Hercules in Chinese astronomy
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Hercules is located in Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán)
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 武仙座 (wǔ xiān zuò), which means "the immortal martial constellation".
Stars[edit]
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Hercules area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | ||||||||||
| 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 天棓 | Tiānbàng | Celestial Flail | |||||
| ι Her[1] | 天棓五 | Tiānbàngwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| 88 Her | 天棓增三 | Tiānbàngzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 82 Her | 天棓增四 | Tiānbàngzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 74 Her | 天棓增七 | Tiānbàngzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 77 Her | 天棓增八 | Tiānbàngzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | |||||
| δ Her[2] | ||||||||||
| 天市左垣一 | Tiānshìzuǒyuányī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 魏 | Wèi | (Star of) Wei | ||||||||
| λ Her [2] | ||||||||||
| 天市左垣二 | Tiānshìzuǒyuánèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 趙 | Zhào | (Star of) Zhao | ||||||||
| μ Her[2] | ||||||||||
| 天市左垣三 | Tiānshìzuǒyuánsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 九河 | Jiǔhé | (Star of) Jiuhe | ||||||||
| ο Her[2] | ||||||||||
| 天市左垣四 | Tiānshìzuǒyuánsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 中山 | Zhōngshān | (Star of) Zhongshan | ||||||||
| 112 Her | ||||||||||
| 天市左垣五 | Tiānshìzuǒyuánwu | 5th star | ||||||||
| 齊 | Qí | (Star of) Qi | ||||||||
| 51 Her | 魏增一 | Wèizēngyī | 1st additional star of Wei | |||||||
| 56 Her | 魏增二 | Wèizēngèr | 2nd additional star of Wei | |||||||
| 57 Her | 魏增三 | Wèizēngsān | 3rd additional star of Wei | |||||||
| HD 155025 | 魏增四 | Wèizēngsì | 4th additional star of Wei | |||||||
| 62 Her | 魏增五 | Wèizēngwǔ | 5th additional star of Wei | |||||||
| 70 Her | 魏增六 | Wèizēngliù | 6th additional star of Wei | |||||||
| 73 Her | 魏增八 | Wèizēngbā | 8th additional star of Wei | |||||||
| 78 Her | 趙增一 | Zhàozēngyī | 1st additional star of Zhao | |||||||
| 79 Her | 趙增二 | Zhàozēngèr | 2nd additional star of Zhao | |||||||
| 84 Her | 趙增三 | Zhàozēngsān | 3rd additional star of Zhao | |||||||
| 87 Her | 九河增一 | Jiǔhézēngyī | 1st additional star of Jiuhe | |||||||
| ξ Her | 中山增一 | Zhōngshānzēngyī | 1st additional star of Zhongshan | |||||||
| ν Her | 中山增二 | Zhōngshānzēngèr | 2nd additional star of Zhongshan | |||||||
| 99 Her | 中山增三 | Zhōngshānzēngsān | 3rd additional star of Zhongshan | |||||||
| 104 Her | 中山增四 | Zhōngshānzēngsì | 4th additional star of Zhongshan | |||||||
| 108 Her | 中山增五 | Zhōngshānzēngwǔ | 5th additional star of Zhongshan | |||||||
| 107 Her | 中山增六 | Zhōngshānzēngliù | 6th additional star of Zhongshan | |||||||
| 100 Her | 中山增七 | Zhōngshānzēngqī | 7th additional star of Zhongshan | |||||||
| 113 Her | 齊增一 | Qízēngyī | 1st additional star of Qi | |||||||
| 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall | ||||||||
| β Her[3] | ||||||||||
| 天市右垣一 | Tiānshìyòuyuányī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 河中 | Hézhōng | (Star of) Hezhong | ||||||||
| γ Her [3] | ||||||||||
| 天市右垣二 | Tiānshìyòuyuánèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 河間 | Héjiān | (Star of) Hejian region | ||||||||
| κ Her A[3] | ||||||||||
| 天市右垣三 | Tiānshìyòuyuánsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 晉 | Jìn | (Star of) Jin | ||||||||
| 16 Her | 河間增一 | Hejianzēngyī | 1st additional star of Hejian | |||||||
| 5 Her | 晉增一 | Jìnzēngyī | 1st additional star of Jin | |||||||
| 8 Her | 晉增二 | Jìnzēngèr | 2nd additional star of Jin | |||||||
| q Her | 晉增三 | Jìnzēngsān | 3rd additional star of Jin | |||||||
| κ Her B | 晉增五 | Jìnzēngwǔ | 5th additional star Jin | |||||||
| 宗 | Zōng | Patriarchal Clan | ||||||||
| 110 Her | 宗一 | Zōngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 111 Her | 宗二 | Zōngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 帛度 | Bódù | Textile Ruler | ||||||||
| 95 Her[1] | 帛度一 | Bódùyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 102 Her[1] | 帛度二 | Bódùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 96 Her | 帛度增一 | Bódùzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 101 Her | 帛度增二 | Bódùzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 93 Her | 帛度增三 | Bódùzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 屠肆 | Túsì | Butcher’s Shops | ||||||||
| 109 Her | 屠肆一 | Túsìyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 98 Her | 屠肆二 | Túsìèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 97 Her | 屠肆增一 | Túsìzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 105 Her | 屠肆增二 | Túsìzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 106 Her | 屠肆增三 | Túsìzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 帝座 | Dìzuò | Emperor's Seat | α1 Her[4] | 帝座 | Dìzuò | (One star of) | ||||
| 宦者 | Huànzhě | Eunuch Official | ||||||||
| 32 Oph[5] | 宦者一 | Huànzhěyī | 1st star | |||||||
