Eridanus in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Eridanus lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ), and The Southern Asterisms (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīng'ōu), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

According to the quadrant, it is possible that the constellation Eridanus is not fully visible. Achernar (Alpha Eridani) is a bright star in this constellation that may have never been seen in Chinese skies.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 波江座 (bō jiāng zuò), meaning "the waving river constellation".

Stars

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The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Eridanus 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) [1] Wèi Stomach 天囷[1] Tiānqūn Circular Celestial Granary
25 Eri 天囷增十三 Tiānqūnzēngshíyī 13th additional star
24 Eri 天囷增十四 Tiānqūnzēngshísì 14th additional star
7 Eri 天囷增十八 Tiānqūnzēngshíbā 18th additional star
5 Eri 天囷增十九 Tiānqūnzēngshíjiǔ 19th additional star
Mǎo Hairy Head 天苑 Tiānyuàn Celestial Meadows
γ Eri[2]
天苑一 Tiānyuànyī 1st star
天苑第—星 Tiānyuàndiyīxīng 1st star
π Eri[2] 天苑二 Tiānyuànèr 2nd star
δ Eri[2] 天苑三 Tiānyuànsān 3rd star
ε Eri[2] 天苑四 Tiānyuànsì 4th star
ζ Eri[2] 天苑五 Tiānyuànwu 5th star
η Eri[2] 天苑六 Tiānyuànliù 6th star
τ1 Eri[2] 天苑八 Tiānyuànbā 8th star
τ2 Eri[2] 天苑九 Tiānyuànjiǔ 9th star
τ3 Eri[2] 天苑十 Tiānyuànshí 10th star
τ4 Eri[2] 天苑十一 Tiānyuànshíyī 11th star
τ5 Eri[2] 天苑十二 Tiānyuànshíèr 12th star
τ6 Eri[2] 天苑十三 Tiānyuànshísān 13th star
τ7 Eri[2] 天苑十四 Tiānyuànshísì 14th star
τ8 Eri[2] 天苑十五 Tiānyuànshíwǔ 15th star
τ9 Eri[2] 天苑十六 Tiānyuànshíliù 16th star
20 Eri 天苑增一 Tiānyuànzēngyī 1st additional star
15 Eri 天苑增二 Tiānyuànzēngèr 2nd additional star
6 Eri 天苑增五 Tiānyuànzēngwǔ 5th additional star
4 Eri 天苑增六 Tiānyuànzēngliù 6th additional star
ρ1 Eri 天苑增十 Tiānyuànzēngshí 10th additional star
ρ2 Eri 天苑增十一 Tiānyuànzēngshíyī 11th additional star
ρ3 Eri 天苑增十二 Tiānyuànzēngshíèr 12th additional star
14 Eri 天苑增十三 Tiānyuànzēngshísān 13th additional star
17 Eri 天苑增十四 Tiānyuànzēngshísì 14th additional star
21 Eri 天苑增十五 Tiānyuànzēngshíwǔ 15th additional star
22 Eri 天苑增十六 Tiānyuànzēngshíliù 16th additional star
HD 22243 天苑增十八 Tiānyuànzēngshíbā 18th additional star
Net 九州殊口 Jiǔzhōushūkǒu Interpreters of Nine Dialects
39 Eri 九州殊口一 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuyī 1st star
ο1 Eri[3] 九州殊口二 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuèr 2nd star
ξ Eri[3] 九州殊口三 Jiǔzhōushūkǒusān 3rd star
ν Eri[3] 九州殊口四 Jiǔzhōushūkǒusì 4th star
56 Eri 九州殊口五 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuwu 5th star
55 Eri 九州殊口六 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuliù 6th star
35 Eri 九州殊口增一 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuzēngyī 1st additional star
32 Eri 九州殊口增二 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuzēngèr 2nd additional star
29 Eri 九州殊口增三 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuzēngsān 3rd additional star
30 Eri 九州殊口增四 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuzēngsì 4th additional star
37 Eri 九州殊口增六 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuzēngliù 6th additional star
ο2 Eri 九州殊口增七 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuzēngqī 7th additional star
47 Eri 九州殊口增八 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuzēngbā 8th additional star
46 Eri 九州殊口增九 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
51 Eri 九州殊口增十 Jiǔzhōushūkǒuzēngshí 10th additional star
九斿 Jiǔliú Imperial Military Flag
μ Eri[3] 九斿二 Jiǔliúèr 2nd star
ω Eri[3] 九斿三 Jiǔliúsān 3rd star
63 Eri 九斿四 Jiǔliúsì 4th star
64 Eri 九斿五 Jiǔliúwu 5th star
60 Eri 九斿六 Jiǔliúliù 6th star
58 Eri 九斿七 Jiǔliúqī 7th star
54 Eri 九斿八 Jiǔliúbā 8th star
45 Eri 九斿增二 Jiǔliúzēngèr 2nd additional star
62 Eri 九斿增三 Jiǔliúzēngsān 3rd additional star
53 Eri 九斿增四 Jiǔliúzēngsì 4th additional star
59 Eri 九斿增五 Jiǔliúzēngwǔ 5th additional star
HD 29613 九斿增六 Jiǔliúzēngliù 6th additional star
天園 Tiānyuán Celestial Orchard
χ Eri[3] 天園二 Tiānyuánèr 2nd star
φ Eri[3] 天園三 Tiānyuánsān 3rd star
κ Eri[3] 天園四 Tiānyuánsì 4th star
s Eri 天園五 Tiānyuánwu 5th star
θ1 Eri[3] 天園六 Tiānyuánliù 6th star
h Eri 天園七 Tiānyuánqī 7th star
f Eri 天園八 Tiānyuánbā 8th star
g Eri 天園九 Tiānyuánjiǔ 9th star
υ4 Eri[3] 天園十 Tiānyuánshí 10th star
υ3 Eri 天園十一 Tiānyuánshíyī 11th star
υ2 Eri[3] 天園十二 Tiānyuánshíèr 12th star
υ1 Eri[3]
天園十三 Tiānyuánshísān 13th star
天大将军南大星 Tiānyuánjiāngjūnnándàxīng Star of southern general in the celestial orchard
ι Eri 天園增一 Tiānyuánzēngyī 1st additional star
e Eri 天園增三 Tiānyuánzēngsān 3rd additional star
y Eri 天園增四 Tiānyuánzēngsì 4th additional star
i Eri 天園增五 Tiānyuánzēngwǔ 5th additional star
Shēn Three Stars 玉井 Yùjǐng Jade Well
λ Eri[4] 玉井一 Yùjǐngyī 1st star
ψ Eri[4] 玉井二 Yùjǐngèr 2nd star
β Eri[4]
玉井三 Yùjǐngsān 3rd star
玉井西北星 Yùjǐngxīběixīng Northwestern star
66 Eri 玉井增增一 Yùjǐngzēngyī 1st additional star
68 Eri 玉井增二 Yùjǐngzēngèr 2nd additional star
HD 32994 玉井增三 Yùjǐngzēngsān 3rd additional star
- 近南極星區 (non-mansions) Jìnnánjíxīngōu (non-mansions) The Southern Asterisms (non-mansions) 水委 Shuǐwěi Crooked Running Water
α Eri[5]
水委一 Shuǐwěiyī 1st star
外屏西星 Wàibīngxīxīng Separated and hidden star in the west

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