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Traditional Chinese star names are the names of star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...

s used in ancient Chinese literature
Chinese literature
Chinese literature extends thousands of years, from the earliest recorded dynastic court archives to the mature fictional novels that arose during the Ming Dynasty to entertain the masses of literate Chinese...

, history
History of China
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, religion
Religion in China
Religion in China has been characterized by pluralism since the beginning of Chinese history. The Chinese religions are family-oriented and do not demand the exclusive adherence of members. Some scholars doubt the use of the term "religion" in reference to Buddhism and Taoism, and suggest "cultural...

, mythology
Chinese mythology
Chinese mythology is a collection of cultural history, folktales, and religions that have been passed down in oral or written tradition. These include creation myths and legends and myths concerning the founding of Chinese culture and the Chinese state...

, folklore
Chinese folklore
Chinese folklore includes songs, dances, puppetry, and tales. It often tells stories of human nature, historical or legendary events, love, and the supernatural, or stories explaining natural phenomena and distinctive landmarks.-Folktales:...

, Chinese opera and such methods of divination
Divination
Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic standardized process or ritual...

 as astrology
Chinese astrology
Chinese astrology is based on the traditional astronomy and calendars. The development of Chinese astrology is tied to that of astronomy, which came to flourish during the Han Dynasty ....

, horoscope
Horoscope
In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, the astrological aspects, and sensitive angles at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's birth. The word horoscope is derived from Greek words meaning "a look at the hours" In...

 (火羅) and Feng shui
Feng shui
Feng shui ' is a Chinese system of geomancy believed to use the laws of both Heaven and Earth to help one improve life by receiving positive qi. The original designation for the discipline is Kan Yu ....

. Chinese star names sometimes consist of a Chinese constellation
Chinese constellation
Chinese constellations are the way the ancient Chinese grouped the stars. They are very different from the modern IAU recognized constellations. This is because the IAU was based on Greco-Roman astronomy instead of Chinese astronomy....

 name followed by a positional sequence number, which may change from dynasty to dynasty; well-known bright stars are however often named consistently. The total number of stars in a constellation may also vary throughout Chinese history and not necessarily increase. For completeness, maximum possible number of stars are listed but some with question marks if referenced only once.

History

Chinese astronomy was advanced in classical times and knew of five times more stars than were described by Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy , was a Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in Egypt under Roman rule, and is believed to have been born in the town of Ptolemais Hermiou in the...

. In 1875, Gustav Schlegel made a complete survey of the star names which appeared in such ancient works. His Uranographie Chinoise correlated 760 star names with those used in western astronomy.

Star names and their current constellations

The below list are known stars and their western star names. The name in parentheses indicates a collective name. If the same name was used multiple times for unrelated objects, a red question mark is appended to the name until the ambiguity can be resolved.

The stars are sorted based on their position in the asterisms
  • Andromeda (仙女座)
  • Antlia (唧筒座)
  • Apus (天燕座)
  • Aquarius (寶瓶座)
  • Aquila (天鷹座)
  • Ara (天壇座)
  • Aries (白羊座)
  • Auriga (御夫座)
  • Boötes (牧夫座)
  • Caelum (雕具座)
  • Camelopardalis (鹿豹座)
  • Cancer (巨蟹座)
  • Canes Venatici (獵犬座)
  • Canis Major (大犬座)
  • Canis Minor (小犬座)
  • Capricornus (摩羯座)
  • Carina (船底座)
  • Cassiopeia (仙后座)
  • Centaurus (半人馬座)
  • Cepheus (仙王座)
  • Cetus (鯨魚座)
  • Chamaeleon (堰蜒座)


  • Circinus (圓規座)
  • Columba (天鴿座)
  • Coma Berenices (后髮座)
  • Corona Australis (南冕座)
  • Corona Borealis (北冕座)
  • Corvus (烏鴉座)
  • Crater (巨爵座)
  • Crux (南十字座)
  • Cygnus (天鵝座)
  • Delphinus (海豚座)
  • Dorado (劍魚座)
  • Draco (天龍座)
  • Equuleus (小馬座)
  • Eridanus (波江座)
  • Fornax (天爐座)
  • Gemini (雙子座)
  • Grus (天鶴座)
  • Hercules (武仙座)
  • Horologium (時鐘座)
  • Hydra (長蛇座)
    Hydra (Chinese astronomy)
    The modern constellation Hydra lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East and the Vermilion Bird of the South , that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.-Stars:The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Hydra area consists of:-External links:*...

  • Hydrus (水蛇座)
  • Indus (印第安座)


  • Lacerta (蝎虎座)
  • Leo (獅子座)
  • Leo Minor (小獅座)
  • Lepus( 天兔座)
  • Libra (天秤座)
  • Lupus (豺狼座)
  • Lynx (天貓座)
  • Lyra (天琴座)
  • Mensa (山案座)
  • Microscopium (顯微鏡座)
    Microscopium (Chinese astronomy)
    In Chinese astronomy, constellation Microscopium is located in the Black Tortoise of the North Constellation Microscopium is concentrated in northern area of the Chinese sky.-Stars:...

  • Monoceros (麒麟座)
    Monoceros (Chinese astronomy)
    In Chinese astronomy, constellation Monoceros is located in The Vermillion Bird of the South Constellation Monoceros is concentrated in southern area of the Chinese sky.-Stars:...

  • Musca (蒼蠅座)
    Musca (Chinese astronomy)
    The modern constellation Musca is not included in the Three Enclosures and Twenty-Eight Mansions system of traditional Chinese uranography because its stars are too far south for observers in China to know about them prior to the introduction of Western star charts...

  • Norma (矩尺座)
  • Octans (南極座)
    Octans (Chinese astronomy)
    The modern constellation Octans is not included in the Three Enclosures and Twenty-Eight Mansions system of traditional Chinese uranography because its stars are too far south for observers in China to know about them prior to the introduction of Western star charts...

  • Ophiuchus (蛇夫座)
    Ophiuchus (Chinese astronomy)
    In Chinese astronomy, constellation Ophiuchus were divided in three areas. The areas are:* Three Enclosures * Azure Dragon of the East...

  • Orion (獵戶座)
    Orion (Chinese astronomy)
    In Chinese astronomy, constellation Orion were divided in two areas. The areas are:* White Tiger of the West * Vermilion Bird of the South...

  • Pavo (孔雀座)
    Pavo (Chinese astronomy)
    The modern constellation Pavo is not included in the Three Enclosures and Twenty-Eight Mansions system of traditional Chinese uranography because its stars are too far south for observers in China to know about them prior to the introduction of Western star charts...

  • Pegasus (飛馬座)
    Pegasus (Chinese astronomy)
    According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Pegasus is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North .-Stars:...

  • Perseus (英仙座)
    Perseus (Chinese astronomy)
    According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Perseus is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the White Tiger of the West ....

  • Phoenix (鳳凰座)
    Phoenix (Chinese astronomy)
    In Chinese astronomy, constellation Phoenix were divided in two areas. The areas are:* White Tiger of the West * The Southern Asterisms ....

  • Pictor (繪架座)
  • Pisces (雙魚座)
    Pisces (Chinese astronomy)
    In Chinese astronomy, constellation Pisces were divided in three areas. The areas are:* Three Enclosures * Black Tortoise of the North * White Tiger of the West...



  • Piscis Austrinus (南魚座)
    Piscis Austrinus (Chinese astronomy)
    According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Piscis Austrinus is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North .-Stars:...

  • Puppis (船尾座)
    Puppis (Chinese astronomy)
    According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Puppis is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South .-Stars:...

  • Pyxis (羅盤座)
    Pyxis (Chinese astronomy)
    According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Pyxis is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South .-Stars:...

  • Reticulum (網罟座)
    Reticulum (Chinese astronomy)
    The modern constellation Reticulum is not included in the Three Enclosures and Twenty-Eight Mansions system of traditional Chinese uranography because its stars are too far south for observers in China to know about them prior to the introduction of Western star charts...

  • Sagitta (天箭座)
    Sagitta (Chinese astronomy)
    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 .-Stars:...

  • Sagittarius (人馬座)
    Sagittarius (Chinese astronomy)
    In Chinese astronomy, constellation Sagittarius were divided in two areas. The areas are:* Azure Dragon of the East * Black Tortoise of the North...

  • Scorpius (天蠍座)
    Scorpius (Chinese astronomy)
    According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Scorpius is located within the eastern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Azure Dragon of the East ....

  • Sculptor (玉夫座)
  • Scutum (盾牌座)
  • Serpens (巨蛇座)
  • Sextans (六分儀座)
  • Taurus (金牛座)
  • Telescopium (望遠鏡座)
  • Triangulum (三角座)
  • Triangulum Australe (南三角座)
  • Tucana (杜鵑座)
  • Ursa Major (大熊座)
  • Ursa Minor (小熊座)
  • Vela (船帆座)
  • Virgo (室女座)
  • Volans (飛魚座)
  • Vulpecula (狐狸座)

Scorpius

  • 鉤鈐一, 钩钤一, 鉤鈐西星 (衿) ω¹ Scorpii http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060630.html
  • 鉤鈐二 (衿) ω² Scorpii
  • 房宿一, 房宿距星, 房宿南第二星, 左骖 (天马, 天驷, 天旗, 天厩, 马祖神, 天闲, 天龙, 龙腹, 明堂, 東方青龍, 房星, 衿, 农祥星) π Scorpii http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060630.html
  • 房宿二, 左服 (天马, 天驷, 天旗, 天厩, 马祖神, 天闲, 天龙, 龙腹, 明堂東方青龍, 房星, 衿, 农祥星) ρ Scorpii
  • 房宿三, 右服, 房宿北第二星 (天马, 天驷, 天旗, 天厩, 马祖神, 天闲, 天龙, 龙腹, 明堂, 東方青龍, 房星, 农祥星) δ Scorpii
  • 房宿四, 房星, 右骖, 房宿北第—星, 上相, 天记 (天马, 天驷, 天旗, 天厩, 马祖神, 天闲, 天龙, 龙腹, 明堂, 東方青龍, 农祥星) β¹ Scorpii
    Beta Scorpii
    Beta Scorpii is a star system in the constellation Scorpius. It has the traditional names Acrab, Akrab or Elacrab, all come from al-'Aqrab, the Scorpion, for the whole constellation, as well as Graffias, a name it shares with Xi Scorpii...

