Ophiuchus (Chinese astronomy)
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In Chinese astronomy
, constellation Ophiuchus were divided in three areas. The areas are:
If we look at the areas, possibly constellation Ophiuchus in Chinese sky is concentrated in "kingdom" area, and touched a little bit of eastern and northern area.
Chinese astronomy
Astronomy in China has a very long history, with historians considering that "they [the Chinese] were the most persistent and accurate observers of celestial phenomena anywhere in the world before the Arabs."...
, constellation Ophiuchus were divided in three areas. The areas are:
- Three EnclosuresThree enclosuresThe Three enclosures are the Purple Forbidden enclosure , Supreme Palace enclosure , and Heavenly Market enclosure in the Chinese constellation system....
(三垣, Sān Yuán) - Azure Dragon of the EastAzure Dragon (Chinese constellation)The Azure Dragon is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It represents the east and the spring season. It should not be confused with the mythological yellow dragon that is associated with the Emperor of China...
(東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng) - The Black Tortoise of the NorthBlack Tortoise (Chinese constellation)The Black Tortoise is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the Black Warrior of the North , and is known as Xuanwu in Chinese, Genbu in Japanese, Hyeonmu in Korean and Huyền Vũ in Vietnamese. It represents the north and the winter season...
(北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ)
If we look at the areas, possibly constellation Ophiuchus in Chinese sky is concentrated in "kingdom" area, and touched a little bit of eastern and northern area.
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Ophiuchus 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) Three enclosures The Three enclosures are the Purple Forbidden enclosure , Supreme Palace enclosure , and Heavenly Market enclosure in the Chinese constellation system.... |
天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure Heavenly Market enclosure Tian Shi Yuan, the Heavenly Market Enclosure , is one of the San Yuan or Three enclosures. Stars and constellations of this group are visible during late summer and early autumn in the Northern Hemisphere . The summer triangle lies directly to the northwest.-Asterisms:The asterisms are :... |
天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | ||||
| ν Oph Nu Ophiuchi Nu Ophiuchi is a Class K0, third-magnitude star in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its closest stellar neighbour is the bright binary system Tau Ophiuchi, roughly 16.9 light years away from the star... |
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| 天市左垣九 | Tiānshìzuǒyuánjiǔ | 9th star | ||||||||
| 燕 | Yān | (The star in) Yan region | ||||||||
| η Oph Eta Ophiuchi Eta Ophiuchi, also known as η Oph or η Ophiuchi, is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It also has the traditional name Sabik.... |
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| 天市左垣十一 | Tiānshìzuǒyuánshíyī | 11th star | ||||||||
| 宋 | Sòng | (The star in) Song region | ||||||||
| 张宿西第二星 | Zhāngsùxīdìèrxīng | 2nd star in the west of Extended Net Extended Net (Chinese constellation) The Extended Net mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:... constellation |
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| 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall | ||||||||
| δ Oph Delta Ophiuchi Delta Ophiuchi is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has the traditional name Yed Prior .... |
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| 天市右垣九 | Tiānshìyòuyuánjiǔ | 9th star | ||||||||
| 梁 | Liáng | (The star in) Liang region | ||||||||
| ε Oph Epsilon Ophiuchi Epsilon Ophiuchi is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has the traditional name Yed Posterior .... |
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| 天市右垣十 | Tiānshìyòuyuánshí | 10th star | ||||||||
| 楚 | Chǔ | (The star in) Chu region | ||||||||
| ζ Oph Zeta Ophiuchi Zeta Ophiuchi is a star located in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It was a member of indigenous Arabic asterism al-Nasaq al-Yamānī, "the Southern Line" of al-Nasaqān "the Two Lines"., along with α Ser , δ Ser , ε Ser , δ Oph , ε Ser and γ Oph .According to the catalogue of stars... |
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| 天市右垣十一 | Tiānshìyòuyuánshíyī | 11th star | ||||||||
| 韓 | Hán | (The star in) Han region | ||||||||
| 市樓 | Shìlóu | Municipal Office | ||||||||
| μ Oph | 市樓一 | Shìlóuyī | 1st star | |||||||
| τ Oph | 市樓三 | Shìlóusān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 車肆 | Chēsì | Commodity Market | ||||||||
| υ Oph | 車肆一 | Chēsìyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 20 Oph | 車肆二 | Chēsìèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 宗正 | Zōngzhēng | Official for Royal Clan | ||||||||
| β Oph Beta Ophiuchi Beta Ophiuchi is a K-type giant star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has the traditional names Cebalrai , Cheleb, or Kelb Alrai, or sometimes just Alrai... |
