Gemini in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Gemini lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 雙子座 (shuāng zǐ zuò), meaning "the twin constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Gemini 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
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)	觜	Zī	Turtle Beak	司怪	Sīguài	Deity in Charge of Monsters
							1 Gem[1]	司怪二	Sīguàièr	2nd star
							HD 40724	司怪增二	Sīguàizēngèr	2nd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)	井	Jǐng	Well	井	Jǐng	Well
							μ Gem[2]
								井宿一	Jǐngsùyī	1st star
								井宿距星	Jǐngsujùxīng	Separated star
								井宿西扇第一星	Jǐngsuxīshāndìyīxīng	1st star in western area
								天苑东北星	Tiānyuàndōngběixīng	Star in the northwest of Celestial Meadows constellation
							ν Gem[2]
								井宿二	Jǐngsùèr	2nd star
								井宿西扇第二星	Jǐngsuxīshāndìèrxīng	2nd star in western area
							γ Gem[2]
								井宿三	Jǐngsusān	3rd star
								井宿西扇第三星	Jǐngsuxīshāndìsānxīng	3rd star in western area
							ξ Gem[2]	井宿四	Jǐngsusì	4th star
							ε Gem [2]
								井宿五	Jǐngsuwǔ	5th star
								井宿东扇第一星	Jǐngsudōngshāndìyīxīng	1st star in eastern area
							36 Gem[3]
								井宿六	Jǐngsuliù	6th star
								井宿东扇第二星	Jǐngsudōngshāndìèrxīng	2nd star in eastern area
							ζ Gem[2]
								井宿七	Jǐngsuqī	7th star
								井宿东扇第三星	Jǐngsudōngshāndìsānxīng	3rd star in eastern area
							λ Gem[2]
								井宿八	Jǐngsubā	8th star
								井宿东扇第四星	Jǐngsudōngshāndìsìxīng	4th star in eastern area
							28 Gem	井宿增四	Jǐngsuzēngsì	4th additional star
							26 Gem	井宿增七	Jǐngsuzēngqī	7th additional star
							23 Gem	井宿增八	Jǐngsuzēngbā	8th additional star
							HD 46595	井宿增九	Jǐngsuzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
							30 Gem	井宿增十	Jǐngsuzēngshí	10th additional star
							32 Gem	井宿增十一	Jǐngsuzēngshíyī	11th additional star
							35 Gem	井宿增十二	Jǐngsuzēngshíèr	12th additional star
							38 Gem	井宿增十三	Jǐngsuzēngshísān	13th additional star
							41 Gem	井宿增十四	Jǐngsuzēngshísì	14th additional star
							45 Gem	井宿增十五	Jǐngsuzēngshíwǔ	15th additional star
							HD 55283	井宿增十六	Jǐngsuzēngshíliù	16th additional star
							51 Gem	井宿增十七	Jǐngsuzēngshíqī	17th additional star
				钺	Yuè	Battle Axe
							η Gem[2]
								钺	Yuè	(One star of)
								杠南第一星	Gāngnándìyīxīng	1st star in the south of Canopy Support constellation
							9 Gem	鉞增一	Yuèzēngyī	1st additional star
				北河	Běihé	North River
							ρ Gem[4]	北河一	Běihéyī	1st star
							α Gem[4]
								北河二	Běihéèr	2nd star
								北河中星	Běihézhōngxīng	Center star
							β Gem[4]
								北河三	Běihésān	3rd star
								北河东大星	Běihédōngdàxīng	Big eastern star
								八谷西南星	Bāgǔxīnánxīng	Star in the southwest of Eight Kinds of Crops constellation
							70 Gem	北河增一	Běihézēngyī	1st additional star
							ο Gem	北河增二	Běihézēngèr	2nd additional star
							π Gem	北河增三	Běihézēngsān	3rd additional star
							σ Gem	北河增四	Běihézēngsì	4th additional star
				天樽	Tiānzūn	Celestial Wine Cup
							57 Gem	天樽一	Tiānzūnyī	1st star
							δ Gem[2]
								天樽二	Tiānzūnèr	2nd star
								天樽距星	Tiānzūnjùxīng	Separated star
								天樽西星	Tiānzūnxīxīng	Western star
							ω Gem[2]	天樽三	Tiānzūnsān	3rd star
							37 Gem	天樽增一	Tiānzūnzēngyī	1st additional star
40 Gem	天樽增二	Tiānzūnzēngèr	2nd additional star
47 Gem	天樽增三	Tiānzūnzēngsān	3rd additional star
52 Gem	天樽增四	Tiānzūnzēngsì	4th additional star
48 Gem	天樽增五	Tiānzūnzēngwǔ	5th additional star
44 Gem	天樽增六	Tiānzūnzēngliù	6th additional star
56 Gem	天樽增七	Tiānzūnzēngqī	7th additional star
61 Gem	天樽增八	Tiānzūnzēngbā	8th additional star
63 Gem	天樽增九	Tiānzūnzēngjiǔ	9th additional star
五諸侯	Wuzhūhóu	Five Feudal Kings
			θ Gem[4]
				五諸侯一	Wuzhūhóuyī	1st star
				帝師	Dishī
				天街南星	Tiānjiēnánxīn	Star in the south of Celestial Street constellation
			τ Gem[4]
				五諸侯二	Wuzhūhóuèr	2nd star
				帝友	Dìyǒu
			ι Gem[4]
				五諸侯三	Wuzhūhóusān	3rd star
				五諸侯第三星	Wuzhūhóudìsānxīng	3rd king (star) of five kings
				附耳	Fùěr
			υ Gem[4]
				五諸侯四	Wuzhūhóusì	4th star
				伯是	Bàshì
			φ Gem[4]
				五諸侯五	Wuzhūhóuwu	5th star
				太史	Tàishì
			59 Gem	五諸侯增一	Wuzhūhóuzēngyī	1st additional star
			64 Gem	五諸侯增二	Wuzhūhóuzēngèr	2nd additional star
			65 Gem	五諸侯增三	Wuzhūhóuzēngsān	3rd additional star
積薪	Jīxīn	Pile of Firewood
			κ Gem[4]
				積薪	Jīxīn	(One star of)
				五诸侯第五星	Wuzhūhóudìwuxīng	5th king (star) of five kings
			76 Gem	積薪增一	Jīxīnzēngyī	1st additional star
			82 Gem	積薪增二	Jīxīnzēngèr	2nd additional star
			84 Gem	積薪增三	Jīxīnzēngsān	3rd additional star
水位[5]	Shuǐwèi	Water Level
			68 Gem	水位增二	Shuǐwèizēngèr	2nd additional starr
			74 Gem	水位增三	Shuǐwèizēngsān	3rd additional star
			81 Gem	水位增四	Shuǐwèizēngsì	4th additional star
			85 Gem	水位增五	Shuǐwèizēngwǔ	5th additional star
			HD 59764	水位增十二	Shuǐwèizēngshíèr	12th additional star
四瀆	Sìdòu	Four Channels	HD 52960	四瀆一	Sìdòuyī	1st star
鬼[5]	Guǐ	Ghost	爟[5]	Guàn	Beacon Fire	χ Gem	爟增三	Guànzēngsān	3rd additional star

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations

References

1. Ian Ridpath's Startales - Orion the Hunter
2. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 26 日
3. Ian Ridpath's Startales - Gemini the Twins
4. (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日
5. this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars

External links

• Gemini – Chinese associations
• 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
  • 中國古天文
  • 中國古代的星象系統