     and β² Scorpii
  • 心宿一, 心宿距星, 心宿太子, 心前星, 心宿前星 (在隅三星, 大火, 大辰, 鶉火?, 東方青龍, 明堂, 三五, 三心五噣) σ Scorpii
    Sigma Scorpii
    Sigma Scorpii is a star system in the constellation Scorpius. It has the traditional name Al Niyat, although this name is sometimes also applied to Tau Scorpii, or to the asterism formed by both Sigma and Tau. Sigma Scorpii is 735 light years from the Sun.The primary component of the system,...

     http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060630.html
  • 心宿二, 心星, 心中星, 心大星, 心宿中星, 心宿大星, 大火, 火, 辰, 商星, 天王, 辰龙, 青龙星, 龙星, 农星, 閼伯之星 (在隅三星, 大火, 大辰, 鶉火?, 東方青龍, 明堂, 黄道四大天王, 三五, 三心五噣) α Scorpii
    Antares
    Antares is a red supergiant star in the Milky Way galaxy and the sixteenth brightest star in the nighttime sky . Along with Aldebaran, Spica, and Regulus it is one of the four brightest stars near the ecliptic...

  • 心宿三, 心宿庶子, 心後星, 心宿后星 (在隅三星, 大火, 大辰, 鶉火?東方青龍, 明堂, 三五, 三心五噣) τ Scorpii



Sculptor


Scutum


Serpens

  • 鄭, 天市右垣四, 天右四 (天市垣西蕃, 天旗, 天府, 長城, 天旗庭) γ Serpentis
  • 周, 天市右垣五, 天右五 (天市垣西蕃, 天旗, 天府, 長城, 天旗庭) β Serpentis
  • 秦, 天市右垣六, 天右六 (天市垣西蕃, 天旗, 天府, 長城, 天旗庭) δ Serpentis
  • 蜀, 鬼宿西南星, 天市右垣七, 天右七 (天市垣西蕃, 天旗, 天府, 長城, 天旗庭) α Serpentis
  • 巴, 柳宿西第三星, 天市右垣八, 天右八 (天市垣西蕃, 天旗, 天府, 長城, 天旗庭) ε Serpentis
  • 徐, 徐州, 天市左垣七, 天左七 (天市垣西蕃, 天旗, 天府, 長城, 天旗庭) θ¹ Serpentis
    Theta Serpentis
    Theta Serpentis is a star system in the constellation Serpens. It is approximately 132 light years from Earth. Theta Serpentis also has the traditional name Alya, or Alga, from the Arabic الية ’alyah "fat tail ".In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi al Mouakket, this star...




Sextans


Taurus

  • 五車五, 五车五, 五帝车五, 五車东南星 β Tauri http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060524.htmlhttp://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060713.html
  • 天關, 天关 ζ Tauri, very close to June Solstice http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060524.html
  • 蟹狀星雲, 天關客星, 天关客星 M1
    Crab Nebula
    The Crab Nebula  is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus...

  • 畢宿一, 毕宿一, 畢宿距星, 畢宿右股第—星 (天畢, 濁, 西方白虎, 天纲, 毕右角) ε Tauri
    Epsilon Tauri
    Epsilon Tauri is an orange giant star, spectral type of K0 III, located approximately 147 light-years away from the Sun in the constellation of Taurus. It is a member of the Hyades open cluster...

     http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060523.htmlhttp://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060713.html
  • 畢宿二, 毕宿二 (天畢, 濁, 西方白虎, 天纲, 毕右角) δ3 Tauri
  • 畢宿三, 毕宿三, 畢宿右股第三星, 天庾中大星 (天畢, 濁, 西方白虎, 天纲, 毕右角) δ¹ Tauri
  • 畢宿四, 毕宿四, 畢宿中央星 (天畢, 濁, 西方白虎, 天纲) γ Tauri
  • 畢宿五, 毕宿五, 边将, 畢宿左股第—星, 畢宿大星 (天畢, 濁, 西方白虎, 黄道四大天王, 天纲, 毕左角) α Tauri
    Aldebaran
    Aldebaran is a red giant star located about 65 light years away in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. With an average apparent magnitude of 0.87 it is the brightest star in the constellation and is one of the brightest stars in the nighttime sky...

  • 畢宿六, 毕宿六, 畢宿左股第二星 (天畢, 濁, 西方白虎, 天纲, 毕左角) θ² Tauri

  • 畢宿七, 毕宿七 (天畢, 濁, 西方白虎, 天纲, 毕左角) 71 Tauri
  • 畢宿八, 毕宿八 (天畢, 濁, 西方白虎, 天纲) λ Tauri
  • 畢星, 畢星團, 畢宿星團, 雨降星 Hyades
    Hyades (star cluster)
    The Hyades is the nearest open cluster to the Solar System and one of the best-studied of all star clusters. The Hipparcos satellite, the Hubble Space Telescope, and infrared color-magnitude diagram fitting have been used to establish a distance to the cluster's center of ~153 ly...

     http://www4.airnet.ne.jp/mira/seishu/name/a/hyades_wamei.html
  • 天街一 κ² Tauri. In Astrology, China is south to it, other nations are north to it. http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060523.htmlhttp://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060713.html
  • 天街二 ω² Tauri. In Astrology, China is south to it, other nations are north to it. http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060523.html
  • 昴宿一, 昴宿距星, 昴宿西南第—星 (留, 髦头, 旄頭, 大梁, 西陆, 西方白虎, 天纲) 17 Tauri
    Electra (star)
    Electra, also cataloged as 17 Tauri, is a blue-white giant star in the constellation of Taurus. The star is one of the nine brightest stars in the Pleiades open cluster. The most visible stars in this group are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology.The star has an apparent brightness of...

     http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060522.htmlhttp://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060712.html
  • 昴宿二 (留, 髦头, 旄頭, 大梁, 西陆, 西方白虎, 天纲) 19 Tauri
    Taygeta (star)
    Taygeta is a triple star system in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleiades star cluster. It is approximately 440 light years from Earth....

  • 昴宿三 (留, 髦头, 旄頭, 大梁, 西陆, 西方白虎, 天纲) 21 Tauri
    Asterope (star)
    The name Asterope or Sterope is shared by two stars, 21 Tauri and 22 Tauri, in the constellation Taurus. They are separated by 0.04° on the sky and are both members of the Pleiades open cluster and approximately 440 light years from Earth....

  • 昴宿四 (留, 髦头, 旄頭, 大梁, 西陆, 西方白虎, 天纲) 20 Tauri
    Maia (star)
    Maia is a star in the constellation Taurus. It is the fourth brightest star in the Pleiades open star cluster , after Alcyone, Atlas and Electra, in that order. The name Maia originates with the and . She is one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione in Greek mythology—stars which...


  • 昴宿五 (留, 髦头, 旄頭, 大梁, 西陆, 西方白虎, 天纲) 23 Tauri
    Merope (star)
    Merope is a star in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleiades star cluster. It is approximately 360 light years from Earth.Merope is a blue-white B-type subgiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.14...

  • 昴宿六, 昴宿西第五星 (留, 髦头, 旄頭, 大梁, 西陆, 西方白虎,天纲) η Tauri
    Alcyone (star)
    Alcyone is a star system in the constellation Taurus. It is the brightest star in the Pleiades open cluster, which is a young cluster, aged at less than 50 million years. Alcyone is approximately 370 light years from Earth. It is named after the mythological figure Alcyone, one of the...

  • 昴宿七 (留, 髦头) 27 Tauri
    Atlas (star)
    Atlas is a triple star system in the Pleiades open cluster . It is also known as 27 Tauri.The primary component, Atlas A, is a blue-white B-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.62. It is a spectroscopic binary whose components have magnitudes of +4.1 and +5.6. The binary makes one orbit...

  • 昴宿增十二 28 Tauri
    Pleione (star)
    Pleione is a binary star in the Pleiades star cluster , located roughly 390 light years away in the constellation of Taurus. Pleione was not given a Bayer designation, but did receive a Flamsteed number—hence its designation 28 Tauri...

  • 昴宿增十六 16 Tauri
    Celaeno (star)
    Celaeno is a star in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleaides open cluster of stars. Celaeno is sometimes called the Lost Pleiad, a name alluded to in a poem by Alfred Austin...

  • 昴宿星團, 七姊妹, 七簇星, Japanese-六連星 (留, 髦头, 旄頭, 大梁, 西陆, 西方白虎) Pleiades
    Pleiades (star cluster)
    In astronomy, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters , is an open star cluster containing middle-aged hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky...

  • 附耳 σ2 Tauri http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060523.htmlhttp://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060713.html
  • 左更西南星 90 Tauri
  • 司怪一 139 Tauri http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060524.htmlhttp://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060714.html
  • 諸王一 136 Tauri http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060524.htmlhttp://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060713.html
  • 諸王二 125 Tauri
  • 諸王三 118 Tauri
  • 諸王四 103 Tauri
  • 諸王五 99 Tauri
  • 諸王六, 华盖中央大星 τ Tauri
  • 天廩一 5 Tauri http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0605/ap060522.htmlhttp://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060711.html
  • 天廩二 4 Tauri



Telescopium

Chinese name★ Romanization★ Translation Western name Comments
鱉一 (P) biēyī Soft-shelled Turtle One α Telescopii
Alpha Telescopii
Alpha Telescopii is the brightest star in the constellation Telescopium.Alpha Telescopii is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.49. It is approximately 249 light years from Earth...

