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Virgo in Chinese astronomy

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The modern constellation Virgo lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng), 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 室女座 (shì nǚ zuò), which means "the virgin constellation".

Stars

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

Enclosures Enclosure (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Chinese star name Romanization Translation
Three Enclosures (三垣) 太微垣 Tài Wēi Yuán Supreme Palace enclosure 左微左垣 Tàiwēizuǒyuán Left Wall
η Vir[1]
太微左垣一 Tàiwēizuǒyuányī 1st star
左執法 Zuǒzhífǎ The Left Law Administrator
廷尉 Tíngwèi Commandant of Justice in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers
γ Vir[1]
太微左垣二 Tàiwēizuǒyuánèr 2nd star
東上相 Dōngshàngxiàng The First Eastern Minister
東太阳門 Dōngtàiyángmén First gate in the east
δ Vir[1]
太微左垣三 Tàiwēizuǒyuánsān 3rd star
東次相 Dōngcìxiàng The Second Eastern Minister
中华东門 Zhōnghuádōngmén Middle gate in the east
ε Vir[1]
太微左垣四 Tàiwēizuǒyuánsì 4th star
東次將 Dōngcìjiàng The Second Eastern General
東太阴門 Dōngtàiyīnmén Final gate in the east
13 Vir 左执法增一 Zuǒzhífǎzēngyī 1st additional star of The Left Law Administrator
37 Vir 東次相增一 Dōngcìxiàngzēngyī 1st additional star of The Second Eastern Minister
41 Vir 東次将增一 Dōngcìjiàngzēngyī 1st additional star of The Second Eastern General
59 Vir 東次将增三 Dōngcìjiàngzēngsān 3rd additional star of The Second Eastern General
70 Vir 東上将增一 Dōngshàng jiàngzēngyī 1st additional star of The First Eastern General
71 Vir 東上将增二 Dōngshàng jiàngzēngèr 2nd additional star of The First Eastern General
太微右垣 Tàiwēiyòuyuán Right Wall
β Vir[2]
太微右垣一 Tàiwēiyòuyuányī 1st star
右執法 Yòuzhífǎ The Right Law Administrator
御史大夫 Yùshǐdàifu Imperial censor and minister of state
司怪南星 Sīguàinánxīng Star in the south of Deity in Charge of Monsters
謁者 Yèzhě Usher to the Court
16 Vir[3] 謁者 Yèzhě (One star of)
10 Vir 謁者增一 Yèzhězēngyī 1st additional star
17 Vir 謁者增二 Yèzhězēngèr 2nd additional star
三公 Sāngōng Three Excellencies
31 Vir 三公二 Sāngōngèr 2nd star
35 Vir 三公三 Sāngōngsān 3rd star
九卿 Jiǔqīng Nine Senior Officers
ρ Vir[1] 九卿一 Jiǔqīngyī 1st star
32 Vir 九卿二 Jiǔqīngèr 2nd star
HD 109764 九卿三 Jiǔqīngsān 3rd star
34 Vir 九卿增四 Jiǔqīngzēngsì 4th additional star
27 Vir 九卿增五 Jiǔqīngzēngwǔ 5th additional star
33 Vir 九卿增六 Jiǔqīngzēngliù 6th additional star
20 Vir 九卿增八 Jiǔqīngzēngbā 8th additional star
內屏 Nèipíng Inner Screen
ξ Vir[4] 內屏一 Nèipíngyī 1st star
ν Vir[4]
內屏二 Nèipíngèr 2nd star
内屏西南星 Nèipíngxīnánxīng Star in the west
π Vir[4] 內屏三 Nèipíngsān 3rd star
ο Vir[4] 內屏四 Nèipíngsì 4th star
ω Vir 內屏增一 Nèipíngzēngyī 1st additional star
4 Vir 內屏增二 Nèipíngzēngèr 2nd additional star
6 Vir 內屏增三 Nèipíngzēngsān 3rd additional star
12 Vir 內屏增四 Nèipíngzēngsì 4th additional star
11 Vir 內屏增五 Nèipíngzēngwǔ 5th additional star
7 Vir 內屏增六 Nèipíngzēngliù 6th additional star
Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) Jiǎo Horn Jiǎo Horn
α Vir[5] 角宿一 Jiǎosuyī 1st star
ζ Vir[5] 角宿二 Jiǎosuèr 2nd star
65 Vir 角宿增一 Jiǎosuzēngyī 1st additional star
72 Vir 角宿增二 Jiǎosuzēngèr 2nd additional star
74 Vir 角宿增三 Jiǎosuzēngsān 3rd additional star
80 Vir 角宿增四 Jiǎosuzēngsì 4th additional star
81 Vir 角宿增五 Jiǎosuzēngwǔ 5th additional star
88 Vir 角宿增六 Jiǎosuzēngliù 6th additional star
86 Vir 角宿增七 Jiǎosuzēngqī 7th additional star
76 Vir 角宿增八 Jiǎosuzēngbā 8th additional star
68 Vir 角宿增九 Jiǎosuzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
62 Vir 角宿增十 Jiǎosuzēngshí 10th additional star
58 Vir 角宿增十一 Jiǎosuzēngshíyī 11th additional star
56 Vir 角宿增十二 Jiǎosuzēngshíèr 12th additional star
Uncertain 角宿增十三 Jiǎosuzēngshísān 13th additional star
50 Vir 角宿增十四 Jiǎosuzēngshísì 14th additional star
49 Vir 角宿增十五 Jiǎosuzēngshíwǔ 15th additional star
66 Vir 角宿增十六 Jiǎosuzēngshíliù 16th additional star
平道 Píngdào Flat Road
θ Vir[5] 平道一 Píngdàoyī 1st star
82 Vir 平道二 Píngdàoèr 2nd star
天田 Tiāntián Celestial Farmland
σ Vir[3] 天田一 Tiāntiányī 1st star
τ Vir[5] 天田二 Tiāntiánèr 2nd star
進賢 Jìnxián Recommending Virtuous Men 44 Vir 幸臣 Xìngchén (One star of)
天門 Tiānmén Celestial Gate
53 Vir[3] 天門一 Tiānményī 1st star
69 Vir[3] 天門二 Tiānménèr 2nd star
Kàng Neck Kàng Neck
κ Vir[6] 亢宿一 Kàngsuyī 1st star
ι Vir[6] 亢宿二 Kàngsuèr 2nd star
φ Vir[6] 亢宿三 Kàngsusān 3rd star
λ Vir[6] 亢宿四 Kàngsusì 4th star
94 Vir 亢宿增一 Kàngsuzēngyī 1st additional star
95 Vir 亢宿增二 Kàngsuzēngèr 2nd additional star
96 Vir 亢宿增三 Kàngsuzēngsān 3rd additional star
97 Vir 亢宿增四 Kàngsuzēngsì 4th additional star
106 Vir 亢宿增五 Kàngsuzēngwǔ 5th additional star
104 Vir 亢宿增六 Kàngsuzēngliù 6th additional star
μ Vir 亢宿增七 Kàngsuzēngqī 7th additional star
108 Vir 亢宿增九 Kàngsuzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
109 Vir 亢宿增十 Kàngsuzēngshí 10th additional star
103 Vir 亢宿增十一 Kàngsuzēngshíyī 11th additional star
υ Vir 亢宿增十二 Kàngsuzēngshíèr 12th additional star

See also

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References

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