Puppis in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Puppis is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 船尾座 (chuán wěi zuò), meaning "behind of the ship constellation".

Stars

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The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Puppis area consists of:

Four Symbols Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Chinese star name Romanization Translation
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) Jǐng Well 弧矢 Húshǐ Bow and Arrow[1]
HD 63032[2] 弧矢三 Húshǐsān 3rd star
χ Pup[2] 弧矢四 Húshǐsì 4th star
ο Pup 弧矢五 Húshǐwu 5th star
k1 Pup and k2 Pup[2] 弧矢六 Húshǐliù 6th star
π Pup
弧矢九 Húshǐjiǔ 9th star
天节北星 Tiānjiéběixīng Star in the north of Celestial Tally constellation
2 Pup 弧矢增八 Húshǐzēngbā 8th additional star
4 Pup 弧矢增九 Húshǐzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
5 Pup 弧矢增十 Húshǐzēngshí 10th additional star
10 Pup 弧矢增十一 Húshǐzēngshíyī 11th additional star
6 Pup 弧矢增十二 Húshǐzēngshíèr 12th additional star
16 Pup 弧矢增十三 Húshǐzēngshísān 13th additional star
14 Pup 弧矢增十四 Húshǐzēngshísì 14th additional star
11 Pup 弧矢增十五 Húshǐzēngshíwǔ 15th additional star
12 Pup 弧矢增十六 Húshǐzēngshíliù 16th additional star
ξ Pup 弧矢增十七 Húshǐzēngshíqī 17th additional star
HD 62412 弧矢增十八 Húshǐzēngshíbā 18th additional star
3 Pup 弧矢增十九 Húshǐzēngshíjiǔ 19th additional star
HD 61831 弧矢增二十 Húshǐzēngèrshí 20th additional star
QZ Pup 弧矢增二十一 Húshǐzēngèrshíyī 21st additional star
ζ Pup 弧矢增二十二 Húshǐzēngèrshíèr 22nd additional star
HD 64440 弧矢增二十三 Húshǐzēngèrshísān 23rd additional star
σ Pup 弧矢增二十四 Húshǐzēngèrshísì 24th additional star
HD 60666 弧矢增二十七 Húshǐzēngèrshíqī 27th additional star
HD 60686 弧矢增二十八 Húshǐzēngèrshíbā 28th additional star
HD 63112 弧矢增二十九 Húshǐzēngèrshíjiǔ 29th additional star
HD 63215 弧矢增三十 Húshǐzēngsānshí 30th additional star
12 Pup 弧矢增三十一 Húshǐzēngsānshíyī 31st additional star
ρ Pup 弧矢增三十二 Húshǐzēngsānshíèr 32nd additional star
老人[3] Lǎorén Old Man
τ Pup 老人增一 Lǎorénzēngyī 1st additional star
ν Pup 老人增二 Lǎorénzēngèr 2nd additional star
[3] Guǐ Ghost 外廚[3] Wàichú Outer Kitchen
21 Pup 外廚增十一 Wàichúzēngshíyī 11th additional star
19 Pup 外廚增十二 Wàichúzēngshíèr 12th additional star
20 Pup 外廚增十三 Wàichúzēngshísān 13th additional star
18 Pup 外廚增十四 Wàichúzēngshísì 14th additional star
22 Pup 外廚增十七 Wàichúzēngshíqī 17th additional star

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日
  2. ^ a b c (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
  3. ^ a b c this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars
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