According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Equuleus 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 小馬座 (xiǎo mǎ zuò), meaning "the colt constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Equuleus area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | ||||
| α Equ | 虚宿二 | Xūsùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| λ Equ | 虚宿增一 | Xūsùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 4 Equ | 虚宿增二 | Xūsùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 3 Equ | 虚宿增三 | Xūsùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| ε Equ | 虚宿增四 | Xūsùzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 司危 | Sīwēi | Deified Judge of Disaster and Good Fortune | ||||||||
| β Equ | 司危一 | Sīwēiyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 9 Equ | 司危二 | Sīwēièr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 司非 | Sīfēi | Deified Judge of Right and Wrong | ||||||||
| γ Equ | 司非一 | Sīfēiyī | 1st star | |||||||
| δ Equ | 司非二 | Sīfēièr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 6 Equ | 司非增一 | Sīfēizēngyī | 1st additional star |
See also
References
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 15 日
- Ian Ridpath's Startales - Equulus the Little Horse