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Triangulum

Chinese name★ Romanization★ Translation Western name Comments
婁宿增六 (P) lóusùzēngliù α Trianguli
Alpha Trianguli
Alpha Trianguli is a binary star in the constellation Triangulum. It has the traditional names Mothallah or Ras al Muthallah , and Caput Trianguli, from the Arabic رأس المثلث ra’s al-muθallaθ "the head of the triangle" and its Latin translation.Alpha Trianguli...
天溷西南星 (P) tiānhùnxīnánxīng α Trianguli
Alpha Trianguli
Alpha Trianguli is a binary star in the constellation Triangulum. It has the traditional names Mothallah or Ras al Muthallah , and Caput Trianguli, from the Arabic رأس المثلث ra’s al-muθallaθ "the head of the triangle" and its Latin translation.Alpha Trianguli...
天大将军南大星 (P) tiāndàjiāngjūnnándàxīng β Trianguli
Beta Trianguli
Beta Trianguli is the brightest star in the constellation Triangulum.In Chinese traditional astronomy, it was the 9th star of Tien Ta Tseang ....
鈇鑕中北星 (P) fūzhìzhōngběixīng β Trianguli
Beta Trianguli
Beta Trianguli is the brightest star in the constellation Triangulum.In Chinese traditional astronomy, it was the 9th star of Tien Ta Tseang ....
(T) 天大將軍九 (S) 天大将军九 (P) tiāndàjiāngjūnjiǔ β Trianguli
Beta Trianguli
Beta Trianguli is the brightest star in the constellation Triangulum.In Chinese traditional astronomy, it was the 9th star of Tien Ta Tseang ....
(T) 天大將軍十 (S) 天大将军十 (P) tiāndàjiāngjūnshí γ Trianguli
Gamma Trianguli
Gamma Trianguli is a star in the constellation Triangulum.Gamma Trianguli is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.03. It is approximately 118 light years from Earth....
(T) 天大將軍十一 (S) 天大将军十一 (P) tiāndàjiāngjūnshíyī δ Trianguli
Delta Trianguli
Delta Trianguli is a spectroscopic binary star system approximately away in the constellation of Triangulum. The primary star is a yellow dwarf, while the secondary star is thought to be an orange dwarf...

Triangulum Australe

Chinese name★ Romanization★ Translation Western name Comments
三角形一 (P) sānjiǎoxíngyī Triangle One γ Trianguli Australis
Gamma Trianguli Australis
Gamma Trianguli Australis is a star in the constellation Triangulum Australe.Gamma Trianguli Australis is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +2.87. It is approximately 183 light years from Earth....
三角形二 (P) sānjiǎoxíngèr Triangle Two β Trianguli Australis
Beta Trianguli Australis
Beta Trianguli Australis is a binary star in the constellation Triangulum Australe. It is approximately 40.1 light years from Earth....
三角形三, 少辅 (P) sānjiǎoxíngsān, shǎofǔ Triangle Three α Trianguli Australis
Alpha Trianguli Australis
Alpha Trianguli Australis is a star in the constellation Triangulum Australe....

Tucana

Chinese name★ Romanization★ Translation of name Western name Comments
(T) 鳥喙一 (S) 鸟喙一 (P) niǎohuìyī Birdbeak One α Tucanae
Alpha Tucanae
Alpha Tucanae is a binary star in the constellation Tucana.The primary component, Alpha Tucanae A, is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +2.87. It is approximately 199 light years from Earth...
(T) 鳥喙二 (S) 鸟喙二 (P) niǎohuìèr Birdbeak Two δ Tucanae
Delta Tucanae
Delta Tucanae is a binary star in the constellation Tucana. It is approximately 267 light years from Earth.The primary component, Delta Tucanae A, is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.51. The companion star is a magnitude +9.3 star 7 arcseconds from the...
(T) 鳥喙三 (S) 鸟喙三 (P) niǎohuìsān Birdbeak Three HD 224361
(T) 鳥喙四(S) 鸟喙四 (P) niǎohuìsì Birdbeak Four β Tucanae
Beta Tucanae
Beta Tucanae is a group of six stars which appear to be at least loosely bound into a system in the constellation Tucana. Three of the stars are luminous enough to have been given their own Bayer designations, β¹ Tucanae through β³ Tucanae...
(T) 鳥喙五 (S) 鸟喙五 (P) niǎohuìwǔ Birdbeak Five ρ Tucanae
Rho Tucanae
Rho Tucanae is a binary star in the constellation Tucana.Rho Tucanae is a spectroscopic binary composed of two yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarfs with a combined apparent magnitude of +5.38. The binary star has a rotation period of 4.82 days. It is approximately 133 light years from Earth....
(T) 鳥喙六 (S) 鸟喙六 (P) niǎohuìliù Birdbeak Six ζ Tucanae
Zeta Tucanae
Zeta Tucanae is a star in the constellation Tucana. It is a spectral class F9.5 main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of +4.23. Despite having a slightly lower mass, this star is more luminous than the Sun. Based upon parallax measurements by the Hipparcos spacecraft, it is approximately...
(T) 鳥喙七 (S) 鸟喙七 (P) niǎohuìqī Birdbeak Seven ε Tucanae
Epsilon Tucanae
Epsilon Tucanae is a star in the constellation Tucana.Epsilon Tucanae is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.49. It is approximately 374 light years from Earth....
鶴五 (P) hèwǔ Crane Five γ Tucanae
Gamma Tucanae
Gamma Tucanae is a star in the constellation Tucana.Gamma Tucanae is a yellow-white F-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.99. It is approximately 71.8 light years from Earth....

Ursa Major

  • 天樞, 天枢, 北斗一, 紐星, 天魁, 贪狼, 正星, 秦, 枢星, 天蓬, 阳明, 陽明貪狼太星君, 生氣 (斗魁, 指极星, 北斗七元, 北斗九辰,紫白九星, 七元解厄星君,璇玑) α Ursae Majoris http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060615.html
  • 天璇, 北斗二, 从魁, 巨门, 法星, 楚, 旋星, 天芮, 阴精, 隔角煞, 陰精巨門元星君, 天醫, 魁星 (斗魁, 指极星, 北斗七元, 北斗九辰, 紫白九星, 七元解厄星君, 璇玑) β Ursae Majoris
    Beta Ursae Majoris
    Beta Ursae Majoris is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major. It has the traditional name Merak.It is more familiar to northern hemisphere observers as one of the "pointer stars" in the Big Dipper, and a straight line connecting it with nearby Alpha Ursae Majoris extends to Polaris, the north...

  • 天璣, 天玑, 北斗三, 禄存, 令星, 梁, 机星, 天机, 天冲, 天沖, 军市西北星, 真人, 囚宿, 次桃花, 真人祿存真星君, 禍害 (斗魁, 北斗七元, 北斗九辰, 紫白九星, 七元解厄星君, 璇玑) γ Ursae Majoris
  • 天權, 天权, 權星, 权星, 文曲星 北斗四, 伐星, 吴, 天辅, 玄冥, 玄武, 真武, 玄冥文曲紐星君, 六煞 (斗魁, 北斗七元, 北斗九辰, 紫白九星, 七元解厄星君, 璇玑) δ Ursae Majoris
  • 玉衡, 衡星, 北斗五, 廉贞, 杀星, 燕, 天禽, 丹元, 丹元廉貞綱星君, 五鬼 (斗杓, 天罡, 北斗七元, 北斗九辰, 紫白九星, 七元解厄星君, 玉衡) ε Ursae Majoris
  • 開陽, 开星, 开阳, 闿阳, 北斗六, 武曲, 危星, 赵, 天心, 北极, 财星, 北極武曲紀星君, 延年 (斗杓, 天罡, 北斗七元, 北斗九辰, 紫白九星, 七元解厄星君, 玉衡) ζ Ursae Majoris
    Mizar (star)
    The Mizar–Alcor stellar sextuple system consists of the quadruple system Mizar and the binary system Alcor.- Description :Mizar is a quadruple system of two binary stars in the constellation Ursa Major and is the second star from the end of the Big Dipper's handle. Its apparent magnitude is 2.23...

  • 搖光, 摇星, 瑤光, 北斗七, 破軍, 破军, 部星, 应星, 齐, 天柱星, 天兰, 天关, 天關, 關星, 耗星, 天衡, 天衝破軍關星君, 絕命, 魉星 (斗杓, 天罡, 北斗七元, 北斗九辰, 紫白九星, 七元解厄星君, 玉衡) η Ursae Majoris

  • 開陽增一, 輔，輔星, 開陽伴星, 天任, 左辅星, 洞明, 勾陈天皇大帝 (北斗九辰, 紫白九星, 贵人星，辅佐星, 辅助星) 80 Ursae Majoris
  • 天英星, 弼星, 右辅, 右弼, 隐元, 紫微北极大帝, 天庫星, 天財 (北斗九星, 紫白九星, 贵人星，辅佐星, 辅助星) used in astrology M101?
  • 太陽守, 太阳守 χ Ursae Majoris http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060615.html
  • 內階一 ο Ursae Majoris
    Omicron Ursae Majoris
    Omicron Ursae Majoris is a star system in the constellation Ursa Major. It is approximately 184 light years from Earth. It has the traditional name Muscida, which it shares with the optical double star Pi Ursae Majoris....

     http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060616.html
  • 內階二 16 Ursae Majoris
  • 內階三 6 Ursae Majoris
  • 內階四 23 Ursae Majoris
  • 內階五 5 Ursae Majoris
  • 內階六 17 Ursae Majoris
  • 內階增七 π² Ursae Majoris
  • 內階增九 π Ursae Majoris
  • 上台一, 三台一, 上台距星, 天子 (三能, 天柱, 天住, 大司命, 司命, 天階, 泰階, 上階) ι Ursae Majoris
    Iota Ursae Majoris
    Iota Ursae Majoris is a star system in the constellation Ursa Major. It is approximately 47.7 light years from Earth. It has the traditional names Talitha, Talitha Borealis and Alphikra Borealis, and was also named Dnoces after Edward H. White II, an Apollo 1 astronaut...

