The modern constellation Auriga lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and the Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), 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 御夫座 (yù fū zuò), meaning "the driving man constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Auriga 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 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 八穀 | Bāgǔ | Eight Kinds of Crops | ||||
| δ Aur | 八穀一 | Bāgǔyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ξ Aur | 八穀二 | Bāgǔèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 9 Aur | 八穀六 | Bāgǔliù | 6th star | |||||||
| HD 40062 | 八谷增五 | Bāgǔzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 45 Aur | 八谷增三十四 | Bāgǔzēngsānshíwǔ | 35th additional star | |||||||
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 五車 | Wǔchē | Five Chariots | ||||
| ι Aur | ||||||||||
| 五車一 | Wǔchēyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 五帝车一 | Wǔdìchēyī | First king chariot | ||||||||
| 五車西南星 | Wǔchēxīnánxīng | Southwestern star | ||||||||
| α Aur | ||||||||||
| 五車二 | Wǔchēèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 天庫 | Tiānkù | Celestial warehouse | ||||||||
| 五車西北星 | Wǔchēxīběixīng | Northwestern star | ||||||||
| 五車大星 | Wǔchēdàxīng | Main star | ||||||||
| 五帝车二 | Wǔdìchēèr | Second king chariot | ||||||||
| β Aur | ||||||||||
| 五車三 | Wǔchēsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 五車东北星 | Wǔchēdōngběixīng | Northeastern star | ||||||||
| 五帝车三 | Wǔdìchēsān | Third king chariot | ||||||||
| θ Aur | ||||||||||
| 五車四 | Wǔchēsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 五車北中星 | Wǔchēdōngzhōngxīng | Northern and central star | ||||||||
| 五帝车四 | Wǔdìchēsì | Fourth king chariot | ||||||||
| 6 Aur | 五车增四 | Wǔchēzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 5 Aur | 五车增五 | Wǔchēzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| ω Aur | 五车增六 | Wǔchēzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 1 Aur | 五车增七 | Wǔchēzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 2 Aur | 五车增八 | Wǔchēzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 40 Aur | 五车增九 | Wǔchēzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 38 Aur | 五车增十 | Wǔchēzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| 39 Aur | 五车增十一 | Wǔchēzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
| 43 Aur | 五车增十二 | Wǔchēzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
| 42 Aur | 五车增十三 | Wǔchēzēngshísān | 13th additional star | |||||||
| 41 Aur | 五车增十四 | Wǔchēzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||||||
| 36 Aur | 五车增十五 | Wǔchēzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
| π Aur | 五车增十六 | Wǔchēzēngshíliù | 16th additional star | |||||||
| ο Aur | 五车增十七 | Wǔchēzēngshíqī | 17th additional star | |||||||
| 12 Aur | 五车增十八 | Wǔchēzēngshíbā | 18th additional star | |||||||
| 柱 | Zhù | Pillars | ||||||||
| ε Aur | ||||||||||
| 柱一 | Zhùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 西北柱 | Xīběizhù | Northwestern pillar | ||||||||
| ζ Aur | 柱二 | Zhǔèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| η Aur | 柱三 | Zhǔsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| υ Aur | 柱四 | Zhǔsì | 4th star | |||||||
| ν Aur | 柱五 | Zhǔwu | 5th star | |||||||
| τ Aur | 柱六 | Zhǔliù | 6th star | |||||||
| χ Aur | 柱七 | Zhǔqī | 7th star | |||||||
| 26 Aur | 柱八 | Zhǔbā | 8th star | |||||||
| 天潢 | Tiānhuáng | Celestial Pond | ||||||||
| 19 Aur | 天潢一 | Tiānguāngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| φ Aur | 天潢二 | Tiānguāngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 14 Aur | 天潢三 | Tiānguāngsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| σ Aur | 天潢四 | Tiānguāngsì | 4th star | |||||||
| μ Aur | 天潢五 | Tiānguāngwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 16 Aur | 天潢增一 | Tiānguāngzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| AR Aur | 天潢增二 | Tiānguāngzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 咸池 | Xiánchí | Pool of Harmony | ||||||||
| ρ Aur | 咸池一 | Xiánchíyī | 1st star | |||||||
| HD 36041 | 咸池二 | Xiánchíèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| λ Aur | 咸池三 | Xiánchísān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 座旗 | Zuòqí | Seat Flags | |||||
| ψ Aur | 座旗一 | Zuòqíyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ψ Aur | 座旗三 | Zuòqísān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ψ Aur | 座旗四 | Zuòqísì | 4th star | |||||||
| ψ Aur | 座旗五 | Zuòqíwu | 5th star | |||||||
| ψ Aur | 座旗六 | Zuòqíliù | 6th star | |||||||
| ψ Aur | 座旗七 | Zuòqíqī | 7th star | |||||||
| 51 Aur | 座旗八 | Zuòqíbā | 8th star | |||||||
| ψ Aur | 座旗九 | Zuòqíjiǔ | 9th star | |||||||
| ψ Aur | 座旗增一 | Zuòqízēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 47 Aur | 座旗增二 | Zuòqízēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 60 Aur | 座旗增三 | Zuòqízēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 62 Aur | 座旗增五 | Zuòqízēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 63 Aur | 座旗增六 | Zuòqízēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 64 Aur | 座旗增七 | Zuòqízēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 66 Aur | 座旗增八 | Zuòqízēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 井 | Jǐng | Well | ||||
| κ Aur | 井宿增一 | Jǐngsùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| RT Aur | 井宿增二 | Jǐngsùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 53 Aur | 井宿增三 | Jǐngsùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 54 Aur | 井宿增五 | Jǐngsùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 49 Aur | 井宿增六 | Jǐngsùzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 積水 | Jīshuǐ | Accumulated Water | 65 Aur | 積水 | Jīshuǐ | (One star of) |
See also
References
- ^ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Auriga the Charioteer
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 13 日
- Sun, Xiaochun and Jacob Kistemaker. (1997). The Chinese Sky During the Han: Constellating Stars and Society. Leiden, New York, Köln: Koninklijke Brill. ISBN 90-04-10737-1. Page 179.
- (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
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 14 日
- ^ this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars