Taurus in Chinese astronomy
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Taurus is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) (Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 金牛座 (jīn niú zuò), meaning "the golden bull constellation".
Stars[]
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Taurus area consists of:
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 胃 | Wèi | Stomach | 天廩 | Tiānling | Celestial Foodstuff | ||||
| 5 Tau[1] | 天廩一 | Tiānlingyī | 1st star | |||||||
| [1] | 天廩二 | Tiānlingèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ξ Tau[2] | 天廩三 | Tiānlingsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ο Tau[2] | 天廩四 | Tiānlingsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 天廩增一 | Tiānlingzēngyī | 1st additional star | ||||||||
| 天廩增二 | Tiānlingzēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||||||
| 天囷[3] | Tiānjūn | Circular Celestial Granary | ||||||||
| 天囷增十二 | Tiānqūnzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | ||||||||
| 10 Tau | 天囷增十五 | Tiānqūnzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
| 天囷增二十一 | Tiānqūnzēngèrshíyī | 21st additional star | ||||||||
| 昴 | Mǎo | Hairy Head | 昴 | Mǎo | Hairy Head | |||||
| 17 Tau | 昴宿一 | Mǎosùyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 19 Tau | 昴宿二 | Mǎosùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 21 Tau | 昴宿三 | Mǎosùsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 20 Tau | 昴宿四 | Mǎosùsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 23 Tau | 昴宿五 | Mǎosùwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| η Tau[2] | ||||||||||
| 昴宿六 | Mǎosùliù | 6th star | ||||||||
| 昴宿西第五星 | Mǎosùxīdìwǔxīng | 5th big star in the west | ||||||||
| 27 Tau | 昴宿七 | Mǎosùqī | 7th star | |||||||
| 昴宿增一 | Mǎosùzēngyī | 1st additional star | ||||||||
| 昴宿增二 | Mǎosùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||||||
| 昴宿增三 | Mǎosùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||||||
| 32 Tau | 昴宿增五 | Mǎosùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 18 Tau | 昴宿增八 | Mǎosùzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 16 Tau | 昴宿增九 | Mǎosùzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 昴宿增十 | Mǎosùzēngshí | 10th additional star | ||||||||
| 昴宿增十一 | Mǎosùzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | ||||||||
| 28 Tau | 昴宿增十二 | Mǎosùzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
| 昴宿增十三 | Mǎosùzēngshísān | 13th additional star | ||||||||
| 月 | Yuè | Moon | ||||||||
| 37 Tau[1] | 月 | Yuè | (One star of) | |||||||
| 39 Tau | 月增一 | Yuèzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 天陰[4] | Tiānyīn | Yin Force | ||||||||
| 天陰增三 | Tiānyīnzēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||||||
| 天陰增四 | Tiānyīnzēngsì | 4th additional star | ||||||||
| 礪石 | Lìdàn | Whetstone | ||||||||
| ψ Tau[2] | 礪石一 | Lìdànyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 礪石二 | Lìdànèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| χ Tau[2] | 礪石三 | Lìdànsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| φ Tau[2] | 礪石四 | Lìdànsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 畢 | Bì | Net | 畢 | Bì | Net | |||||
| ε Tau[5] | ||||||||||
| 畢宿一 | Bìsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 畢宿距星 | Bìsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 畢宿右股第一星 | Bìsùyòugǔdìyīxīng | 1st star in the right | ||||||||
| δ3 Tau[5] | 畢宿二 | Bìsùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| δ1 Tau[5] | ||||||||||
| 畢宿三 | Bìsùsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 畢宿右股第三星 | Bìsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 畢宿右股第一星 | Bìsùyòugǔdìsānxīng | 3rd star in the right | ||||||||
| γ Tau[5] | ||||||||||
| 畢宿四 | Bìsùsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 畢宿中央星 | Bìsùzhōngyāngxīng | Center star | ||||||||
| α Tau[5] | ||||||||||
| 畢宿五 | Bìsùwǔ | 5th star | ||||||||
| 边将 | Bianjiàng | General in the edge | ||||||||
| 畢宿左股第一星 | Bìsùzuǒgǔdìyīxīng | 1st star in the left | ||||||||
| 畢宿大星 | Bìsùdàxīng | Great star | ||||||||
| θ2 Tau[5] | ||||||||||
| 畢宿六 | Bìsùliù | 6th star | ||||||||
| 畢宿左股第二星 | Bìsùzuǒgǔdìèrxīng | 2nd star in the left | ||||||||
| 71 Tau | 畢宿七 | Bìsùqī | 7th star | |||||||
| λ Tau | 畢宿八 | Bìsùbā | 8th star | |||||||
| 畢宿增一 | Bìsùzēngyī | 1st additional star | ||||||||
| 畢宿增二 | Bìsùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||||||
| ν Tau | 畢宿增三 | Bìsùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 畢宿增四 | Bìsùzēngsì | 4th additional star | ||||||||
| 畢宿增五 | Bìsùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | ||||||||
| 畢宿增六 | Bìsùzēngliù | 6th additional star | ||||||||
| μ Tau | 畢宿增七 | Bìsùzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 47 Tau | 畢宿增八 | Bìsùzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 畢宿增九 | Bìsùzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | ||||||||
| 畢宿增十 | Bìsùzēngshí | 10th additional star | ||||||||
| 畢宿增十一 | Bìsùzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | ||||||||
| 64 Tau | 畢宿增十二 | Bìsùzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
| θ1 Tau | 毕宿增十三 | Bìsùzēngshísān | 13th additional star | |||||||
| HD 28527 | 毕宿增十五 | Bìsùzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
| 毕宿增十六 | Bìsùzēngshíliù | 16th additional star | ||||||||