     http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060621.html
  • 上台二, 三台二, 女主 (三能, 天柱, 天住, 大司命, 司命, 天階, 泰階, 上階) κ Ursae Majoris
  • 中台一, 三台三, 中台距星, 诸侯三公 (三能, 天柱, 天住, 司中, 天階, 泰階, 中階) λ Ursae Majoris http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060621.html
  • 中台二, 三台四, 卿大夫 (三能, 天柱, 天住, 司中, 天階, 泰階, 中階) μ Ursae Majoris



Ursa Minor

  • 太子, 北極一 (紫微垣, 皇極, 中宫, 紫微宫, 小北斗, 伏羲五星, 北極三公, 子属) γ Ursa Minoris http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060609.html
  • 帝, 帝座, 帝坐, 北極二, 帝王, 昊天上帝, 皇天上帝, 上帝, 天皇帝, 天帝, 天皇大帝, 大帝, 皇皇帝天, 北河东大星, 紫微星, 太一, 天神太一, 太帝, 太极, 北极, 天极, 大恒, 太恒 (紫微五帝座, 紫微垣, 皇極, 中宫, 紫微宫, 小北斗, 伏羲五星) β Ursa Minoris, old North Star circa 21000 BC?
  • 庶子一 ,北極三 (伏羲五星, 北極三公, 子属) 5 Ursa Minoris
  • 庶子二?, 庶子次星, 北極四? (伏羲五星, 北極三公, 子属)
  • 後宮, 后宫, 北極四 or 北極五 (伏羲五星, 北極三公, 子属) 4 Ursa Minoris, old North Star circa A.D. 1200
  • 北極星, 極星, 北辰, 中宮, 天極, 北極天樞, 樞星, 纽星, 北極五 or 北極六 (紫微垣, 皇極, 中宫, 紫微宫, 小北斗) North Star, also the North Pole Star
    Pole star
    The term "Pole Star" usually refers to Polaris, which is the current northern pole star, also known as the North Star.In general, however, a pole star is a visible star, especially a prominent one, that is approximately aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation; that is, a star whose apparent...

    , could shift to different stars at different times due to the precession of the Earth
    Precession of the equinoxes
    In astronomy, axial precession is a gravity-induced, slow and continuous change in the orientation of an astronomical body's rotational axis. In particular, it refers to the gradual shift in the orientation of Earth's axis of rotation, which, like a wobbling top, traces out a pair of cones joined...

    . A complete revolution takes about 25,860 years.
  • 勾陳一, 勾陈—, 钩陈—, 勾陳大星 α Ursa Minoris, Polaris
    Polaris
    Polaris |Alpha]] Ursae Minoris, commonly North Star or Pole Star, also Lodestar) is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is very close to the north celestial pole, making it the current northern pole star....

    , modern North Star. http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060609.html

  • 勾陳二, 勾陈二, 钩陈二 (紫微垣, 皇極, 中宫, 紫微宫, 小北斗) δ Ursa Minoris
  • 勾陳三, 勾陈三, 钩陈三 ε Ursa Minoris
  • 勾陳四, 勾陈四, 钩陈四 (紫微垣, 皇極, 中宫, 紫微宫, 小北斗, 伏羲五星) ζ Ursa Minoris
  • 勾陳五, 勾陈五, 钩陈五 HD 5848
  • 勾陳六, 勾陈六, 钩陈六 HD 217382
  • (小北斗) ζ Ursa Minoris
  • (小北斗) ε Ursa Minoris
  • 勾陳增五 11 Ursa Minoris or λ Ursa Minoris?
  • 勾陳增九 ξ? Ursa Minoris
  • 觜宿西南星 30 Ursa Minoris
  • 天床一 (紫微垣) NSV 6593 http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060610.html
  • 天床二 (紫微垣) NLTT 39751
  • 天床三 (紫微垣) HD 141653
  • 天床五 (紫微垣) RR Ursa Minoris


Vela




Virgo

  • 角宿一, 左角, 理, 李, 角宿距星, 角宿南星, 左角, 龙左角, 灵星, 棂星 (天阙, 天關, 壽星, 東方青龍, 維首, 天陳, 天相?) α Virginis
    Spica
    Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, and the 15th brightest star in the nighttime sky. It is 260 light years distant from Earth...

     http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060627.html
  • 角宿二, 右角, 將 (天阙, 天關, 壽星, 東方青龍, 維首, 天陳, 天相?) ζ Virginis
    Zeta Virginis
    Zeta Virginis is a star in the constellation Virgo. It has the traditional name Heze, which is not often used and of unclear origin.The star is known as Horn 2 in Chinese astronomy....

  • 亢宿一, 亢宿距星, 亢宿南第二星 (疏庙, 壽星, 東方青龍) κ Virginis http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060628.html
  • 亢宿二 (疏庙, 壽星, 東方青龍) ι Virginis
  • 亢宿三 (疏庙, 壽星, 東方青龍) φ Virginis
  • 亢宿四, 亢宿南星 (疏庙, 壽星, 東方青龍) λ Virginis
  • 亢宿增七 (疏庙, 壽星, 東方青龍) μ Virginis
  • 東上相, 东上相, 东太阳门, 太微左垣二, 太左二 (東四輔) γ Virginis
    Gamma Virginis
    Gamma Virginis is a star in the constellation Virgo. It has the traditional names Porrima, Postvarta and Arich....

  • 東次相, 中华东门, 太微左垣三, 太左三, 弧矢(東四輔) δ Virginis
  • 東次將, 东次将, 东太阴门, 太微左垣四, 太左四 (東四輔) ε Virginis
  • 左執法, 左执法, 廷尉, 太微左垣一, 太左一 (太微南垣) η Virginis http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060617.htmlhttp://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060618.html
  • 右執法, 右执法, 御史大夫, 司怪南星, 太微右垣一, 太右一 (太微南垣) β Virginishttp://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060617.htmlhttp://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060619.html
  • 端门, 左右執法间 The opening between η Virginis and β Virginis http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0606/ap060617.html
  • 右上卫 61 Virginis
  • 九卿一, 九卿内坐一, 狼 (太微垣) ρ Virginis



Volans

Chinese name★ Romanization★ Translation Western name Comments
飛魚一 (P) fēiyúyī Flying Fish One α Volantis
Alpha Volantis
Alpha Volantis is a star in the constellation Volans.Alpha Volantis is a white A-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.00. It is approximately 124 light years from Earth....

 http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060728.html
飛魚二 (P) fēiyúèr Flying Fish Two γ² Volantis
Gamma Volantis
Gamma Volantis is a binary star in the constellation Volans. It is approximately 142 light years from Earth.The primary component, designated γ² Volantis, is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.78. Its companion, γ¹ Volantis, is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with...
飛魚三 (P) fēiyúsān Flying Fish Three β Volantis
Beta Volantis
Beta Volantis is the brightest star of the constellation Volans. Its distance is about 108 light years and spectral class is K1III....
飛魚四 (P) fēiyúsì Flying Fish Four κ¹ Volantis
Kappa Volantis
Kappa Volantis is a triple star system in the constellation Volans. It is approximately 393 light years from Earth.The brightest component, κ¹ Volantis, is a blue-white B-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.33. Separated from κ¹ by 65 arcseconds, κ² Volantis is a white A-type subgiant...
飛魚五 (P) fēiyúwǔ Flying Fish Five δ Volantis
Delta Volantis
Delta Volantis is a star in the constellation Volans.Delta Volantis is a yellow-white F-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.97. It is approximately 660 light years from Earth....
飛魚六 (P) fēiyúliù Flying Fish Six ζ Volantis
Zeta Volantis
Zeta Volantis is a binary star in the constellation Volans. It is approximately 134 light years from Earth.The primary component, ζ Volantis A, is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.93. Its companion, the 10th magnitude ζ Volantis B, lies 16.7 arcseconds away....

Vulpecula

Chinese name★ Romanization★ Translation Western name Comments
齊增五 (P) qízēngwǔ α Vulpeculae
Alpha Vulpeculae
Alpha Vulpeculae is the brightest star in the constellation Vulpecula. It has a traditional name, variously represented as Lukida, Lucida Anseris, or Anser, a tradition kept from when the constellation had the name Vulpecula et Anser 'the fox and the goose'.Alpha Vulpeculae is a red giant of...

Other celestial objects and terms

  • 天河, 天漢, 天汉, 天江, 河汉, 天津, 银汉, 星汉, 云汉! Milky Way
    Milky Way
    The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains the Solar System. This name derives from its appearance as a dim un-resolved "milky" glowing band arching across the night sky...

  • 銀河 Galaxy
    Galaxy
    A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that consists of stars and stellar remnants, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, and an important but poorly understood component tentatively dubbed dark matter. The word galaxy is derived from the Greek galaxias , literally "milky", a...

  • 彗星, 掃帚星, 季尾, 蓬星, 长星, 長星, 欃枪, 搀抢, 扫星, 麻彗, 秆彗, 蒲彗, 火箭, 白灌, 赤灌, 帚彗, 苫彗, 蒿彗, 苫发彗, 白光, 异星 (妖星, 客星) - Comet
    Comet
    A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...

