Ophiuchus in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Ophiuchus lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng) and The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 蛇夫座 (shé fū zuò), which means "the snake man constellation".

Stars

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

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Four Symbols

!Mansion (Chinese name)

!Romanization

!Translation

!Asterisms (Chinese name)

!Romanization

!Translation

!Western star name

!Chinese star name

!Romanization

!Translation

rowspan="67" | Three Enclosures (三垣)

| rowspan="67" |天市垣

| rowspan="67"|Tiān Shì Yuán

| rowspan="67"|Heavenly Market enclosure

| rowspan="10" |天市左垣

| rowspan="10"|Tiānshìzuǒyuán

| rowspan="10"|Left Wall

rowspan="3" | ν Oph{{in lang|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060623.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 23 日]
|天市左垣九Tiānshìzuǒyuánjiǔ9th star
|燕Yān(Star of) Yan
rowspan="4" | η Oph
|天市左垣十一Tiānshìzuǒyuánshíyī11th star
|宋Sòng(Star of) Song
|张宿西第二星Zhāngsùxīdìèrxīng2nd star in the west of Extended Net constellation
V841 Oph|宋增一Sòngzēngyī1st additional of Song
29 Oph|宋增二Sòngzēngyī2nd additional of Song
rowspan="10" |天市右垣

| rowspan="10"|Tiānshìyòuyuán

| rowspan="10"|Right Wall

rowspan="3" | δ Oph{{in lang|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060624.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 24 日]
|天市右垣九Tiānshìyòuyuánjiǔ9th star
|梁Liáng(Star of) Liang
rowspan="3" | ε Oph
|天市右垣十Tiānshìyòuyuánshí10th star
|楚Chǔ(Star of) Chu
rowspan="3" | ζ Oph
|天市右垣十一Tiānshìyòuyuánshíyī11th star
|韓Hán(Star of) Han
rowspan="4" |市樓

| rowspan="4"|Shìlóu

| rowspan="4"|Municipal Office

μ Oph|市樓一Shìlóuyī1st star
τ Oph|市樓三Shìlóusān3rd star
HD 161056|市樓六Shìlóuliù6th star
rowspan="5" |車肆

| rowspan="5"|Chēsì

| rowspan="5"|Commodity Market

υ Oph|車肆一Chēsìyī1st star
20 Oph[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/ophiuchus.htm Ian Ridpath's Startales - Ophiuchus the Serpen Holder]|車肆二Chēsìèr2nd star
23 Oph|車肆增一Chēsìzēngyī1st additional star
30 Oph|車肆增二Chēsìzēngèr2nd additional star
rowspan="9" |宗正

| rowspan="9"|Zōngzhèng

| rowspan="9"|Official for Royal Clan

rowspan="4" | β Oph{{in lang|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060625.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 25 日]
|宗正一Zōngzhèngyī1st star
|宗正西星ZōngzhèngxīxīngWestern star
|内平NèipíngHigh judge
γ Oph|宗正二Zōngzhèngèr2nd star
61 Oph|宗正增一Zōngzhèngzēngyī1st additional star
σ Oph|宗正增二Zōngzhèngzēngèr2nd additional star
41 Oph|宗正增三Zōngzhèngzēngsān3rd additional star
rowspan="9" |宗人

| rowspan="9"|Zōngrén

| rowspan="9"|Official of Religious Ceremonies

66 Oph|宗人一Zōngrényī1st star
67 Oph|宗人二Zōngrénèr2nd star
68 Oph|宗人三Zōngrénsān3rd star
70 Oph|宗人四Zōngrénsì4th star
72 Oph|宗人增一Zōngrénzēngyī1st additional star
71 Oph|宗人增二Zōngrénzēngèr2nd additional star
73 Oph|宗人增三Zōngrénzēngsān3rd additional star
74 Oph|宗人增四Zōngrénzēngsì4th additional star
rowspan="7" |候

| rowspan="7"|Hòu

| rowspan="7"|Astrologer

rowspan="3"| α Oph
|候Hòu(One star of)
|候星HòuxīngStar of astrologer (prince)
54 Oph|候增三Hòuzēngsān3rd additional star
56 Oph|候增四Hòuzēngsì4th additional star
53 Oph|候增五Hòuzēngwǔ5th additional star
rowspan="4" |宦者

