According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Microscopium 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 顯微鏡座 (xiǎn wēi jìng zuò), meaning "the microscope constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Microscopium 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) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | |||||||
| 天田 | Tiāntián | Celestial Farmland | 3 PsA | 天田一 | Tiāntiányī | 1st star | ||||
| 九坎 | Jiǔkǎn | Nine Water Wells | ||||||||
| θ Mic | 九坎一 | Jiǔkǎnyī | 1st star | |||||||
| η Mic | 九坎二 | Jiǔkǎnèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ι Mic | 九坎三 | Jiǔkǎnsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ζ Mic | 九坎四 | Jiǔkǎnsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 璃瑜 | Líyú | Jade Ornament on Ladies' Wear | |||||
| α Mic | 璃瑜一 | Líyúyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ε Mic | 璃瑜二 | Líyúèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| γ Mic | 璃瑜增一 | Líyúzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| HD 200763 | 璃瑜增二 | Líyúzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
See also
References
- ^ (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
- the star is actually located in the constellation of Microscopium near the border of Piscis Austrinus and Capricornus
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 3 日