  • 孛, 星孛, 茀, 蓬孛 (妖星, 客星) - Comet with shorter tails all around, coming towards the Earth?
  • 天棓, 天枪, 天猾, 天冲, 国皇, 反登, 及登?, 觉星, 天格, 天搀, 天欃, 冲星, 苍彗, 若彗 (五彗) - Comet thought to be originated from Jupiter due to their blue color
  • 析旦, 昭旦, 蚩尤旗, 蚩尤之旗, 昭明, 司危, 昭旦, 天狗, 天搀, 天欃, 搀星, 斩星, 赤彗 (五彗) - Comet thought to be originated from Mars due to their red color
  • 五残, 五鏠, 五缝, 六贼, 狱汉, 大贲, 炤星, 昭星, 绌流, 旬始, 击咎, 咸汉, 蚩尤, 黄彗, 虹蜺 (五彗) -Comet thought to be originated from Saturn due to their yellow color
  • 天杵, 天柎, 伏灵, 天败, 司奸, 天狗, 天残, 卒起, 白彗 (五彗)- Comet thought to be originated from Venus due to their white color
  • 枉矢, 破女, 拂枢, 灭宝, 绕廷, 绕綎, 惊理, 大奋祀, 黑彗 (五彗) - Comet thought to be originated from Mercury due to their black (dark red) color
  • 新星, 大星, 新大星 (客星) nova
    Nova
    A nova is a cataclysmic nuclear explosion in a star caused by the accretion of hydrogen on to the surface of a white dwarf star, which ignites and starts nuclear fusion in a runaway manner...

  • 超新星 (客星) supernova
    Supernova
    A supernova is a stellar explosion that is more energetic than a nova. It is pronounced with the plural supernovae or supernovas. Supernovae are extremely luminous and cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months...


  • 星官, 宫, 舍, 宿, 常宿
    Chinese constellation
    Chinese constellations are the way the ancient Chinese grouped the stars. They are very different from the modern IAU recognized constellations. This is because the IAU was based on Greco-Roman astronomy instead of Chinese astronomy....

     Constellation
    Constellation
    In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

  • Japanese,Korean-綺羅星
  • 星雲 nebula
    Nebula
    A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas, helium gas and other ionized gases...

  • 衛星 satellite
    Satellite
    In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....

  • 恆星, 恒星, 经星 star
  • Japanese 準星 quasar
    Quasar
    A quasi-stellar radio source is a very energetic and distant active galactic nucleus. Quasars are extremely luminous and were first identified as being high redshift sources of electromagnetic energy, including radio waves and visible light, that were point-like, similar to stars, rather than...

  • 星団 star cluster
    Star cluster
    Star clusters or star clouds are groups of stars. Two types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars which are gravitationally bound, while open clusters, more loosely clustered groups of stars, generally contain less than...

  • 脉冲星 pulsar
    Pulsar
    A pulsar is a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation. The radiation can only be observed when the beam of emission is pointing towards the Earth. This is called the lighthouse effect and gives rise to the pulsed nature that gives pulsars their name...

  • 中子星, Japanese-中性子星 neutron star
    Neutron star
    A neutron star is a type of stellar remnant that can result from the gravitational collapse of a massive star during a Type II, Type Ib or Type Ic supernova event. Such stars are composed almost entirely of neutrons, which are subatomic particles without electrical charge and with a slightly larger...

  • 伴星 companion star
  • 変星, Japanese-変光星 variable star
    Variable star
    A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth...

  • Japanese-複星 multiple stars
  • Japanese-矮星 dwarf star
    Dwarf star
    The term dwarf star refers to a variety of distinct classes of stars.* Dwarf star alone generally refers to any main sequence star, a star of luminosity class V.** Red dwarfs are low-mass main sequence stars....

  • 白矮星 White dwarf
    White dwarf
    A white dwarf, also called a degenerate dwarf, is a small star composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. They are very dense; a white dwarf's mass is comparable to that of the Sun and its volume is comparable to that of the Earth. Its faint luminosity comes from the emission of stored...

  • 巨星 Giant star
    Giant star
    A giant star is a star with substantially larger radius and luminosity than a main sequence star of the same surface temperature. Typically, giant stars have radii between 10 and 100 solar radii and luminosities between 10 and 1,000 times that of the Sun. Stars still more luminous than giants are...

  • 超巨星 super giant star
  • 经星 stationary stars, like North Star.
  • 舍星 stars in one of the 28 constellations, like Antares
    Antares
    Antares is a red supergiant star in the Milky Way galaxy and the sixteenth brightest star in the nighttime sky . Along with Aldebaran, Spica, and Regulus it is one of the four brightest stars near the ecliptic...

  • 三辰 Sun, Moon and 大火 Antares
    Antares
    Antares is a red supergiant star in the Milky Way galaxy and the sixteenth brightest star in the nighttime sky . Along with Aldebaran, Spica, and Regulus it is one of the four brightest stars near the ecliptic...



Solar system

  • 太陽, 密, 蜜, 大陽密日星, 日曜, 大明, 朱明, 陽烏, 暘鳥, 金烏, 金輪, 三足烏 (二曜, 七政, 九曜, 九執, 十一曜, 六曜) The Sun
    Sun
    The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...

  • 行星, Japanese-惑星, 遊星 Planets
  • 金星, 金曜, 金精, 太白, 大白, 启明, 啟明, 开明, 明星, 长庚, 李长庚, 長庚, 昏星, 太皞, 大皓, 梁星, 将军, 大嚣, 大囂, 天相, 天政, 大臣, 重華!, 少歲, 白省, 那颉, 财锦星君, Japanese-暁星 (五緯, 五曜, 七政, 七緯, 七曜, 七耀, 九曜, 九執, 十一曜) Venus
    Venus
    Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...

  • 木星, 木曜, 重华, 重華, 应星!, 應星!, 纏星, 修人星, 温没斯, 东皇太一! (五緯, 五曜, 七政, 七緯, 七曜, 七耀, 九曜, 九執, 十一曜) Jupiter
    Jupiter
    Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...

  • 歲星, 岁, 太岁, 太歲, 太阴!, 太陰!, 岁阴, 歲陰, 纪星, 紀星 The fictitious Jupiter moving in opposite direction of Jupiter. It was conveniently made up for calendars.
  • 同盟, 木衛三 Jupiter's Satellite Ganymede
    Ganymede (moon)
    Ganymede is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest moon in the Solar System. It is the seventh moon and third Galilean satellite outward from Jupiter. Completing an orbit in roughly seven days, Ganymede participates in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io, respectively...

  • 水星, 水曜, 辰星, 星, [(宋-木+北)/免]星, 免星, 勉星, 兔星, 天兔, 小白, 小正, 天欃!, 安周星, 安調, 细爽, 細極, 能星, 钩星!, 鉤歲, 辰裴, 北辰!, 毚星, 滴星, 熊星, 伺農, 咥(五緯, 五曜, 七政, 七緯, 七曜, 七耀, 九曜, 九執, 十一曜) Mercury
    Mercury (planet)
    Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet in the Solar System, orbiting the Sun once every 87.969 Earth days. The orbit of Mercury has the highest eccentricity of all the Solar System planets, and it has the smallest axial tilt. It completes three rotations about its axis for every two orbits...

  • 火星, 火曜, 熒惑, 营惑, 荣惑, 罚星, 罰星, 执法, 執法云汉, 虛漢, 虚汉, 四利星 (五緯, 五曜, 七政, 七緯, 七曜, 七耀, 九曜, 九執, 十一曜) Mars
    Mars
    Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...

  • 土星 ,土曜, 填星, 鎮星, 地, 地候, 地侯, 地候, 鸡缓, 鷄緩, 雞暖 (五緯, 五曜, 七政, 七緯, 七曜, 七耀, 九曜, 九執, 十一曜) Saturn
    Saturn
    Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn, equated to the Greek Cronus , the Babylonian Ninurta and the Hindu Shani. Saturn's astronomical symbol represents the Roman god's sickle.Saturn,...

  • 羅睺, 羅喉, 罗猴, 罗师, 复, 黄幡, 火阳, 镇三界, 曜耳, 摧月, 龍首, 龙头, 大隐, 火之餘 Rahu, Moon's nodes

  • 罗睺头, 蝕神首, 蚀神首, 蚀神头, 太阳首, 天首, 北交点, 月北交, 升交点, 春分點 (罗计, 四餘, 四余, 隐曜, 九曜, 九執, 十曜, 十一曜, 六曜) North (Moon's) Node, ascending node, Rahu Head.
  • 罗睺尾, 劫火, 蝕神尾, 蚀神尾, 太阳尾?, 天尾, 月南交, 降交點, 秋分點 (罗计, 四餘, 四余, 隐曜, 九曜, 九執, 十曜, 十一曜, 六曜) South (Moon's) Node, descending node, Rahu Tail.
  • 計都, 计都, 格德, 长尾彗星, 豹尾, 月勃力, 龍尾!, 龙尾!, 土之餘 (罗计, 四餘, 四余, 隐曜, 十曜, 十一曜) Ketu, long tail comet.
  • 紫氣, 紫气, 紫炁, 气曜, 炁星, 噹, 木之餘 (四餘, 四余, 十一曜, 六曜,瑞星) Moon's perigee
    Apsis
    An apsis , plural apsides , is the point of greatest or least distance of a body from one of the foci of its elliptical orbit. In modern celestial mechanics this focus is also the center of attraction, which is usually the center of mass of the system...

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  • 月孛, 孛, 孛曜, 水之餘 (四餘, 四余, 十一曜, 六曜) Moon's apogee
    Apsis
    An apsis , plural apsides , is the point of greatest or least distance of a body from one of the foci of its elliptical orbit. In modern celestial mechanics this focus is also the center of attraction, which is usually the center of mass of the system...

  • 青道 Moon's orbit east to the ecliptic in spring
  • 朱道 Moon's orbit south to the ecliptic in summer
  • 白道 Moon's orbit west to the ecliptic in fall
  • 黑道 Moon's orbit north to the ecliptic in winter
  • 黄道, 中道 ecliptic http://forum.nifty.com/ffortune/fortune/astro/coordinate.htm
  • 流星, 天狗, 隕石, 陨铁, 隕星, 陨星, 犇星, 奔星, 贲星, 彴約, 梁星, 天保, 天雁, 地雁, 营头 Meteorite
    Meteorite
    A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface. Meteorites can be big or small. Most meteorites derive from small astronomical objects called meteoroids, but they are also sometimes produced by impacts of asteroids...

