Sagittarius (Chinese astronomy)
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In Chinese astronomy
, constellation Sagittarius
were divided in two areas. The areas are:
If we look at the areas, possibly constellation Sagittarius
in Chinese sky is concentrated in northern area, and touched a little bit of eastern area.
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."...
, constellation Sagittarius
Sagittarius (constellation)
Sagittarius is a constellation of the zodiac, the one containing the galactic center. Its name is Latin for the archer, and its symbol is , a stylized arrow. Sagittarius is commonly represented as a centaur drawing a bow...
were divided in two areas. The areas are:
- Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng)
- Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ)
If we look at the areas, possibly constellation Sagittarius
Sagittarius (constellation)
Sagittarius is a constellation of the zodiac, the one containing the galactic center. Its name is Latin for the archer, and its symbol is , a stylized arrow. Sagittarius is commonly represented as a centaur drawing a bow...
in Chinese sky is concentrated in northern area, and touched a little bit of eastern area.
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Sagittarius area consists of :| Four Symbols / Enclosures | Mansion / Enclosure (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | ||||||||||
| 箕 | Jī | Winnowing Basket Winnowing Basket (Chinese constellation) The Winnowing Basket mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.-Asterisms:... |
箕 | Jī | Winnowing Basket | |||||
| γ Sgr Gamma Sagittarii Gamma Sagittarii is a 3rd-magnitude star in the constellation Sagittarius.It was temporarily referred to Gamma-2 Sagittarii . The Bayer designation "Gamma Sagittarii" was temporarily shared by two star systems in this constellation, γ1 Sagittarii and γ2 Sagittarii... |
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| 箕宿一 | Jīsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 箕宿距星 | Jīsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 箕宿西北星 | Jīsùxīběixīng | Northwestern star | ||||||||
| δ Sgr Delta Sagittarii Delta Sagittarii is a star system in the constellation Sagittarius. It has the traditional names Kaus Media, Kaus Meridionalis, and Media. Kaus Media is 306 light years from Earth and radiates with a total luminosity of 1180 times that of the Sun... |
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| 箕宿二 | Jīsùèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 箕宿东北星 | Jīsùdōngběixīng | Northeastern star | ||||||||
| ε Sgr Epsilon Sagittarii Epsilon Sagittarii is a binary star that lies 144.64 light-years distant in the constellation Sagittarius. It has a faint, 14th magnitude, companion, Epsilon Sagittarii B, 32 arcseconds distant.... |
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| 箕宿三 | Jīsùsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 箕宿东南星 | Jīsùdōngnánxīng | Southeastern star | ||||||||
| η Sgr Eta Sagittarii Eta Sagittarii is a star system in the constellation Sagittarius, 149 light years from Earth.It was formerly known as "Beta Telescopii" . The SkyMap site has the name "Sephdar" attributed to η Sgr, but the etymology of this name is not clear.The primary component, η Sagittarii A, is a spectral... |
箕宿四 | Jīsùsì | 4th star | |||||||
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | ||||||||||
| 斗 | Dǒu | Dipper Dipper (Chinese constellation) The Dipper mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.-Asterisms:-Stars:* ζ Sgr* τ Sgr* σ Sgr* φ Sgr* λ Sgr* μ Sgr... |
斗 | Dǒu | Dipper | |||||
| φ Sgr Phi Sagittarii Phi Sagittarii is a star in the constellation Sagittarius. It is a member of the teapot asterism marking the junction of lid and handle.Phi Sagittarii is a spectral type B8 giant and has an apparent magnitude of +3.17... |
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| 斗宿一 | Dǒusùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 斗宿距星 | Dǒusùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 斗宿魁第一星 | Dǒusùkuídìyīxīng | 1st chief star | ||||||||
| 南斗一 | Nándǒuyī | 1st southern dipper | ||||||||
| 天府 | Tiānfǔ | |||||||||
| 司令鎮國上將 | Sīlìngzhēnguóshàng | High officer in charge of controlling in country town | ||||||||
| 令星 | Lìngxīng | |||||||||
| 禄库 | Lùkù | |||||||||
| λ Sgr Lambda Sagittarii Lambda Sagittarii is a star within the constellation Sagittarius. The star marks the top of the Archer's bow, whence its traditional name Kaus Borealis. It also marks the top of the lid of the so-called "Teapot" asterism... |
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| 斗宿二 | Dǒusùèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 斗宿魁第二星 | Dǒusùkuídìèrxīng | 2nd chief star | ||||||||
| 南斗二 | Nándǒuèr | 2nd southern dipper | ||||||||
| 天梁 | Tiānliáng | |||||||||
| μ Sgr Mu Sagittarii Mu Sagittarii is a star system in the constellation Sagittarius. It also has the traditional name Polis, from a Coptic word meaning foal. In ancient Chinese astronomy, it is the 1st of 6 stars in the Dipper or 'South Dipper' mansion of the Black Tortoise of the North.The stars in the Polis system... |
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| 斗宿三 | Dǒusùsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 斗宿魁第三星 | Dǒusùkuídìsānxīng | 3rd chief star | ||||||||
| 南斗三 | Nándǒusān | 3rd southern dipper | ||||||||
| 天机 | Tiānjī | |||||||||
| 善宿 | Shànsù | |||||||||
