Pisces (Chinese astronomy)
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In Chinese astronomy
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 Pisces
Pisces (constellation)
Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac. Its name is the Latin plural for fish, and its symbol is . It lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east...

were divided in three areas. The areas are:
  • Three Enclosures
    Three enclosures
    The Three enclosures are the Purple Forbidden enclosure , Supreme Palace enclosure , and Heavenly Market enclosure in the Chinese constellation system....

    (三垣, Sān Yuán)
  • Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ)
  • White Tiger of the West
    White Tiger (Chinese constellation)
    The White Tiger is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West , and is known as Baihu in Chinese, Byakko in Japanese, Baekho in Korean and Bạch Hổ in Vietnamese...

    (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ)


If we look at the areas, possibly constellation Pisces
Pisces (constellation)
Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac. Its name is the Latin plural for fish, and its symbol is . It lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east...

 in Chinese sky is concentrated in northern area and western area, and touched a little bit of "kingdom" area.

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Pisces 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....

紫微垣 Zǐ Wēi Yuán Purple Forbidden enclosure
Purple Forbidden enclosure
The Purple Forbidden enclosure is one of the San Yuan or Three enclosures. Stars and constellations of this group lie near the north celestial pole and visible all year from temperate latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere.-Asterisms:The asterisms are :...

傳舍 Chuánshě |Guest House 20 Psc 傳舍一 Chuánshěyī 1st star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) Shì Encampment
Encampment (Chinese constellation)
The Encampment mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.-Asterisms:...

壘壁陣 Lěibìzhèn Line of Ramparts
27 Psc 壘壁陣九 Lěibìzhènjiǔ 9th star
29 Psc 壘壁陣十 Lěibìzhènshí 10th star
33 Psc 壘壁陣十一 Lěibìzhènshíyī 11th star
30 Psc 壘壁陣十二 Lěibìzhènshíèr 12th star
Wall
Wall (Chinese constellation)
The Wall mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.- Asterisms :...

霹靂 Pīlì Thunderbolt
β Psc
Beta Piscium
Beta Piscium is a star in the constellation Pisces. It has the traditional name Fum al Samakah, from the Arabic فم السمكة fum al-samakah "mouth of the fish" ....

霹靂一 Pīlìyī 1st star
九卿 Jiǔqīng Nine senior officers
γ Psc
Gamma Piscium
Gamma Piscium is a star approximately 138 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. It is a yellow star with a spectral type of G9III, meaning it has a surface temperature of 5,000 to 6,000 degrees and is a normal giant star. It is slightly cooler than our Sun, yet it is 11 solar...

霹靂二 Pīlìèr 2nd star
θ Psc
Theta Piscium
Theta Piscium is a star approximately 159 light years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces. It is an orange-red star of the spectral type K1III, meaning it is a normal giant star with a surface temperature of 3,500 to 5,000 kelvins, and is brighter yet cooler than our sun....

霹靂三 Pīlìsān 3rd star
ι Psc
Iota Piscium
Iota Piscium is a star 45 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. The star is a yellowish dwarf star of spectral type F7V, which is somewhat larger and brighter than our sun, but still within the range considered to have the potential for Earth-like planets. It has a surface...

霹靂四 Pīlìsì 4th star
ω Psc
Omega Piscium
Omega Piscium is a star approximately 106 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. It has a spectral type of F4IV, meaning it is a subgiant/dwarf star, and it has a temperature of 6,600 kelvins. It may or may not be a close binary star system...

霹靂五 Pīlìwu 5th star
雲雨 Yúnyǔ Cloud and Rain
κ Psc
Kappa Piscium
Kappa Piscium is a multiple star approximately 162 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. Appearing as a single point in the sky, it is easily split when viewed with a pair of binoculars, and consists of three components...

雲雨一 Yúnyǔyī 1st star
14 Psc 雲雨二 Yúnyǔèr 2nd star
21 Psc 雲雨三 Yúnyǔsān 3rd star
λ Psc
Lambda Piscium
Lambda Piscium is a star approximately 101 light years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces. It is a bluish-white star of A7V spectral classification, meaning it has a surface temperature of 7,500 to 11,000 kelvins. It is much brighter and hotter in surface temperature than our sun, yet is...

