Five Chariots
Encyclopedia
Five Chariots is a constellation
in Chinese astronomy
.
that contains Auriga
plus Beta Tauri
. Also known as Gosha.
Chinese constellation
Chinese constellations are the way the ancient Chinese grouped the stars. They are very different from the modern IAU recognized constellations. This is because the IAU was based on Greco-Roman astronomy instead of Chinese astronomy....
in Chinese astronomy
Chinese astronomy
Astronomy in China has a very long history, with historians considering that "they [the Chinese] were the most persistent and accurate observers of celestial phenomena anywhere in the world before the Arabs."...
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Introduction
A five-star Chinese constellationChinese constellation
Chinese constellations are the way the ancient Chinese grouped the stars. They are very different from the modern IAU recognized constellations. This is because the IAU was based on Greco-Roman astronomy instead of Chinese astronomy....
that contains Auriga
Auriga (constellation)
Auriga is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for 'charioteer' and its stars form a shape that has been associated with the pointed helmet of a charioteer. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains among the 88 modern...
plus Beta Tauri
Beta Tauri
Beta Tauri is the second brightest star in the constellation Taurus, with an apparent magnitude of 1.68. Because it is on the boundary of Taurus and Auriga, it also has the redundant Bayer designation Gamma Aurigae , which today is rarely used...
. Also known as Gosha.
Stars
- Iota AurigaeIota AurigaeIota Aurigae is a star in the constellation Auriga. It has the traditional name Al Kab, short for Kabdhilinan, from the Arabic الكعب ذي العنان al-kacb ðīl-cinān "the ankle of the rein holder "...
- Alpha AurigaeCapella (star)Capella is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga, the sixth brightest star in the night sky and the third brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus and Vega. Although it appears to be a single star to the naked eye, it is actually a star system of four stars in...
- Beta AurigaeBeta AurigaeBeta Aurigae , traditionally named Menkalinan, is a white subgiant ternary star system approximately 85 light-years away in the constellation Auriga.- Nomenclature :...
- Theta AurigaeTheta AurigaeTheta Aurigae is a binary star in the constellation Auriga. It is approximately 173 light-years from Earth. Rarely used proper names for this star include Bogardus and Mahasim, the latter from the Arabic المِعْصَم al-micşam "wrist" , which was also used for Eta Aurigae.The primary, θ Aurigae A,...
- Gamma AurigaeBeta TauriBeta Tauri is the second brightest star in the constellation Taurus, with an apparent magnitude of 1.68. Because it is on the boundary of Taurus and Auriga, it also has the redundant Bayer designation Gamma Aurigae , which today is rarely used...