Capricornus (Chinese astronomy)

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Capricornus is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ)

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 摩羯座 (mó jié zuò), meaning "the rub ram constellation".

Stars

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

Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) Niú Ox Niú Ox
β1 Cap[1]
牛宿一 Niúsùyī 1st star
牛宿距星NiúsùjùxīngSeparated star
牛宿中央大星NiúsùdàzhōngyāngxīngBig center star
牛宿中大星NiúsùdàzhōngxīngBig center star
α2 Cap[1]牛宿二Niúsùèr 2nd star
ξ2 Cap[1]牛宿三Niúsùsān 3rd star
π Cap[1]牛宿四Niúsùsì 4th star
ο Cap[1]牛宿五Niúsùwu 5th star
ρ Cap[1]
牛宿六Niúsùliù 6th star
牛宿南星NiúnánxīngSouthern star
牛宿下左星NiúsùxiàzuǒxīngLeft lower star
ξ1 Cap牛宿增四Niúsùzēngsì 4th additional star
3 Cap牛宿增五Niúsùzēngwǔ 5th additional star
α1 Cap牛宿增六Niúsùzēngliù 6th additional star
ν Cap牛宿增七Niúsùzēngqī 7th additional star
σ Cap牛宿增八Niúsùzēngbā 8th additional star
4 Cap牛宿增九Niúsùzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
HD 192310牛宿增十Niúsùzēngshí 10th additional star
β2 Cap牛宿增十二Niúsùzēngshíèr 12th additional star
HD 194960牛宿增十四Niúsùzēngshísì 14th additional star
天田 Tiāntián Celestial Farmland
ω Cap[2]天田二 Tiāntiánèr 2nd star
24 Cap天田三 Tiāntiánsān 3rd star
ψ Cap[2]天田四 Tiāntiánsì 4th star
羅堰 Luóyàn Network of Dykes
τ Cap[2]羅堰一Luóyànyī 1st star
υ Cap[2]羅堰二 Luóyànèr 2nd star
17 Cap[2]羅堰三Luóyànsān 3rd star
13 Cap羅堰增一Luóyànzēngyī 1st additional star
Girl 十二國 Shíèrguó Twelve States[3]
φ Cap[4]Chǔ (One star of) Chu province
ι Cap[4]代一 Dàiyī 1st star of Dai province
38 Cap代二 Dàièr 2nd star of Dai province
37 Cap代增一 Dàizēngyī 1st additional star of Dai province
41 Cap代增二 Dàizēngèr 2nd additional of Dai province
35 CapHán (One star of) Han province
36 CapJìn (One star of) Jin province
χ Cap[4] (One star of) Qi province
θ Cap[4]秦一 Qínyī 1st star of Qin province
30 Cap秦二 Qínèr 2nd star of Qin province
33 CapWèi (One star of) Wei province
ζ Cap[4]Yān (One star of) Yan province
19 CapYuè (One star of) Yue province
26 Cap趙一 Zhàoyī 1st star of Zhao province
27 Cap趙二 Zhàoèr 2nd star of Zhao province
20 CapZhèng (One star of) Zheng province
η Cap[4]周一 Zhōuyī 1st star of Zhou province
21 Cap周二 Zhōuèr 2nd star of Zhou province
Emptiness Crying
μ Cap[5]哭一Kūyī1st star
42 Cap哭增一Kūzēngyī1st additional star
44 Cap哭增二Kūzēngèr2nd additional star
45 Cap哭增三Kūzēngsān3rd additional star
天壘城 Tiānlěichéng Celestial Rampart
46 Cap天壘城二 Tiānlěichéngèr 2nd star
47 Cap天壘城三 Tiānlěichéngsān 3rd star
λ Cap[6]天壘城四Tiānlěichéngsì 4th star
50 Cap天壘城五 Tiānlěichéngwu 5th star
29 Cap天壘城七 Tiānlěichéngqī 7th star
Shì Encampment 壘壁陣 Lěibìzhèn Line of Ramparts
κ Cap[7]壘壁陣一 Lěibìzhènyī 1st star
ε Cap[7]壘壁陣二 Lěibìzhènèr 2nd star
γ Cap[7]
壘壁陣三 Lěibìzhènsān 3rd star
哭星KūxīngStar of crying
δ Cap[7]
壘壁陣四 Lěibìzhènsì 4th star
壘壁陣西第四星Lěibìxīdìsìxīng 4th star in west row
哭星Kūxīng Star of crying
HD 205705壘壁陣增八 Lěibìzhènzēngbā 8th additional star

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