Pegasus in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Pegasus 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 飛馬座 (fēi mǎ zuò), meaning "the flying horse constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols !Mansion (Chinese name) !Romanization !Translation !Asterisms (Chinese name) !Romanization !Translation !Western star name !Chinese star name !Romanization !Translation
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rowspan="119" \| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) \| rowspan="2" \|虚 \| rowspan="2"\|Xū \| rowspan="2"\|Emptiness
\|司祿	Sīlù	\|Deified Judge of Rank	11 Peg	\|司祿一	Sīlùyī	1st star
rowspan="42" \|危 \| rowspan="42"\|Wēi \| rowspan="42"\|Rooftop \| rowspan="16" \|危 \| rowspan="16"\|Wēi \| rowspan="16"\|Rooftop
θ Peg{{in lang\|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060516.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 16 日]	\|危宿二	Wēisùèr	2nd star
rowspan="3" \| ε Peg
\|危宿三	Wēisùsān	3rd star
\|危宿北星	Wēisùběixīng	Northern star
3 Peg	\|危宿增一	Wēisùzēngyī	1st additional star
4 Peg	\|危宿增二	Wēisùzēngèr	2nd additional star
7 Peg	\|危宿增三	Wēisùzēngsān	3rd additional star
30 Peg	\|危宿增五	Wēisùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
18 Peg	\|危宿增七	Wēisùzēngqī	7th additional star
19 Peg	\|危宿增八	Wēisùzēngbā	8th additional star
21 Peg	\|危宿增九	Wēisùzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
20 Peg	\|危宿增十	Wēisùzēngshí	10th additional star
17 Peg	\|危宿增十一	Wēisùzēngshíyī	11th additional star
HD 208189	\|危宿增二	Wēisùzēngshíèr	12th additional star
HD 209288	\|危宿增四	Wēisùzēngshísì	14th additional star
rowspan="4" \|墳墓this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars \| rowspan="4"\|Fénmù \| rowspan="4"\|Tomb
34 Peg	\|墳墓增一	Fénmùzēngyī	1st additional star
35 Peg	\|墳墓增二	Fénmùzēngèr	2nd additional star
37 Peg	\|墳墓增三	Fénmùzēngsān	3rd additional star
rowspan="7" \|人 \| rowspan="7"\|Rén \| rowspan="7"\|Humans
2 Peg	\|人一	Rényī	1st star
1 Peg	\|人二	Rénèr	2nd star
9 Peg	\|人三	Rénsān	3rd star
12 Peg	\|人四	Rénsì	4th star
5 Peg	\|人墓三	Rénmùsān	3rd additional star
13 Peg	\|人墓四	Rénmùsì	4th additional star
rowspan="5" \|杵 \| rowspan="5"\|Chǔ \| rowspan="5"\|Pestle
π² Peg{{in lang\|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060706.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 6 日]	\|杵二	Chǔèr	2nd star
23 Peg	\|杵三	Chǔsān	3rd star
π¹ Peg	\|杵增一	Chǔzēngyī	1st additional star
38 Peg	\|杵增二	Chǔzēngèr	2nd additional star
rowspan="10" \|臼 \| rowspan="10"\|Jiù \| rowspan="10"\|Mortar
κ Peg	\|臼二	Jiùèr	2nd star
ι Peg	\|臼三	Jiùsān	3rd star
32 Peg	\|臼四	Jiùsì	4th star
14 Peg	\|臼增一	Jiùzēngyī	1st additional star
15 Peg	\|臼增二	Jiùzēngèr	2nd additional star
16 Peg	\|臼增三	Jiùzēngsān	3rd additional star
25 Peg	\|臼增四	Jiùzēngsì	4th additional star
28 Peg	\|臼增五	Jiùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
HD 210210	\|臼增六	Jiùzēngliù	6th additional star
rowspan="54" \|室 \| rowspan="54"\|Shì \| rowspan="54"\|Encampment \| rowspan="19" \|室 \| rowspan="19"\|Shì \| rowspan="19"\|Encampment
rowspan="7" \| α Peg{{in lang\|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060517.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 17 日]
\|室宿一	Shìsùyī	1st star
\|室宿距星	Shìsùjùxīng	Separated star
\|室宿南星	Shìsùnánxīng	Southern star
\|定星	Dìngxīng	Fixed star
\|營星	Yíngxīng	Star of army / camp
\|清廟	Qīngmiào	Qing temple
rowspan="4" \| β Peg
\|室宿二	Shìsùèr	2nd star
\|室宿北星	Shìsùběixīng	Northern star
\|玄宮	Xuángōng	Black / mysterious palace
51 Peg	\|室宿增一	Shìsùzēngyī	1st additional star
56 Peg	\|室宿增二	Shìsùzēngèr	2nd additional star
60 Peg	\|室宿增三	Shìsùzēngsān	3rd additional star
61 Peg	\|室宿增四	Shìsùzēngsì	4th additional star
63 Peg	\|室宿增五	Shìsùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
64 Peg	\|室宿增六	Shìsùzēngliù	6th additional star
67 Peg	\|室宿增七	Shìsùzēngqī	7th additional star