| HD 154228 | 宦者二 | Huànzhěèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 60 Her[1] | 宦者三 | Huànzhěsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 54 Her | 宦者增一 | Huànzhězēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 49 Her | 宦者增三 | Huànzhězēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| HD 154278 | 宦者增四 | Huànzhězēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 斗 | Dǒu | Dipper for Liquid | ||||||||
| ω Her[4] | 斗一 | Dǒuyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 49 Ser[6] | 斗二 | Dǒuèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 13 Her | 斗三 | Dǒusān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 29 Her | 斗四 | Dǒusì | 4th star | |||||||
| 33 Her | 斗五 | Dǒuwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 15 Her | 斗增二 | Dǒuzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 12 Her | 斗增六 | Dǒuzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 9 Her | 斗增七 | Dǒuzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 21 Her | 斗增九 | Dǒuzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 28 Her | 斗增十 | Dǒuzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| 斛 | Hú | Dipper for Solid | ||||||||
| 47 Her | 斛三 | Húsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 43 Her | 斛四 | Húsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 41 Her | 斛增二 | Húzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 45 Her | 斛增三 | Húzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| 38 Her | 斛增四 | Húzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 36 Her | 斛增五 | Húzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 37 Her | 斛增六 | Húzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 七公 | Qīgōng | Seven Excellencies | ||||||||
| 42 Her[1] | 七公一 | Qīgōngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| τ Her[7] | 七公二 | Qīgōngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| φ Her[7] | 七公三 | Qīgōngsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| χ Her[7] | 七公四 | Qīgōngsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 34 Her | 七公增三 | Qīgōngzēngsān | 3rd additional star | |||||||
| υ Her | 七公四 | Qīgōngzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 4 Her | 七公增十一 | Qīgōngzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
| 2 Her | 七公增十二 | Qīgōngzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
| 14 Her | 七公增十三 | Qīgōngzēngshísān | 13th additional star | |||||||
| 30 Her | 七公增十四 | Qīgōngzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||||||
| σ Her | 七公增十五 | Qīgōngzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
| 52 Her | 七公增十六 | Qīgōngzēngshíliù | 16th additional star | |||||||
| 貫索 | Guànsuǒ | Coiled Thong | ||||||||
| 19 Her | 貫索增九 | Guànsuǒzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 17 Her | 貫索增十 | Guànsuǒzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| 10 Her | 貫索增十一 | Guànsuǒzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
| 天紀 | Tiānjì | Celestial Discipline | ||||||||
| ζ Her[7] | 天紀二 | Tiānjìèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ε Her[7] | 天紀三 | Tiānjìsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 59 Her | 天紀四 | Tiānjìsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 61 Her | 天紀五 | Tiānjìwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| 68 Her | 天紀六 | Tiānjìliù | 6th star | |||||||
| HD 160054 | 天紀七 | Tiānjìqī | 7th star | |||||||
| θ Her[7] | 天紀九 | Tiānjìjiǔ | 9th star | |||||||
| η Her | 天紀增一 | Tiānjìzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||||||
| 25 Her | 天紀增二 | Tiānjìzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||||||
| 23 Her | 天紀增四 | Tiānjìzēngsì | 4th additional star | |||||||
| 26 Her | 天紀增五 | Tiānjìzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | |||||||
| 32 Her | 天紀增六 | Tiānjìzēngliù | 6th additional star | |||||||
| 39 Her | 天紀增七 | Tiānjìzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||||||
| 46 Her | 天紀增八 | Tiānjìzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||||||
| 50 Her | 天紀增九 | Tiānjìzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 48 Her | 天紀增十 | Tiānjìzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| 53 Her | 天紀增十一 | Tiānjìzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
| 72 Her | 天紀增十三 | Tiānjìzēngshísān | 13th additional star | |||||||
| 90 Her | 天紀增十四 | Tiānjìzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||||||
| HD 157910 | 天紀增十五 | Tiānjìzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
| 女床 | Nǚchuáng | Woman’s Bed | ||||||||
| π Her[7] | 女床一 | Nǚchuángyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 69 Her[1] | 女床二 | Nǚchuángèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ρ Her[7] | 女床三 | Nǚchuángsān | 3rd star |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Ian Ridpath's Startales - Hercules
- ^ a b c d (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 23 日
- ^ a b c (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 24 日
- ^ a b (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 25 日
- ^ the star is actually located in the constellation of Hercules near the border of Ophiucus
- ^ the star is actually located in the constellation of Hercules near the border of Serpens
- ^ a b c d e f g h (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 26 日