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 SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)
奎[1]KuíLegs奎[1]KuíLegs1 Tri奎宿增十二Kuísùzēngshíèr12th additional star
婁 Lóu Bond 婁[1] Lóu Bond
α Tri
婁宿增六Lóusùzēngliù6th additional star
天溷西南星TiānhùnxīnánxīngStar in the west of Celestial Pigsty
天大將軍 Tiāndàjiāngjūn Heaven's Great General
β Tri[2]
天大將軍九Tiāndàjiāngjūnjiǔ9th star
天大将军南大星TiāndàjiāngjūnnándàxīngBig star in the south
鈇鑕中北星FūzhìzhōngběixīngStar in the center-north of Sickle
γ Tri[2]天大將軍十Tiāndàjiāngjūnshí10th star
δ Tri[2]天大將軍十一Tiāndàjiāngjūnshíyī11th star
ε Tri天大将军增五Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngwǔ5th additional star
ι Tri天大将军增六Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngliù6th additional star
7 Tri天大将军增七Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngqī7th additional star
14 Tri天大将军增八Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngbā8th additional star
胃[1] Wèi Stomach 胃[1] Wèi Stomach
10 Tri胃宿增一Wèisùzēngyī1st additional star
12 Tri胃宿增二Wèisùzēngèr2nd additional star

See also

References
  1. this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
  2. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 10 日
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