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| 宗正一 | Zōngzhēngyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 宗正西星 | Zōngzhēngxīxīng | Western star | ||||||||
| 内平 | Nèipíng | High judge | ||||||||
| γ Oph Gamma Ophiuchi Gamma Ophiuchi is a Class A4, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Ophiuchus. Gamma Ophiuchi is a stellar system located about 95 light-years from Earth.... |
宗正二 | Zōngzhēngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 宗人 | Zōngrén | Official of Religious Ceremonies | ||||||||
| 66 Oph | 宗人一 | Zōngrényī | 1st star | |||||||
| 67 Oph 67 Ophiuchi 67 Ophiuchi is a Class B5 fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is considered to be a member of the open cluster Collinder 359 .... |
宗人二 | Zōngrénèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 68 Oph | 宗人三 | Zōngrénsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 70 Oph 70 Ophiuchi 70 Ophiuchi a binary star system located 16.6 light years away from the Earth. It is in the constellation Ophiuchus. At magnitude 4 it is a typical less bright star usually visible to the unaided eye away from city lights.-Binary star:... |
宗人四 | Zōngrénsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 候 | Hòu | Astrologer | ||||||||
| α Oph Alpha Ophiuchi Alpha Ophiuchi is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has the traditional name Ras Alhague, often condensed to Rasalhague.... |
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| 候 | Hòu | (One star of) | ||||||||
| 候星 | Hòuxīng | Star of astrologer (prince) | ||||||||
| 宦者 | Huànzhě | Eunuch Official | ||||||||
| 32 Oph | 宦者一 | Huànzhěyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 37 Oph | 宦者四 | Huànzhěsì | 2nd star | |||||||
| 列肆 | Lièsì | Jewel Market | λ Oph Lambda Ophiuchi Lambda Ophiuchi is a binary star system in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has the traditional name Marfik .... |
列肆二 | Lièsìèr | 2nd star | ||||
| 斛 | Hú | Dipper for Solid | ||||||||
| ι Oph | 斛一 | Huyī | 1st star | |||||||
| κ Oph Kappa Ophiuchi Kappa Ophiuchi is a Class A2, third-magnitude star in the constellation Ophiuchus. Kappa Ophiuchi is a variable star located about from Earth.... |
斛二 | Huèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| Azure Dragon of the East (三垣) | 房 | Fáng | Room Room (Chinese constellation) The Room mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.-Asterisms:... |
東咸 | Dōngxián | Eastern Door | ||||
| φ Oph | 東咸一 | Dōngxiányī | 1st star | |||||||
| χ Oph Chi Ophiuchi Chi Ophiuchi is a Be star in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It has an apparent visual magnitude which varies between 4.18 and 5.0.... |
東咸二 | Dōngxiánèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ψ Oph | 東咸三 | Dōngxiánsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ω Oph | 東咸四 | Dōngxiánsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 尾 | Wěi | Tail Tail (Chinese constellation) The Tail mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.- Asterisms :... |
天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | |||||
| HD 155401 | 天江一 | Tiānjiāngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 36 Oph 36 Ophiuchi 36 Ophiuchi is a triple star system 19.5 light years away from Earth. It is in the constellation Ophiuchus.The primary and secondary stars are nearly identical orange main sequence dwarves of spectral type K0/K1 and the tertiary star is an orange main sequence dwarf of spectral type K5.Star C is... |
天江二 | Tiānjiāngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| θ Oph Theta Ophiuchi Theta Ophiuchi is a Class B2, third-magnitude star in the constellation Ophiuchus.It lies on the "right foot" of the serpent-bearer, and is only a little to the southwest of the Kepler's Star, the nova of 1604.... |
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| 天江三 | Tiānjiāngsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 天江东第三星 | Tiānjiāngdōngdìsānxīng | Eastern and 3rd rank star | ||||||||
| 44 Oph | 天江四 | Tiānjiāngsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 箕 | Jī | Winnowing Basket Winnowing Basket (Chinese constellation) The Winnowing Basket mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.-Asterisms:... |
糠 | Kāng | Chaff | 45 Oph | 糠 | Kāng | (One star of) | |
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 斗 | Dǒu | Dipper Dipper (Chinese constellation) The Dipper mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.-Asterisms:-Stars:* ζ Sgr* τ Sgr* σ Sgr* φ Sgr* λ Sgr* μ Sgr... |
天籥 | Tiānyuè | Celestial Keyhole | ||||
| 63 Oph 63 Ophiuchi 63 Ophiuchi is an O-type giant star in the constellation Ophiuchus.... |
天籥一 | Tiānyuèyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 58 Oph | 天籥三 | Tiānyuèsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| HD 160042 | 天籥四 | Tiānyuèsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 51 Oph 51 Ophiuchi 51 Ophiuchi is a young B-type star, lying approximately away in the constellation Ophiuchus, northwest of the center of the Milky Way... |
天籥六 | Tiānyuèliù | 6th star | |||||||
| HD 158704 | 天籥七 | Tiānyuèqī | 7th star |