  • 飞星, 顿顽, 解衔, 大滑 Meteor visually shooting up
    METEOR
    METEOR is a metric for the evaluation of machine translation output. The metric is based on the harmonic mean of unigram precision and recall, with recall weighted higher than precision...

  • 景星, 德星 Saturn and Jupiter both line up with a star coincided with new Moon


Moon

  • 月亮, 月曜, 太陰!, 太阴!, 银钩, 玉钩, 玉弓, 弓月, 金轮, 玉轮, 冰轮, 银盘, 玉盘, 金镜, 玉镜, 冰镜, 银兔, 玉兔, 顾兔, 金蟾, 银蟾, 玉蟾, 蟾宫, 蟾蜍, 桂月, 桂轮, 桂輪, 桂宫, 桂魄, 玉桂, 广寒, 清虚, 望舒, 嫦娥, 素娥, 婵娟, 莫, 太陰娘娘, 月宮娘娘, 夜明之神, 夜光, 玉羊 (二曜, 七政, 九曜, 九執, 十一曜, 六曜) Moon
    Moon
    The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...

  • 月魄 dark area of Moon
  • 夕月 Moon between the first and seventh night of a lunar month because it rises and set with the sun and can only be seen at sunset
  • 新月, 朔, 朔月, 死霸, 死魄, 生明 New Moon
    New moon
    In astronomical terminology, the new moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon, in its monthly orbital motion around Earth, lies between Earth and the Sun, and is therefore in conjunction with the Sun as seen from Earth...

    , Moon in the first night of a lunar month
  • 既朔, 魄, 旁死魄 Moon in the second night of a Lunar Month
  • 三夜, 初月, 虛月, 蛾眉, 蛾眉月, 若月, 眉月, 哉生明, 新生月, 初月, 初弦, 偃月, 欠月, 初三月, 纖月, 彎月, 月眉, 鈎月, 朏, (Japanese) 月之劍 Moon in the third night of a lunar month
  • 漸滿蛾蝞月 Waxing crescent
  • 弓張月, 弦月, 恒月, 半月, 破鏡 Moon in the seventh night of a lunar month
  • 上弦月, 上弦 Moon in the seventh or eighth night of a lunar month, First Quarter moon
  • 凸月 Waxing gibbous
    Lunar phase
    A lunar phase or phase of the moon is the appearance of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth. The lunar phases change cyclically as the Moon orbits the Earth, according to the changing relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun...

  • (Japanese) 殘名月 Moon in the thirteenth night of a Lunar Month
  • (Japanese) 豆名月, 栗名月, 後之月, 小麦之名月 Moon in the first thirteenth lunar month night after the Lunar Festival
  • 待宵, (Japanese) 小望月, 幾望 Moon in the fourteenth night of a lunar month
  • 宵月 Moon between the fourteenth and twenty-second nights of a lunar month because it rises after sunset and can be seen most of the night

  • 滿月, 满月, 望, 望月, 生霸, 生魄, (Japanese) 名月, 三五之月, 天滿月 Full moon
    Full moon
    Full moon lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. More precisely, a full moon occurs when the geocentric apparent longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180 degrees; the Moon is then in opposition with the Sun.Lunar eclipses can only occur at...

    , Moon in the fifteenth night of a lunar month
  • 端正月, (Japanese) 芋名月 Moon in the night of Lunar Festival
  • 哉生魄, 載生魄, 始生魄, 初魄, 既望, (Japanese) 不知夜月 Waning Full Moon, moon in the sixteenth night of a lunar month
  • 殘月 Waning gibbous
    Lunar phase
    A lunar phase or phase of the moon is the appearance of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth. The lunar phases change cyclically as the Moon orbits the Earth, according to the changing relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun...

  • 既生魄, (Japanese) 立待月 Moon in the seventeenth night of a lunar month
  • (Japanese) 居待月, 座待月 Moon in the eighteenth night of a lunar month
  • (Japanese) 寢待月, 臥待月 Moon in the nineteenth night of a lunar month
  • (Japanese) 更待月, 亥中之月 Moon in the twentieth night of a lunar month
  • 下弦月 Third Quarter moon, Last Quarter moon, Moon in the twenty-second or twenty-third night of a lunar month
  • 有明月 Moon between twenty-third to twenty-eighth nights of a lunar month
  • (Japanese) 二十三夜待, 弓張月, 下弓張月, 真夜中之月 Moon in the twenty-third night of a lunar month
  • (Japanese) 鎮静之月 Moon in the twenty-fourth night of a lunar month
  • 二十六夜待 Moon in the twenty-sixth night of a lunar month
  • 漸暗蛾蝞月 Waning crescent
  • 暁月 Moon in the twenty-ninth or thirtieth night of a lunar month because it rises and can only be seen before dawn
  • 晦,晦日月 Moon in the last night, could be the twenty-ninth or the thirtieth night, of the lunar month.
  • 堤月 Moon in the thirtieth night of a lunar month


Modern discoveries

The following are Chinese names for some astronomical objects discovered in modern times, which although not "traditional" fit into that general framework:
  • 天王星 Uranus
    Uranus
    Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus , the father of Cronus and grandfather of Zeus...

     (三王四星)
  • 海王星 Neptune
    Neptune
    Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Named for the Roman god of the sea, it is the fourth-largest planet by diameter and the third largest by mass. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus, which is 15 times...

     (三王四星)
  • 矮行星, 侏儒行星 dwarf planet
    Dwarf planet
    A dwarf planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union , is a celestial body orbiting the Sun that is massive enough to be spherical as a result of its own gravity but has not cleared its neighboring region of planetesimals and is not a satellite...

  • 冥王星 Pluto
    Pluto
    Pluto, formal designation 134340 Pluto, is the second-most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the tenth-most-massive body observed directly orbiting the Sun...

     (三王四星)

Moons of Mars
  • 火衛一 Phobos
    Phobos (moon)
    Phobos is the larger and closer of the two natural satellites of Mars. Both moons were discovered in 1877. With a mean radius of , Phobos is 7.24 times as massive as Deimos...

  • 火衛二 Deimos
    Deimos (moon)
    Deimos is the smaller and outer of Mars's two moons . It is named after Deimos, a figure representing dread in Greek Mythology. Its systematic designation is '.-Discovery:Deimos was discovered by Asaph Hall, Sr...


Moons of Jupiter
  • 木衛一 Io
    Io (moon)
    Io ) is the innermost of the four Galilean moons of the planet Jupiter and, with a diameter of , the fourth-largest moon in the Solar System. It was named after the mythological character of Io, a priestess of Hera who became one of the lovers of Zeus....

  • 木衛二 Europa
    Europa (moon)
    Europa Slightly smaller than Earth's Moon, Europa is primarily made of silicate rock and probably has an iron core. It has a tenuous atmosphere composed primarily of oxygen. Its surface is composed of ice and is one of the smoothest in the Solar System. This surface is striated by cracks and...

  • 木衛四 Callisto
    Callisto (moon)
    Callisto named after the Greek mythological figure of Callisto) is a moon of the planet Jupiter. It was discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei. It is the third-largest moon in the Solar System and the second largest in the Jovian system, after Ganymede. Callisto has about 99% the diameter of the...

  • 木衛五 Amalthea
    Amalthea (moon)
    Amalthea is the third moon of Jupiter in order of distance from the planet. It was discovered on September 9, 1892, by Edward Emerson Barnard and named after Amalthea, a nymph in Greek mythology. It is also known as '....

     Jupiter's 5th discovered and the largest inner moon
  • 木衛六 Himalia
    Himalia (moon)
    Himalia is the largest irregular satellite of Jupiter, the sixth largest overall in size, and the fifth largest in mass. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory on 3 December 1904 and is named after the nymph Himalia, who bore three sons of Zeus .- Discovery...

  • 木衛七 Elara
    Elara (moon)
    Elara is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at Lick Observatory in 1905. It is the eighth largest moon of Jupiter and is named after the mother by Zeus of the giant Tityus....

  • 木衛八 Pasiphae
    Pasiphaë (moon)
    Pasiphaë is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered in 1908 by Philibert Jacques Melotte and later named after the mythological Pasiphaë, wife of Minos and mother of the Minotaur from Greek legend....

  • 木衛九 Sinope
    Sinope (moon)
    Sinope is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Lick Observatory in 1914, and is named after Sinope of Greek mythology....

  • 木衛十 Lysithea
    Lysithea (moon)
    Lysithea is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson in 1938 at Mount Wilson Observatory and is named after the mythological Lysithea, daughter of Oceanus and one of Zeus' lovers....

  • 木衛十一 Carme
    Carme (moon)
    Carme is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in California in July 1938. It is named after the mythological Carme, mother by Zeus of Britomartis, a Cretan goddess....

  • 木衛十二 Ananke
    Ananke (moon)
    Ananke is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in 1951 and is named after the mythological Ananke, the personification of Necessity, and the mother of the Moirae by Zeus...

  • 木衛十三 Leda
    Leda (moon)
    Leda , also known as ', is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles T. Kowal at the Mount Palomar Observatory on September 14, 1974, after three nights' worth of photographic plates had been taken...

  • 木衛十四 Thebe
    Thebe (moon)
    Thebe also known as ', is the fourth of Jupiter's moons by distance from the planet. It was discovered by Stephen P. Synnott in images from the Voyager 1 space probe taken on March 5, 1979, while orbiting around Jupiter...

  • 木衛十五 Adrastea
    Adrastea (moon)
    Adrastea , also known as ', is the second by distance, and the smallest of the four inner moons of Jupiter. It was discovered in Voyager 2 probe photographs taken in 1979, making it the first natural satellite to be discovered from images taken by an interplanetary spacecraft, rather than...

  • 木衛十六 Metis
    Metis (moon)
    Metis , also known as ', is the innermost moon of Jupiter. It was discovered in 1979 in images taken by Voyager 1, and was named in 1983 after the first wife of Zeus, Metis...


