Sagitta in Chinese astronomy explained

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Sagitta 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 天箭座 (tiān jiàn zuò), meaning "the heavenly arrow constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Sagitta 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)紫微垣[1] Zǐ Wēi YuánPurple Forbidden enclosure天市左垣TiānshìzuǒyuánLeft Wall1 Sge齐增二Qízēngèr2nd additional star of Qi
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)
NiúOx左旗ZuǒqíLeft Flag
α Sge[2] 左旗一 Zuǒqíyī1st star
β Sge左旗二 Zuǒqíèr2nd star
δ Sge左旗三 Zuǒqísān3rd star
γ Sge左旗四 Zuǒqísì4th star
ζ Sge左旗五 Zuǒqíwǔ5th star
13 Sge左旗六 Zuǒqíliù6th star
11 Sge左旗七 Zuǒqíqī7th star
14 Sge[3] 左旗八 Zuǒqíbā8th star
ε Sge左旗增一Zuǒqízēngyī1st additional star
3 Sge左旗增二Zuǒqízēngèr2nd additional star
2 Sge左旗增三Zuǒqízēngsān3rd additional star
18 Sge左旗增廿四Zuǒqízēngèrshísì24th additional star
θ Sge左旗增廿五Zuǒqízēngèrshíwǔ25th additional star
η Sge左旗增廿六Zuǒqízēngèrshíliù26th additional star
15 Sge左旗增廿七Zuǒqízēngèrshíqī27th additional star
10 Sge左旗增廿八Zuǒqízēngèrshíbā28th additional star
9 Sge左旗增廿九Zuǒqízēngèrshíjiǔ29th additional star

See also

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Notes and References

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