Vela (Chinese astronomy)

The modern constellation Vela lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the The Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què) and The Southern Asterisms (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngōu), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 船帆座 (chuán fān zuò), meaning "the sail constellation".

Stars

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

Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) 鬼 Guǐ Ghost 天狗 Tiāngǒu Celestial Dog
e Vel天狗一 Tiāngǒuyī1st star
d Vel天狗二 Tiāngǒuèr2nd star
HD 75630[1]天狗三 Tiāngǒusān3rd star
天社 Tiānshè Celestial Earth God's Temple
γ2 Vel[2]天社一Tiānshèyī1st star
b Vel天社二Tiānshèèr2nd star
δ Vel[2]天社三Tiānshèsān3rd star
κ Vel[2]天社五Tiānshèwǔ5th star
N Vel天社六Tiānshèliù6th star
a Vel天社增二Tiānshèzēngèr2nd additional star
c Vel天社增三Tiānshèzēngsān3rd additional star
天記 Tiānjì Judge for Estimating the Age of Animals
λ Vel[2]
天記Tiānjì(One star of)
天潢西北星TiānhuángxīběixīngStar in the northwest of Celestial Pier
ψ Vel天記增一 Tiānjìzēngyī1st additional star
q Vel天記增二 Tiānjìzēngèr2nd additional star
翼YìWings東甌DōngoūDongouHD 88955[1]東甌四 Dōngoūsì4th star
轸Zhěn Chariot軍門JūnménMilitary GateHD 104039[1]軍門一 Jūnményī1st star
- 近南極星區 (non-mansions)[3] Jìnnánjíxīngōu (non-mansions) The Southern Asterisms (non-mansions) 海山[3] Hǎishān Sea and Mountain
p Vel海山增一 Hǎishānzēngyī1st additional star
μ Vel海山增二 Hǎishānzēngèr2nd additional star

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 (Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
  2. 1 2 3 4 (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 17 日
  3. 1 2 this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars

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