Fornax in Chinese astronomy
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Fornax is located within the western quadrant of the sky, The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天爐座 (tiān lú zuò), meaning "the heaven furnace constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Fornax area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 婁 | Lóu | Bond | 天庾 | Tiānyǔ | Ricks of Grain | ||||
| ν For[1] | 天庾一 | Tiānyǔyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ω For[1] | 天庾二 | Tiānyǔèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| β For[1] | 天庾三 | Tiānyǔsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 昴[2] | Mǎo | Hairy Head | 天苑[2] | Tiānyuàn | Celestial Meadows | α For | 天苑增三 | Tiānyǔzēngsān | 3rd additional star |