| rowspan="4"|Huànzhě

| rowspan="4"|Eunuch Official

32 Oph|宦者一Huànzhěyī1st star
37 Oph|宦者四Huànzhěsì4th star
HD 156681|宦者增五Huànzhězēngwǔ5th additional star
rowspan="6" |列肆

| rowspan="6"|Lièsì

| rowspan="6"|Jewel Market

λ Oph|列肆二Lièsìèr2nd star
21 Oph|列肆增一Lièsìzēngyī1st additional star
16 Oph|列肆增二Lièsìzēngèr2nd additional star
14 Oph|列肆增三Lièsìzēngsān3rd additional star
12 Oph|列肆增四Lièsìzēngsì4th additional star
rowspan="3" |斛

| rowspan="3"|

| rowspan="3"|Dipper for Solid

ι Oph|斛一Huyī1st star
κ Oph|斛二Huèr2nd star
rowspan="31" | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍)

| rowspan="6" |房

| rowspan="6"|Fáng

| rowspan="6"|Room

| rowspan="6" |東咸

| rowspan="6"|Dōngxián

| rowspan="6"|Eastern Door

φ Oph{{in lang|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060509.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 9 日]|東咸一Dōngxiányī1st star
χ Oph|東咸二Dōngxiánèr2nd star
ψ Oph|東咸三Dōngxiánsān3rd star
ω Oph|東咸四Dōngxiánsì4th star
24 Scothe star is actually located in the constellation of Ophiuchus near the border of Scorpio|東咸增一Dōngxiánzēngyī1st additional star
rowspan="4" |心this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars

| rowspan="4"|Xīn

| rowspan="4"|Heart

| rowspan="4" |心

| rowspan="4"|Xīn

| rowspan="4"|Heart

ρ Oph|心宿增四Xīnsùzēngsì4th additional star
15 Oph|心宿增六Xīnsùzēngliù6th additional star
18 Oph|心宿增七Xīnsùzēngqī7th additional star
rowspan="18" |尾

| rowspan="18"|Wěi

| rowspan="18"|Tail

| rowspan="18" |天江

| rowspan="18"|Tiānjiāng

| rowspan="18"|Celestial River

HD 155401{{in lang|zh}} [http://wbbs.cc.ncku.edu.tw/ccns/index.php/8/179/485635 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902003808/http://wbbs.cc.ncku.edu.tw/ccns/index.php/8/179/485635 |date=2011-09-02 }}|天江一Tiānjiāngyī1st star
36 Oph A|天江二Tiānjiāngèr2nd star
rowspan="3"| θ Oph{{in lang|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060510.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 10 日]
|天江三Tiānjiāngsān3rd star
|天江东第三星TiānjiāngdōngdìsānxīngEastern and 3rd rank star
44 Oph|天江四Tiānjiāngsì4th star
43 Oph|天江增一Tiānjiāngzēngyī1st additional star
38 Oph|天江增二Tiānjiāngzēngèr2nd additional star
36 Oph C|天江增三Tiānjiāngzēngsān3rd additional star
HD 156992|天江增四Tiānjiāngzēngsì4th additional star
191 Oph|天江增五Tiānjiāngzēngwǔ5th additional star
ο Oph|天江增六Tiānjiāngzēngliù6th additional star
ξ Oph|天江增七Tiānjiāngzēngqī7th additional star
HD 154418|天江增八Tiānjiāngzēngbā8th additional star
26 Oph|天江增九Tiānjiāngzēngjiǔ9th additional star
28 Oph|天江增十Tiānjiāngzēngshí10th additional star
31 Oph C|天江增十一Tiānjiāngzēngshíyī11th additional star
rowspan="3" |箕

| rowspan="3"|

| rowspan="3"|Winnowing Basket

| rowspan="3" |糠

| rowspan="3"|Kāng

| rowspan="3"|Chaff

45 Oph|糠Kāng(One star of)
HD 157955|糠增一Kāngzēngyī1st additional star
rowspan="7" | Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)

| rowspan="7" |斗

| rowspan="7"|Dǒu

| rowspan="7"|Dipper

| rowspan="7" |天籥

| rowspan="7"|Tiānyuè

| rowspan="7"|Celestial Keyhole

58 Oph|天籥三Tiānyuèsān3rd star
HD 160042|天籥四Tiānyuèsì4th star
52 Oph|天籥五Tiānyuèwǔ5th star
51 Oph|天籥六Tiānyuèliù6th star
HD 158704|天籥七Tiānyuèqī7th star
50 Oph|天龠增一Tiānyuèzēngyī1st additional star

See also

References

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