Horologium in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Horologium is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ)

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 時鐘座 (shí zhōng zuò), meaning "the clock constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols	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)	畢	Bì	Net	天園	Tiānyuán	Celestial Orchard	α Hor	天園增六	Tiānyuánzēngliù	6th additional star

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations

External links

• 香港太空館研究資源
  • 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表
  • 天象文學
• 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網 Archived 2012-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
  • 中國古天文 Archived 2009-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
  • 中國古代的星象系統 Archived 2012-01-16 at the Wayback Machine