rowspan="17" \|離宮 \| rowspan="17"\|Lígōng \| rowspan="17"\|Resting Palace
λ Peg	\|離宮一	Lígōngyī	1st star
μ Peg	\|離宮二	Lígōngèr	2nd star
ο Peg	\|離宮三	Lígōngsān	3rd star
rowspan="3" \| η Peg
\|離宮四	Lígōngsì	4th star
\|離宮西北第二星	Lígōngxīběidìxīng	Second northwestern star
τ Peg	\|離宮五	Lígōngwǔ	5th star
υ Peg	\|離宮六	Lígōngliù	6th star
33 Peg	\|离宫增一	Lígōngzēngyī	1st additional star
39 Peg	\|离宫增二	Lígōngzēngèr	2nd additional star
40 Peg	\|离宫增三	Lígōngzēngsān	3rd additional star
41 Peg	\|离宫增四	Lígōngzēngsì	4th additional star
45 Peg	\|离宫增五	Lígōngzēngwǔ	5th additional star
65 Peg	\|离宫增六	Lígōngzēngliù	6th additional star
71 Peg	\|离宫增七	Lígōngzēngqī	7th additional star
69 Peg	\|离宫增八	Lígōngzēngbā	8th additional star
rowspan="15" \|雷電 \| rowspan="15"\|Léidiàn \| rowspan="15"\|Thunder and Lightning
ζ Peg	\|雷電一	Léidiànyī	1st star
ξ Peg	\|雷電二	Léidiànèr	2nd star
σ Peg	\|雷電三	Léidiànsān	3rd star
55 Peg	\|雷電四	Léidiànsì	4th star
66 Peg	\|雷電五	Léidiànwu	5th star
70 Peg	\|雷電六	Léidiànliù	6th star
52 Peg	\|雷電增一	Léidiànzēngyī	1st additional star
ρ Peg	\|雷電增二	Léidiànzēngèr	2nd additional star
57 Peg	\|雷電增三	Léidiànzēngsān	3rd additional star
59 Peg	\|雷電增四	Léidiànzēngsì	4th additional star
58 Peg	\|雷電增五	Léidiànzēngwǔ	5th additional star
66 Peg	\|雷電增六	Léidiànzēngliù	6th additional star
75 Peg	\|雷電增七	Léidiànzēngqī	7th additional star
76 Peg	\|雷電增八	Léidiànzēngbā	8th additional star
rowspan="3" \|土公吏 \| rowspan="3"\|Tǔgōnglì \| rowspan="3"\|Official for Materials Supply
31 Peg	\|土公吏一	Tǔgōnglìyī	1st star
36 Peg	\|土公吏二	Tǔgōnglìèr	2nd star
rowspan="19" \|壁 \| rowspan="19"\|Bì \| rowspan="19"\|Wall \| rowspan="15" \|壁 \| rowspan="15"\|Bì \| rowspan="15"\|Wall
rowspan="4" \| γ Peg{{in lang\|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060518.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 18 日]
\|壁宿一	Bìsùyī	1st star
\|壁宿距星	Bìsùjùxīng	Separated star
\|壁宿南星	Bìsùnánxīng	Northern star
73 Peg	\|壁宿增一	Bìsùzēngyī	1st additional star
72 Peg	\|壁宿增二	Bìsùzēngèr	2nd additional star
78 Peg	\|壁宿增三	Bìsùzēngsān	3rd additional star
79 Peg	\|壁宿增四	Bìsùzēngsì	4th additional star
85 Peg	\|壁宿增五	Bìsùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
ψ Peg	\|壁宿增六	Bìsùzēngliù	6th additional star
83 Peg	\|壁宿增七	Bìsùzēngqī	7th additional star
HD 223755	\|壁宿增八	Bìsùzēngbā	8th additional star
φ Peg	\|壁宿增九	Bìsùzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
86 Peg	\|壁宿增十	Bìsùzēngshí	10th additional star
rowspan="4" \|霹靂 \| rowspan="4"\|Pīlì \| rowspan="4"\|Thunderbolt
77 Peg	\|霹靂增五	Léidiànzēngwǔ	5th additional star
82 Peg	\|霹靂增六	Léidiànzēngliù	6th additional star
80 Peg	\|霹靂增七	Léidiànzēngqī	7th additional star

References

External links

[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/pegasus.html#chinese Pegasus – Chinese associations]
[http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/ 香港太空館][https://web.archive.org/web/20120813070951/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/c_index.htm 研究資源]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120712132630/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstarzone_b.htm 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051949/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/Literature/c_research_literature.htm 天象文學]
[http://www.nmns.edu.tw/ 台灣自然科學博物館][http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/ 天文教育資訊網]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090120043712/http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/aeea/contents_list/ancient_chinese_astronomy.html 中國古天文]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120116230802/http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/aeea/contents_list/star_sign.html 中國古代的星象系統]

Category:Astronomy in China

Category:Pegasus (constellation)

Pegasus in Chinese astronomy

Stars

See also

References

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