Moons of Saturn
  • 土衛一 Mimas
    Mimas (moon)
    Mimas is a moon of Saturn which was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. It is named after Mimas, a son of Gaia in Greek mythology, and is also designated Saturn I....

  • 土衛二 Enceladus
    Enceladus (moon)
    Enceladus is the sixth-largest of the moons of Saturn. It was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. Until the two Voyager spacecraft passed near it in the early 1980s very little was known about this small moon besides the identification of water ice on its surface...

  • 土衛三 Tethys
    Tethys (moon)
    Tethys or Saturn III is a mid-sized moon of Saturn about across. It was discovered by G. D. Cassini in 1684 and is named after titan Tethys of Greek mythology. Tethys is pronounced |Odysseus]] is about 400 km in diameter, while the largest graben—Ithaca Chasma is about 100 km wide and...

  • 土衛四 Dione
    Dione (moon)
    Dione is a moon of Saturn discovered by Cassini in 1684. It is named after the titan Dione of Greek mythology. It is also designated Saturn IV.- Name :...

  • 土衛五 Rhea
    Rhea (moon)
    Rhea is the second-largest moon of Saturn and the ninth largest moon in the Solar System. It was discovered in 1672 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini.-Name:Rhea is named after the Titan Rhea of Greek mythology, "mother of the gods"...

  • 土衛六 Titan
    Titan (moon)
    Titan , or Saturn VI, is the largest moon of Saturn, the only natural satellite known to have a dense atmosphere, and the only object other than Earth for which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found....

  • 土衛七 Hyperion
    Hyperion (moon)
    Hyperion , also known as Saturn VII, is a moon of Saturn discovered by William Cranch Bond, George Phillips Bond and William Lassell in 1848. It is distinguished by its irregular shape, its chaotic rotation, and its unexplained sponge-like appearance...

  • 土衛八 Iapetus
    Iapetus (moon)
    Iapetus ), occasionally Japetus , is the third-largest moon of Saturn, and eleventh in the Solar System. It was discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1671...

  • 土衛九 Phoebe
    Phoebe (moon)
    Phoebe is an irregular satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by William Henry Pickering on 17 March 1899 from photographic plates that had been taken starting on 16 August 1898 at the Boyden Observatory near Arequipa, Peru, by DeLisle Stewart...

  • 土衛十 Janus
    Janus (moon)
    Janus is an inner satellite of Saturn. It is also known as Saturn X . It is named after the mythological Janus.-Discovery and orbit:Janus occupies practically the same orbit as the moon Epimetheus...

  • 土衛十一 Epimetheus
    Epimetheus (moon)
    Epimetheus is an inner satellite of Saturn. It is also known as Saturn XI. It is named after the mythological Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus.-Discovery:Epimetheus occupies essentially the same orbit as the moon Janus...

  • 土衛十二 Helene
    Helene (moon)
    Helene is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Pierre Laques and Jean Lecacheux in 1980 from ground-based observations at Pic du Midi Observatory, and was designated . In 1988 it was officially named after Helen of Troy, who was the granddaughter of Cronus in Greek mythology...

  • 土衛十三 Telesto
    Telesto (moon)
    Telesto is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Smith, Reitsema, Larson and Fountain in 1980 from ground-based observations, and was provisionally designated '. In the following months, several other apparitions were observed: , , and ....

  • 土衛十四 Calypso
    Calypso (moon)
    Calypso is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered in 1980, from ground-based observations, by Dan Pascu, P. Kenneth Seidelmann, William A. Baum, and Douglas G. Currie, and was provisionally designated ' . Several other apparitions of it were recorded in the following months: , , , and...

  • 土衛十五 Atlas
    Atlas (moon)
    Atlas is an inner satellite of Saturn.Atlas was discovered by Richard Terrile in 1980 from Voyager photos and was designated '. In 1983 it was officially named after Atlas of Greek mythology, because it "holds the rings on its shoulders" like the Titan Atlas held the sky up above the Earth...

  • 土衛十六 Prometheus
    Prometheus (moon)
    -Animations:-External links:* at ** anaglyph view of Prometheus...

  • 土衛十七 Pandora
    Pandora (moon)
    Pandora is an inner satellite of Saturn. It was discovered in 1980 from photos taken by the Voyager 1 probe, and was provisionally designated '. In late 1985 it was officially named after Pandora from Greek mythology. It is also designated as '.Pandora is the outer shepherd satellite of the F Ring...

  • 土衛十八 Pan
    Pan (moon)
    Pan is the innermost moon of Saturn. It is a walnut-shaped small moon about 35 kilometres across and 23 km high that orbits within the Encke Gap in Saturn's A Ring. Pan acts as a ring shepherd and is responsible for keeping the Encke Gap free of ring particles.It was discovered by Mark R...


Moons of Uranus
  • 天衛一 Ariel: Uranus' first discovered moon
    Ariel (moon)
    Ariel is the brightest and fourth-largest of the 27 known moons of Uranus. Ariel orbits and rotates in the equatorial plane of Uranus, which is almost perpendicular to the orbit of Uranus, and so has an extreme seasonal cycle....

  • 天衛二 Umbriel
    Umbriel (moon)
    Umbriel is a moon of Uranus discovered on October 24, 1851, by William Lassell. It was discovered at the same time as Ariel and named after a character in Alexander Pope's poem The Rape of the Lock. Umbriel consists mainly of ice with a substantial fraction of rock, and may be differentiated into a...

  • 天衛三 Titania
    Titania (moon)
    Titania is the largest of the moons of Uranus and the eighth largest moon in the Solar System at a diameter of 1578 km. Discovered by William Herschel in 1787, Titania is named after the queen of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream...

  • 天衛四 Oberon
    Oberon (moon)
    Oberon , also designated ', is the outermost major moon of the planet Uranus. It is the second largest and second most massive of the Uranian moons, and the ninth most massive moon in the Solar System. Discovered by William Herschel in 1787, Oberon is named after the mythical king of the fairies...

  • 天衛五 Miranda
    Miranda (moon)
    -External links:* at * at The Nine8 Planets* at Views of the Solar System* * from the...

  • 天衛六 Cordelia
    Cordelia (moon)
    Cordelia is the innermost moon of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on January 20, 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 7. It was not detected again until the Hubble Space Telescope observed it in 1997...

  • 天衛七 Ophelia
    Ophelia (moon)
    Ophelia is a moon of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on January 20, 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 8. It was not seen until the Hubble Space Telescope recovered it in 2003. Ophelia was named after the daughter of Polonius, Ophelia, in...

  • 天衛八 Bianca
    Bianca (moon)
    Bianca is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on January 23, 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 9. It was named after the sister of Katherine in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew...

  • 天衛九 Cressida
    Cressida (moon)
    Cressida is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 9 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 3. It was named after the Trojan daughter of Calchas, a tragic heroine who appears in William Shakespeare's play Troilus and...

  • 天衛十 Desdemona
    Desdemona (moon)
    Desdemona is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 13 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 6. Desdemona is named after the wife of Othello in William Shakespeare's play Othello...

  • 天衛十一 Juliet
    Juliet (moon)
    Juliet is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 3 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 2. It is named after the heroine of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet...

  • 天衛十二 Portia
    Portia (moon)
    Portia is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 3 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 1. The moon is named after Portia, the heroine of William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice...

  • 天衛十三 Rosalind
    Rosalind (moon)
    Rosalind is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 13 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 4. It was named after the daughter of the banished Duke in William Shakespeare's play As You Like It...

  • 天衛十四 Belinda
    Belinda (moon)
    - External links :* by *...

  • 天衛十五 Puck
    Puck (moon)
    Puck is an inner moon of Uranus. It was discovered in December 1985 by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. The name Puck comes from Celtic mythology and English folklore. The orbit of Puck lies between the rings of Uranus and the first of Uranus' large moons, Miranda. Puck is approximately spherical in...

  • 天衛十六 Caliban
    Caliban (moon)
    Caliban is the second largest retrograde irregular moon of Uranus. It was discovered on 6 September 1997 by Brett J. Gladman, Philip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns, and John J...

  • 天衛十七 Sycorax
    Sycorax (moon)
    Sycorax is the largest retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus. Sycorax was discovered on 6 September 1997 by Brett J. Gladman, Philip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns, and John J...

  • 天衛十八 Prospero
    Prospero (moon)
    Prospero is a relatively small retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus discovered on 18 July 1999 by the astrophysicist Matthew Holman and his team, and given the provisional designation S/1999 U 3...

  • 天衛十九 Setebos
    Setebos (moon)
    Setebos is one of the outermost retrograde irregular satellites of Uranus. It was discovered on 18 July 1999 by John J. Kavelaars et al. and provisionally designated S/1999 U 1....

  • 天衛二十 Stephano
    Stephano (moon)
    Stephano is a retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 1999, and given the provisional designation S/1999 U 2....

  • 天衛二十一 Trinculo
    Trinculo (moon)
    Trinculo is a retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Holman, et al. on 13 August 2001, and given the temporary designation S/2001 U 1....

  • 天衛二十二 Francisco
    Francisco (moon)
    Francisco is the innermost irregular satellite of Uranus.Francisco was discovered by Matthew J. Holman, et al. and Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2003 from pictures taken in 2001 and given the provisional designation S/2001 U 3....

  • 天衛二十三 Margaret
    Margaret (moon)
    Margaret is the only prograde irregular satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard, et al. in 2003 and given the provisional designation S/2003 U 3....

  • 天衛二十四 Ferdinand
    Ferdinand (moon)
    Ferdinand is the outermost retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Matthew J. Holman, John J. Kavelaars, Dan Milisavljevic, and Brett J. Gladman on August 13, 2001, and given the provisional designation S/2001 U 2....

