Auriga in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Auriga lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and the Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), 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 御夫座 (yù fū zuò), meaning "the driving man constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols / Enclosures	Mansion / Enclosure (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	八穀	Bāgǔ	Eight Kinds of Crops
							δ Aur[1]	八穀一	Bāgǔyī	1st star
							ξ Aur[1]	八穀二	Bāgǔèr	2nd star
							9 Aur	八穀六	Bāgǔliù	6th star
							HD 40062	八谷增五	Bāgǔzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							45 Aur	八谷增三十四	Bāgǔzēngsānshíwǔ	35th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)	畢	Bì	Net	五車	Wuchē	Five Chariots
							ι Aur[2]
								五車一	Wǔchēyī	1st star
								五帝车一	Wǔdìchēyī	First king chariot
								五車西南星	Wǔchēxīnánxīng	Southwestern star
							α Aur[2]
								五車二	Wǔchēèr	2nd star
								天庫	Tiānkù	Celestial warehouse
								五車西北星	Wǔchēxīběixīng	Northwestern star
								五車大星	Wǔchēdàxīng	Main star
								五帝车二	Wǔdìchēèr	Second king chariot
							β Aur[2]
								五車三	Wǔchēsān	3rd star
								五車东北星	Wǔchēdōngběixīng	Northeastern star
								五帝车三	Wǔdìchēsān	Third king chariot
							θ Aur[2]
								五車四	Wǔchēsì	4th star
								五車北中星	Wǔchēdōngzhōngxīng	Northern and central star
								五帝车四	Wǔdìchēsì	Fourth king chariot
							6 Aur	五车增四	Wǔchēzēngsì	4th additional star
							5 Aur	五车增五	Wǔchēzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							ω Aur	五车增六	Wǔchēzēngliù	6th additional star
							1 Aur	五车增七	Wǔchēzēngqī	7th additional star
							2 Aur	五车增八	Wǔchēzēngbā	8th additional star
							40 Aur	五车增九	Wǔchēzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
							38 Aur	五车增十	Wǔchēzēngshí	10th additional star
							39 Aur	五车增十一	Wǔchēzēngshíyī	11th additional star
							43 Aur	五车增十二	Wǔchēzēngshíèr	12th additional star
							42 Aur	五车增十三	Wǔchēzēngshísān	13th additional star
							41 Aur	五车增十四	Wǔchēzēngshísì	14th additional star
							36 Aur	五车增十五	Wǔchēzēngshíwǔ	15th additional star
							π Aur	五车增十六	Wǔchēzēngshíliù	16th additional star
							ο Aur	五车增十七	Wǔchēzēngshíqī	17th additional star
							12 Aur	五车增十八	Wǔchēzēngshíbā	18th additional star
				柱	Zhù	Pillars
							ε Aur[2]
								柱一	Zhùyī	1st star
								西北柱	Xīběizhù	Northwestern pillar
							ζ Aur[2]	柱二	Zhǔèr	2nd star
							η Aur[2]	柱三	Zhǔsān	3rd star
							υ Aur[2]	柱四	Zhǔsì	4th star
							ν Aur[2]	柱五	Zhǔwu	5th star
							τ Aur[2]	柱六	Zhǔliù	6th star
							χ Aur[2]	柱七	Zhǔqī	7th star
							26 Aur[1]	柱八	Zhǔbā	8th star
				天潢	Tiānguāng	Celestial Pier
							19 Aur[3]	天潢一	Tiānguāngyī	1st star
							φ Aur[2]	天潢二	Tiānguāngèr	2nd star
							14 Aur	天潢三	Tiānguāngsān	3rd star
							σ Aur[2]	天潢四	Tiānguāngsì	4th star
							μ Aur[2]	天潢五	Tiānguāngwu	5th star
							16 Aur	天潢增一	Tiānguāngzēngyī	1st additional star
							AR Aur	天潢增二	Tiānguāngzēngèr	2nd additional star
				咸池	Xiánchí	Pool of Harmony
							ρ Aur[2]	咸池一	Xiánchíyī	1st star
							HD 36041[4]	咸池二	Xiánchíèr	2nd star
							λ Aur[2]	咸池三	Xiánchísān	3rd star
	觜	Zī	Turtle Beak	座旗	Zuòqí	Seat Flags
							ψ^6 Aur[5]	座旗一	Zuòqíyī	1st star
							ψ^4 Aur[5]	座旗三	Zuòqísān	3rd star
							ψ^5 Aur[5]	座旗四	Zuòqísì	4th star
							ψ^2 Aur[5]	座旗五	Zuòqíwu	5th star
							ψ^7 Aur[5]	座旗六	Zuòqíliù	6th star
							ψ^3 Aur[5]	座旗七	Zuòqíqī	7th star
51 Aur							座旗八	Zuòqíbā	8th star
ψ^8 Aur[5]							座旗九	Zuòqíjiǔ	9th star
ψ^1 Aur							座旗增一	Zuòqízēngyī	1st additional star
47 Aur							座旗增二	Zuòqízēngèr	2nd additional star
60 Aur							座旗增三	Zuòqízēngsān	3rd additional star
62 Aur							座旗增五	Zuòqízēngwǔ	5th additional star
63 Aur							座旗增六	Zuòqízēngliù	6th additional star
64 Aur							座旗增七	Zuòqízēngqī	7th additional star
66 Aur							座旗增八	Zuòqízēngbā	8th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)	井[6]	Jǐng	Well	井[6]	Jǐng	Well
							κ Aur	井宿增一	Jǐngsùzēngyī	1st additional star
							RT Aur	井宿增二	Jǐngsùzēngèr	2nd additional star
							53 Aur	井宿增三	Jǐngsùzēngsān	3rd additional star
							54 Aur	井宿增五	Jǐngsùzēngwǔ	5th additional star
							49 Aur	井宿增六	Jǐngsùzēngliù	6th additional star
				積水	Jīshuǐ	Accumulated Water	65 Aur	積水	Jīshuǐ	(One star of)

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations
• List of constellations by area

References

1. Ian Ridpath's Startales - Auriga the Charioteer
2. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 13 日
3. Sun, Xiaochun and Jacob Kistemaker. (1997). The Chinese Sky During the Han: Constellating Stars and Society. Leiden, New York, Köln: Koninklijke Brill. ISBN 90-04-10737-1. Page 179.
4. (in Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
5. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 14 日
6. this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars

External links

• Auriga – Chinese associations
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