rd additional star
			羽林軍	Yǔlínjūn	Palace Guard
						29 Aqr	羽林軍一	Yǔlínjūnyī	1st star
						35 Aqr	羽林軍二	Yǔlínjūnèr	2nd star
						41 Aqr	羽林軍三	Yǔlínjūnsān	3rd star
						47 Aqr	羽林軍四	Yǔlínjūnsì	4th star
						49 Aqr	羽林軍五	Yǔlínjūnwu	5th star
						υ Aqr^[9]	羽林軍十一	Yǔlínjūnshíyī	11th star
						68 Aqr	羽林軍十二	Yǔlínjūnshíèr	12th star
						66 Aqr	羽林軍十三	Yǔlínjūnshísān	13th star
						61 Aqr^[5]	羽林軍十四	Yǔlínjūnshísì	14th star
						53 Aqr	羽林軍十五	Yǔlínjūnshíwu	15th star
						56 Aqr	羽林軍十六	Yǔlínjūnshíliù	16th star
						50 Aqr	羽林軍十七	Yǔlínjūnshíqī	17th star
						45 Aqr	羽林軍十八	Yǔlínjūnshíbā	18th star
						58 Aqr	羽林軍十九	Yǔlínjūnshíjiǔ	19th star
						64 Aqr^[5]	羽林軍二十	Yǔlínjūnèrshí	20th star
						65 Aqr^[5]	羽林軍二十一	Yǔlínjūnèrshíyī	21st star
						70 Aqr	羽林軍二十二	Yǔlínjūnèrshíèr	22nd star
						74 Aqr	羽林軍二十三	Yǔlínjūnèrshísān	23rd star
						τ² Aqr^[9]	羽林軍二十四	Yǔlínjūnèrshísì	24th star
						τ¹ Aqr^[9]	羽林軍二十五	Yǔlínjūnèrshíwu	25th star
						δ Aqr^[9]	羽林軍二十六	Yǔlínjūnèrshíliù	26th star
						77 Aqr	羽林軍二十七	Yǔlínjūnèrshíqī	27th star
						88 Aqr	羽林軍二十八	Yǔlínjūnèrshíbā	28th star
						89 Aqr	羽林軍二十九	Yǔlínjūnèrshíjiǔ	29th star
						86 Aqr	羽林軍三十	Yǔlínjūnsānshí	30th star
						101 Aqr	羽林軍三十一	Yǔlínjūnsānshíyī	31st star
						100 Aqr	羽林軍三十二	Yǔlínjūnsānshíèr	32nd star
						99 Aqr	羽林軍三十三	Yǔlínjūnsānshísān	33rd star
						98 Aqr	羽林軍三十四	Yǔlínjūnsānshísì	34th star
						97 Aqr	羽林軍三十五	Yǔlínjūnsānshíwu	35th star
						94 Aqr	羽林軍三十六	Yǔlínjūnsānshíliù	36th star
						ψ³ Aqr^[9]	羽林軍三十七	Yǔlínjūnsānshíqī	37th star
						ψ² Aqr^[9]	羽林軍三十八	Yǔlínjūnsānshíbā	38th star
						ψ¹ Aqr^[9]	羽林軍三十九	Yǔlínjūnsānshíjiǔ	39th star
						87 Aqr^[5]	羽林軍四十	Yǔlínjūnsìshí	40th star
						85 Aqr^[5]	羽林軍四十一	Yǔlínjūnsìshíyī	41st star
						83 Aqr	羽林軍四十二	Yǔlínjūnsìshíèr	42nd star
						χ Aqr^[9]	羽林軍四十三	Yǔlínjūnsìshísān	43rd star
						ω¹ Aqr^[9]	羽林軍四十四	Yǔlínjūnsìshísì	44th star
						ω² Aqr^[9]	羽林軍四十五	Yǔlínjūnsìshíwu	45th star
			鈇鉞	Fūyuè	Axe
						103 Aqr	鈇鉞一	Fūyuèyī	1st star
						106 Aqr	鈇鉞二	Fūyuèèr	2nd star
						108 Aqr	鈇鉞三	Fūyuèsān	3rd star
						104 Aqr	鈇鉞增一	Fūyuèzēngyī	1st additional star
						107 Aqr	鈇鉞增二	Fūyuèzēngèr	2nd additional star

References

^ ^a ^b (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 14 日
^ ^a ^b Ian Ridpath's Startales - Aquarius the Water Carrier
^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Aquila the Eagle
^ ^a ^b ^c (in Chinese)AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 15 日
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g (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
^ ^a ^b (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 5 日
^ ^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 5 月 16 日^{[permanent dead link]}
^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 6 日
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日

External links

[sb0-1] (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 14 日

[ridpathaqua-2] Ian Ridpath's Startales - Aquarius the Water Carrier

[ridpathaquila-3] Ian Ridpath's Startales - Aquila the Eagle

[sb1-4] (in Chinese)AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 15 日

[sb10-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g (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

[sb2-6] (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 5 日

[sb3-7] ^ ^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 5 月 16 日^{[permanent dead link]}

[sb4-8] (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 6 日

[sb5-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ (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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