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English name Chinese name European constellation Number of stars Representing Legs: 奎: Andromeda/Pisces: 16: Possibly it is the rear legs or feet of the White Tiger. Alternatively, it was also seen as a wild boar. Outer Fence: 外屏: Pisces: 7: A fence to screen off the cesspit of Celestial Pigsty (Tiānhùn) Celestial Pigsty: 天溷: Cetus: 4
For example, Altair is named 河鼓二 in Chinese. 河鼓 is the name of the asterism (literally the Drum at the River). 二 is the number designation (two). Therefore, it literally means "the Second Star of the Drum at the River". (Bayer might have called Altair "Beta Tympani Flumine" if he had been cataloguing Chinese constellations.)
In 1981, based on Yixiang Kaocheng and Yixiang Kaocheng Xubian, the first complete map of Chinese stars and constellations was published by Yi Shitong (伊世同). [5] The list is based on Atlas Comparing Chinese and Western Star Maps and Catalogues by Yi Shitong (1981) and Star Charts in Ancient China by Chen Meidong (1996).
Kuimulang (Chinese: 奎木狼; lit. 'The Wood Wolf of Legs') is a deity in traditional Chinese spiritual beliefs. He is considered to be one of the 28 Mansions, which are Chinese constellations. These constellations are the same as those studied in Western astrology.
Photo of the constellation Andromeda, as it appears to the naked eye. Lines have been added for clarity. In traditional Chinese astronomy, nine stars from Andromeda (including Beta Andromedae, Mu Andromedae, and Nu Andromedae), along with seven stars from Pisces, formed an elliptical constellation called "Legs" (奎宿).
In Chinese, 王良 (Wáng Liáng), in the Legs (Chinese constellation), [16] refers to an asterism consisting of β Cassiopeiae, κ Cassiopeiae, η Cassiopeiae, α Cassiopeiae and λ Cassiopeiae. [17] Consequently, the Chinese name for β Cassiopeiae itself is 王良一 (Wáng Liáng yī, English: the First Star of Wang Liang.) [18]
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) 奎 [1] Kuí: Legs: 奎 [1] Kuí: Legs: 1 Tri: 奎宿增十二: Kuísùzēngshíèr: 12th additional star 婁 Lóu: Bond: 婁 [1] Lóu: Bond α Tri ...
The modern constellation Andromeda lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ) and the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography. The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 仙女座 ...