雲雨四 Yúnyǔsì 4th star
土公 Tǔgōng Official for Earthworks and Buildings
32 Psc 土公一 Tǔgōngyī 1st star
47 Psc 土公二 Tǔgōngèr 2nd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) Kuí Legs
Legs (Chinese constellation)
The Legs mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.-Asterisms:...

外屏 Kuí Legs
σ Psc 奎宿十 Kuísùshí 10th star
τ Psc 奎宿十一 Kuíshíyī 11th star
91 Psc 奎宿十二 Kuísùshíèr 12th star
υ Psc
Upsilon Piscium
Upsilon Piscium is a star approximately 310 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. It is bluish-white star of the spectral type A3V. It has a surface temperature of 7,500 to 11,000 kelvins, and is approximately the same size as our Sun, yet is much hotter and brighter. It has a...

奎宿十三 Kuísùshísān 13th star
φ Psc
Phi Piscium
Phi Piscium is a binary star system approximately 380 light years away in the constellation Pisces. It consists of Phi Piscium A, with a spectral type of K0III, and Phi Piscium B. Phi Piscium A possesses a surface temperature of 3,500 to 5,000 kelvins...

奎宿十四 Kuísùshísì 14th star
χ Psc 奎宿十五 Kuísùshíwu 15th star
ψ1 Psc 奎宿十六 Kuísùshíliù 16th star
外屏 Wàipíng Outer Fence
δ Psc
Delta Piscium
Delta Piscium is a binary star in the constellation Pisces.-In fiction:Linteum is the most notable star the moon will be closest to on the solstice of December 21, 2012. Some works of fiction mention Linteum combining myths about the Maya calendar and Revelation 13:5...

外屏一 Wàipíngyī 1st star
ε Psc
Epsilon Piscium
Epsilon Piscium is a star approximately 182 light years away from the Earth, in the constellation Pisces. It is a yellow-orange star of the G9III or K0III spectral type, meaning it has a surface temperature around 5,000 kelvins. It is a normal giant star, slightly cooler in surface temperature,...

外屏二 Wàipíngèr 2nd star
ζ Psc 外屏三 Wàipíngsān 3rd star
μ Psc
Mu Piscium
Mu Piscium is a multiple star with three components approximately 360 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. Its nearest multiple is approximately 5.6 degrees dimmer in apparent magnitude....

外屏四 Wàipíngsì 4th star
ν Psc
Nu Piscium
Nu Piscium is a star approximately 368 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. It is an orange star of the spectral type K3IIIb, meaning it possesses a surface temperature between 3,500 and 5,000 kelvins. It is a giant star, cooler in surface temperature than our Sun, yet larger...

外屏五 Wàipíngwu 5th star
ξ Psc 外屏六 Wàipíngliù 6th star
α Psc
Alpha Piscium
Alpha Piscium is a star in the constellation Pisces. It has the traditional name Alrescha , from the Arabic الرشآء al-rišā’ "the well rope". Less common names are Kaitain and Okda, the latter from the Arabic عقدة ‘uqdah "knot".The distance to α Psc is about 139 light years...

外屏七 Wàipíngqī 7th star
Lóu Bond
Bond (Chinese constellation)
Leu sieu meaning "the Train of a garment", was one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of the traditional Chinese astronomy. It was one of the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎).- The asterisms in the Region of Leu (婁宿天區):...

右更 Yòugèng Official in Charge of the Pasturing
ρ Psc 右更一 Yòugèngyī 1st star
η Psc
Eta Piscium
Eta Piscium is the brightest star in the constellation Pisces. Eta Piscium is located at a distance of about 294 light years from Earth and shines at magnitude +3.62. It is of Spectral type G7 III...

右更二 Yòugèngèr 2nd star
π Psc
Pi Piscium
Pi Piscium is a star approximately 110 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. It is a yellowish white star of the spectral type F0V, meaning it possesses a surface temperature of 6,000 to 7,500 kelvins, and is approximately the same size as our Sun, yet brighter and hotter in...

右更三 Yòugèngsān 3rd star
ο Psc
Omicron Piscium
Omicron Piscium is a star in the constellation Pisces, located about 142 light years from Earth.It has an apparent magnitude of +4.26 and belongs to spectral type G8. The star has the traditional name Torcularis septentrionalis, from the Latin torculāris septentriōnālis "of the northern press"....

右更四 Yòugèngsì 4th star
104 Psc 右更五 Yòugèngwu 5th star

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