| σ Sgr Sigma Sagittarii Sigma Sagittarii is the second brightest star system in the constellation Sagittarius.Its modern name Nunki is an Assyrian or Babylonian name recovered by archaeologists and made public by R.H.Allen.... |
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| 斗宿四 | Dǒusùsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 斗宿魁第四星 | Dǒusùkuídìsìxīng | 4th chief star | ||||||||
| 南斗四 | Nándǒusì | 4th southern dipper | ||||||||
| 天同 | Tiāntóng | |||||||||
| 天庙 | Tiānmiào | Celestial temple | ||||||||
| τ Sgr Tau Sagittarii Tau Sagittarii is a star in the constellation Sagittarius, 120 light years from Earth. In ancient Chinese astronomy, it is the 5th star of 6 stars in the Dipper or 'South Dipper' mansion of the Black Tortoise of the North... |
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| 斗宿五 | Dǒusùwu | 5th star | ||||||||
| 斗宿魁第五星 | Dǒusùkuídìwuxīng | 5th chief star | ||||||||
| 南斗五 | Nándǒuwu | 5th southern dipper | ||||||||
| ζ Sgr Zeta Sagittarii Zeta Sagittarii is the third brightest star system in the constellation Sagittarius. It has the traditional name Ascella from a Late Latin word meaning armpit.... |
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| 斗宿六 | Dǒusùliù | 6th star | ||||||||
| 斗宿魁第六星 | Dǒusùkuídìliùxīng | 6th chief star | ||||||||
| 南斗六 | Nándǒuliù | 6th southern dipper | ||||||||
| 七殺星 | Qīshāxīng | Star of seven murder | ||||||||
| 建 | Jiàn | Establishment | ||||||||
| ξ2 Sgr | ||||||||||
| 建一 | Jiànyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 建西第一星 | Jiànxīdìyīxīng | 1st western star | ||||||||
| 西建西星 | Xījiànxīxīng | Star in the west of western establishment | ||||||||
| ο Sgr Omicron Sagittarii Omicron Sagittarii is a binary star in the constellation Sagittarius. ο Sagittarii is located 142 light years from Earth and is a spectral type K0 orange giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.77... |
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| 建二 | Jiànèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 建西第二星 | Jiànxīdìèrxīng | 2nd western star | ||||||||
| 西建中星 | Xījiànzhōngxīng | Star in the central of western establishment | ||||||||
| π Sgr Pi Sagittarii Pi Sagittarii is a triple star system in the constellation Sagittarius. It has the traditional name Albaldah. It is known as 建三 in Chinese.... |
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| 建三 | Jiànsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 建西第二星 | Jiànxīdìèrxīng | 2nd western star | ||||||||
| 西建东星 | Xījiàndōngxīng | Star in the east of western establishment | ||||||||
| 43 Sgr | 建四 | Jiànsì | 4th star | |||||||
| ρ1 Sgr | ||||||||||
| 建五 | Jiànwǔ | 5th star | ||||||||
| 建东第二星 | Jiàndōngdìèrxīng | 2nd eastern star | ||||||||
| 东建中星 | Dōngjiànzhōngxīng | Star in the east of eastern establishment | ||||||||
| υ Sgr Upsilon Sagittarii Upsilon Sagittarii is a spectroscopic binary star system in the constellation Sagittarius. Upsilon Sagittarii is the prototypical hydrogen-deficient binary , and one of only four such systems known... |
建六 | Jiànliù | 6th star | |||||||
| 天雞 | Tiānjī | Celestial Cock | ||||||||
| 55 Sgr | 天雞一 | Tiānjīyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 56 Sgr | 天雞二 | Tiānjīèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 天籥 | Tiānyuè | Celestial Keyhole | ||||||||
| HD 161664 | 天籥二 | Tiānyuèèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 3 Sgr | ||||||||||
| 天龠八 | Tiānyuèbā | 8th star | ||||||||
| 天鑰八 | Tiānyàobā | 8th key | ||||||||
| 狗國 | Gǒuguó | Dog Territory | ||||||||
| ω Sgr Omega Sagittarii Omega Sagittarii is a G-type subgiant star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.70. It is the northeast corner of the asterism called the Terebellum and at approximately 78 light years from Earth, it is the nearest of the four stars in... |
狗國一 | Gǒuguóyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 60 Sgr 60 Sagittarii 60 Sagittarii , or A Sagittarii , is a G-type giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is approximately 340 light-years from the Earth. It is the northwest corner of the asterism called the Terebellum and, with an apparent magnitude of approximately 4.851, it is the dimmest... |
狗國二 | Gǒuguóèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 62 Sgr 62 Sagittarii 62 Sagittarii or c Sagittarii is an M-type giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is the southwest corner of the asterism called the Terebellum. It is an irregular variable whose apparent visual magnitude varies between 4.45 and 4.64, and, at its brightest, it is the... |
狗國三 | Gǒuguósān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 59 Sgr 59 Sagittarii 59 Sagittarii , also known by its Bayer designation b Sagittarii, is a K-type bright giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.544... |
狗國四 | Gǒuguósì | 4th star | |||||||
| 天淵 | Tiānyuān | Celestial Spring | ||||||||
| β2 Sgr | 天淵一 | Tiānyuānyī | 1st star | |||||||
| β1 Sgr | 天淵二 | Tiānyuānèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| α Sgr Alpha Sagittarii Alpha Sagittarii is a star in the Sagittarius constellation. It has the traditional names 天淵三 , Alrami and Rukbat, derived from the Arabic rukbat al-rāmī = the knee of the archer... |
天淵三 | Tiānyuānsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 狗 | Gǒu | Dog | ||||||||
| 52 Sgr | 狗一 | Gǒuyī | 1st star | |||||||
| χ1 Sgr | 狗二 | Gǒuèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 農丈人 | Nóngzhàngrén | |Peasant | HD 172910 | 農丈人 | Nóngzhàngrén | (One star of) |