Sagitta (Chinese astronomy)
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According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Sagitta
is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ).
Sagitta
Sagitta is a constellation. Its name is Latin for "arrow", and it should not be confused with the larger constellation Sagittarius, the archer. Although ancient, it is insignificant, for it has no star brighter than the 4th magnitude and is the third smallest of all constellations...
is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ).
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Sagitta area consists of:| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) Black 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... |
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| 牛 | Niú | Ox Ox (Chinese constellation) The Ox mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.-Asterisms:... |
左旗 | Zuǒqí | Left Flag | |||||
| α Sge Alpha Sagittae Alpha Sagittae is a star in the constellation Sagitta. It has the traditional name Sham or Alsahm which comes to us from Arabic سهم sahm and means Arrow, the name formerly having been applied to the whole constellation.... |
左旗一 | Zuǒqíyī | 1st star | |||||||
| β Sge Beta Sagittae Beta Sagittae is a G-type giant star in the constellation of Sagitta. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.387.... |
左旗二 | Zuǒqíèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| δ Sge | 左旗三 | Zuǒqísān | 3rd star | |||||||
| γ Sge | 左旗四 | Zuǒqísì | 4th star | |||||||
| ζ Sge | 左旗五 | Zuǒqíwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| 13 Sge | 左旗六 | Zuǒqíliù | 6th star | |||||||
| 11 Sge | 左旗七 | Zuǒqíqī | 7th star | |||||||
| 14 Sge 14 Sagittae 14 Sagittae or HD 190229 is a star, in the Aquila constellation.-References:* *... |
左旗八 | Zuǒqíbā | 8th star |