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The modern constellation Aquila lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán) that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天鷹座 (tiān yīng zuò), meaning "the heaven eagle constellation".

Stars

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

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations

References

1. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 23 日
2. the star is actually located in the constellation of Aquila near the border of Serpens
3. ^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Aquila the Eagle
4. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 2 日
5. ^ (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
6. ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 3 日
7. the star is actually located in the constellation of Aquila near the border of Sagitta
8. this star was transposed into constellation Delphinus in 1992

External links

• Aquila – Chinese associations
• 香港太空館研究資源
  • 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表
  • 天象文學
• 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網
  • 中國古天文
  • 中國古代的星象系統

• Astronomy in China
• Aquila (constellation)