| 毕宿增十七 | Bìsùzēngshíqī | 17th additional star | ||||||||
| 附耳 | Fùěr | Whisper | ||||||||
| σ2 Tau[5] | 附耳 | Fùěr | (One star of) | |||||||
| σ1 Tau | 附耳增一 | Fùěrzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 附耳增二 | Fùěrzēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||||||
| 天街 | Tiānjiē | Celestial Street | ||||||||
| κ1 Tau[5] | 天街一 | Tiānjiēyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ω Tau[5] | 天街二 | Tiānjiēèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 43 Tau | 天街增一 | Tiānjiēzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| κ2 Tau | 天街增二 | Tiānjiēzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| υ Tau | 天街增三 | Tiānjiēzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 天街增四 | Tiānjiēzēngsì | 4th additional star | ||||||||
| 天節 | Tiānjié | Celestial Tally | ||||||||
| π Tau[6] | 天節一 | Tiānjiéyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ρ Tau[6] | 天節二 | Tiānjiéèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 天節三 | Tiānjiésān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 天節四 | Tiānjiésì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 90 Tau | 天節五 | Tiānjiéwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| 天節六 | Tiānjiéliù | 6th star | ||||||||
| 88 Tau | 天節七 | Tiānjiéqī | 7th star | |||||||
| 66 Tau | 天節八 | Tiānjiébā | 8th star | |||||||
| 諸王 | Zhūwáng | Feudal Kings | ||||||||
| 136 Tau[1] | 諸王一 | Zhūwángyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 諸王二 | Zhūwángèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 諸王三 | Zhūwángsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 諸王四 | Zhūwángsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 諸王五 | Zhūwángwǔ | 5th star | ||||||||
| τ Tau[5] | ||||||||||
| 諸王六 | Zhūwángliù | 6th star | ||||||||
| 華蓋中央大星 | Huágàizhōngyāngdàxīng | Big star in the center of Canopy of the Emperor | ||||||||
| 諸王增一 | Zhūwángzēngyī | 1st additional star | ||||||||
| 諸王增二 | Zhūwángzēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||||||
| 諸王增三 | Zhūwángzēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||||||
| 132 Tau | 諸王增四 | Zhūwángzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 天高 | Tiāngāo | Celestial High Terrace | ||||||||
| ι Tau[6] | 天高一 | Tiāngāoyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 天高二 | Tiāngāoèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| [7] | 天高三 | Tiāngāosān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 109 Tau | 天高四 | Tiāngāosì | 4th star | |||||||
| 104 Tau | 天高增一 | Tiāngāozēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 天高增二 | Tiāngāozēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||||||
| 天高增三 | Tiāngāozēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||||||
| 114 Tau | 天高增四 | Tiāngāozēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 五車 | Wuchē | Five Chariots | ||||||||
| β Tau[8] | ||||||||||
| 五車五 | Wǔchēwǔ | 5th star | ||||||||
| 五帝车五 | Wǔdìchēwǔ | Fifth king chariot | ||||||||
| 五車东南星 | Wǔjūchēdōngnánxīng | Fifth separated star in southeast | ||||||||
| 天關 | Tiānguān | Celestial Gate | ||||||||
| ζ Tau[8] | 天關 | Tiānguān | (One star of) | |||||||
| 天關增一 | Tiānguānzēngyī | 1st additional star | ||||||||
| 126 Tau | 天關增二 | Tiānguānzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 天關增三 | Tiānguānzēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||||||
| 天關增四 | Tiānguānzēngsì | 4th additional star | ||||||||
| 天關增五 | Tiānguānzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | ||||||||
| 天關增六 | Tiānguānzēngliù | 6th additional star | ||||||||
| 參旗[3] | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | ||||||||
| 參旗增一 | Sānqízēngyī | 1st additional star | ||||||||
| 參旗增二 | Sānqízēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||||||
| 參旗增三 | Sānqízēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||||||
| 九斿 | Jiǔliú | Imperial Military Flag | ||||||||
| [9][7] | 九斿一 | Jiǔliúyī | 1st star | |||||||
| HD 28375 | 九斿增一 | Jiǔliúzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 司怪 | Sīguài | Deity in Charge of Monsters | 139 Tau[1] | 司怪一 | Sīguàiyī | 1st star | |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井[3] | Jǐng | Well | 水府[3] | Shuǐfǔ | Irrigation Official | ||||
| 水府增一 | Shuǐfǔzēngyī | 1st additional star | ||||||||
| 水府增二 | Shuǐfǔzēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||||||
| 水府增三 | Shuǐfǔzēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||||||
| 水府增四 | Shuǐfǔzēngsì | 4th additional star |
See also[]
- Traditional Chinese star names
- Chinese constellations
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Ian Ridpath's Startales - Taurus the Bull
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 22 日
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
- ^ The prime stars of Yin Force in Taurus are unknown
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 23 日
- ^ Jump up to: a b c (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 13 日
- ^ Jump up to: a b (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
- ^ Jump up to: a b (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 24 日
- ^ the star is actually located in the constellation of Taurus near the border of Eridanus and Orion
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- Astronomy in China
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