Piscis_Austrinus_in_Chinese_astronomy Knowpia

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Piscis Austrinus 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 南魚座 (nán yú zuò), meaning "southern fish constellation".

Stars edit

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Piscis Austrinus 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)
	虛	Xū	Emptiness	敗臼	Bàijiù	Decayed Mortar
							γ PsA^[1]	敗臼三	Bàijiùsān	3rd star
							19 PsA	敗臼四	Bàijiùsì	4th star
							β PsA	敗臼增一	Bàijiùzēngyī	1st additional star
				離瑜	Líyú	Jade Ornament on Ladies' Wear
							5 PsA	離瑜三	Líyúsān	3rd star
							6 PsA	璃瑜增三	Líyúzēngsān	3rd additional star
	危	Wēi	Rooftop	天錢	Tiānqián	Celestial Money
							13 PsA	天錢一	Tiānqiányī	1st star
							θ PsA^[1]	天錢二	Tiānqiánèr	2nd star
							ι PsA^[1]	天錢三	Tiānqiánsān	3rd star
							μ PsA^[1]	天錢四	Tiānqiánsì	4th star
							τ PsA^[1]	天錢五	Tiānqiánwǔ	5th star
							η PsA	天錢增一	Tiānqiánzēngyī	1st additional star
							11 PsA	天錢增二	Tiānqiánzēngèr	2nd additional star
							8 PsA	天錢增三	Tiānqiánzēngsān	3rd additional star
							7 PsA	天錢增四	Tiānqiánzēngsì	4th additional star
	室	Shì	Encampment	羽林軍	Yǔlínjūn	Palace Guard
							λ PsA^[2]	羽林軍六	Yǔlínjūnliù	6th star
							HD 212448	羽林軍七	Yǔlínjūnqī	7th star
							ε PsA^[2]	羽林軍八	Yǔlínjūnbā	8th star
							21 PsA	羽林軍九	Yǔlínjūnjiǔ	9th star
							20 PsA^[3]	羽林軍十	Yǔlínjūnshí	10th star
				北落師門	Běiluòshīmén	North Gate of the Military Camp	α PsA^[2]	北落師門	Běiluòshīmén	(One star of)
				天綱	Tiāngāng	Materials for Making Tents	δ PsA^[2]	天綱	Tiāngāng	(One star of)

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 5 日
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日
^ (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