  • 天衛二十五 Perdita
    Perdita (moon)
    Perdita is an inner satellite of Uranus. Perdita's discovery was complicated. The first photographs of Perdita were taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986, but it was not recognized from the photographs for more than a decade. In 1999, the moon was noticed by Erich Karkoschka and reported...

  • 天衛二十六 Mab
    Mab (moon)
    Mab , or Uranus XXVI , is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Mark R. Showalter and Jack J. Lissauer in 2003 using the Hubble Space Telescope...

  • 天衛二十七 Cupid
    Cupid (moon)
    Cupid is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Mark Showalter and Jack J. Lissauer in 2003 using the Hubble Space Telescope. It was named after a character in William Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens....


Moons of Neptune
  • 海衛一 Triton
    Triton (moon)
    Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune, discovered on October 10, 1846, by English astronomer William Lassell. It is the only large moon in the Solar System with a retrograde orbit, which is an orbit in the opposite direction to its planet's rotation. At 2,700 km in diameter, it is...

  • 海衛二 Nereid
    Nereid (moon)
    Nereid , also known as Neptune II, is the third-largest moon of Neptune. It has a highly eccentric orbit. Nereid was discovered by Gerard Kuiper in 1949 and was the second moon of Neptune to be discovered.- Discovery and naming :...

  • 海衛三 Naiad
    Naiad (moon)
    Naiad , also known as Neptune III, is the innermost satellite of Neptune, named after the Naiads of Greek legend.Naiad was discovered sometime before mid-September 1989 from the images taken by the Voyager 2 probe. The last moon to be discovered during the flyby, it was designated...

  • 海衛四 Thalassa
    Thalassa (moon)
    Thalassa , also known as Neptune IV, is the second innermost satellite of Neptune. Thalassa was named after sea goddesss Thalassa, a daughter of Aether and Hemera from Greek mythology. "Thalassa" is also the Greek word for "sea"....

  • 海衛五 Despina
    Despina (moon)
    Despina , also known as Neptune V, is the third closest inner satellite of Neptune. It is named after Despoina, a nymph who was a daughter of Poseidon and Demeter....

  • 海衛六 Galatea
    Galatea (moon)
    Galatea , also known as Neptune VI, is the fourth closest inner satellite of Neptune. It is named after Galatea, one of the Nereids of Greek legend.Galatea was discovered in late July 1989 from the images taken by the Voyager 2 probe...

  • 海衛七 Larissa
    Larissa (moon)
    Larissa , also known as Neptune VII, is the fifth-closest inner satellite of Neptune. It is named after Larissa, a lover of Poseidon in Greek mythology and eponymous nymph of the city in Thessaly.- Discovery :...

  • 海衛八 Proteus
    Proteus (moon)
    Proteus , also known as Neptune VIII, is the second largest Neptunian moon, and Neptune's largest inner satellite. Discovered by Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989, it is named after Proteus, the shape-changing sea god of Greek mythology...


  • 冥衛一 Charon
    Charon (moon)
    Charon is the largest satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto. It was discovered in 1978 at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station. Following the 2005 discovery of two other natural satellites of Pluto , Charon may also be referred to as Pluto I...

    , moon of Pluto

  • 小行星, Japanese-小惑星 Asteroid
    Asteroid
    Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

  • 半人马星体 Centaurs
    Centaur (planetoid)
    Centaurs are an unstable orbital class of minor planets that behave with characteristics of both asteroids and comets. They are named after the mythological race of beings, centaurs, which were a mixture of horse and human...

  • 谷神星, 穀星 (三王四星) 1 Ceres
    1 Ceres
    Ceres, formally 1 Ceres, is the smallest identified dwarf planet in the Solar System and the only one in the asteroid belt. With a diameter of about 950 km, Ceres is by far the largest and most-massive asteroid, comprising about a third of the mass of the asteroid belt. Discovered on 1 January 1801...

  • 智神星, 智星 (三王四星) 2 Pallas
    2 Pallas
    Pallas, formally designated 2 Pallas, is the second asteroid to have been discovered , and one of the largest. It is estimated to constitute 7% of the mass of the asteroid belt, and its diameter of 530–565 km is comparable to, or slightly larger than, that of 4 Vesta. It is however 20%...

    　　
  • 婚神星, 婚星 (三王四星) 3 Juno
    3 Juno
    Juno , formal designation 3 Juno in the Minor Planet Center catalogue system, was the third asteroid to be discovered and is one of the larger main-belt asteroids, being one of the two largest stony asteroids, along with 15 Eunomia. Juno is estimated to contain 1% of the total mass of the asteroid...

     　
  • 灶神星, 灶星 (三王四星) 4 Vesta
    4 Vesta
    Vesta, formally designated 4 Vesta, is one of the largest asteroids, with a mean diameter of about . It was discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers on March 29, 1807, and is named after the Roman virgin goddess of home and hearth, Vesta....

  • 凯龙星, 凱龍 Chiron
    2060 Chiron
    2060 Chiron is a minor planet in the outer Solar System. Discovered in 1977 by Charles T. Kowal , it was the first-known member of a new class of objects now known as centaurs, with an orbit between Saturn and Uranus.Although it was initially classified as an asteroid, it was later found to...

  • 喀戎 Charon
    Charon (moon)
    Charon is the largest satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto. It was discovered in 1978 at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station. Following the 2005 discovery of two other natural satellites of Pluto , Charon may also be referred to as Pluto I...

  • 阿莫尔 1221 Amor
    1221 Amor
    1221 Amor is the namesake of the Amor asteroids, a group of near-Earth asteroids whose orbits range between those of Earth and Mars. Amors are often Mars-crossers but they are not Earth-crossers....

  • 阿波罗 1862 Apollo
    1862 Apollo
    1862 Apollo is a Q-type asteroid, discovered by Karl Reinmuth in 1932, but lost and not recovered until 1973. It is named after the Greek god Apollo....

  • 伊卡鲁斯 1566 Icarus
    1566 Icarus
    1566 Icarus is an Apollo asteroid that at perihelion comes closer to the Sun than Mercury, i.e. it is a Mercury-crossing asteroid. It is also a Venus and Mars-crosser. It is named after Icarus of Greek mythology, who flew too close to the Sun...

  • 希达尔戈 944 Hidalgo
    944 Hidalgo
    944 Hidalgo is a small Solar System body with a semi-major axis beyond Jupiter's and an orbital period of 13.77 years. This makes it a centaur, but it was discovered in 1920 and has hence traditionally been considered an asteroid....

  • 爱神星 433 Eros
    433 Eros
    433 Eros is a near-Earth asteroid discovered in 1898, and the first asteroid to be orbited by a probe . It is an S-type asteroid approximately 34.4×11.2×11.2 km in size, the second-largest NEA after 1036 Ganymed, and belongs to the Amor group.Eros is a Mars-crosser asteroid, the first known...

  • 大力神星 522 Herculina
  • 赫尔默斯 69230 Hermes
    69230 Hermes
    -External links:* * *...

  • 中华星 1125 China
    1125 China
    1125 China is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It was discovered in Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanking, on October 30, 1957...

  • 內魔煞 51 Nemausa
    51 Nemausa
    51 Nemausa is a large asteroid-belt asteroid similar to 1 Ceres in composition. It was discovered by one "A. Laurent", an obscure figure about whom little is known. Laurent made the discovery from the private observatory of Benjamin Valz in Nîmes, France. The house, at 32 rue Nationale in Nîmes,...

  • 齊娜星 Eris


Categories of Chinese traditional uranography

In ancient China, the heavens was divided into 3 enclosures
Three enclosures
The Three enclosures are the Purple Forbidden enclosure , Supreme Palace enclosure , and Heavenly Market enclosure in the Chinese constellation system....

 and 28 lunar mansions
Twenty-eight mansions
The Twenty-eight Mansions , ', ' or ' are part of the Chinese constellations system. They can be considered as the equivalent to the zodiacal constellations in the Western astronomy, though the Twenty-eight Mansions reflect the movement of the Moon in a lunar month rather than the Sun in a solar year...

 distributed among 4 symbols
Four Symbols (Chinese constellation)
The Four Symbols are four mythological creatures in the Chinese constellations. They are:*Azure Dragon of the East *Vermilion Bird of the South *White Tiger of the West *Black Tortoise of the North...

, and later enlarged circumpolar region of the south. Japanese astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...

 Shunkai Shibukawa (渋川春海) was added some constellations followed Chinese tradition.

The traditional Chinese star names:

In the Three enclosures, Sān Yuán (三垣)

  • In the 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 :...

    , Zǐ Wēi Yuán (紫微垣)
  • In the Supreme Palace Enclosure
    Supreme Palace enclosure
    Tai Wei Yuan, the Supreme Palace Enclosure , is one of the San Yuan or Three enclosures. Stars and constellations of this group are visible during autumn in the Northern Hemisphere .-Asterisms:The asterisms are :...

    , Tài Wēi Yuán (太微垣)
  • In the 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 :...

    , Tiān Shì Yuán (天市垣)

In the twenty-eight lunar mansions, Èr Shí Bā Xiù (二十八宿)

  • In the Azure Dragon of the East, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng (東方青龍)
  • In the Vermilion Bird of the South, Nán Fāng Zhū Què (南方朱雀)
  • In the White Tiger of the West, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ (西方白虎)
  • In the Black Warrior of the North, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ (北方玄武)

See also

  • 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."...

  • Chinese constellations
  • Chinese star maps
    Chinese star maps
    Chinese star maps are usually directional or graphical representations of Chinese astronomical alignments. Throughout the history of China, numerous star maps have been recorded. This page is intended to list or show the best available version of each star map. Star catalogues are also listed...

  • Traditional Star Names
    Traditional Star Names
    Some astronomical objects have proper names .This trivially includes the naked-eye planets as well as the Sun and Moon....

  • List of traditional star names
  • List of stars
  • Talk:List of stars by constellation

External links


  • http://www.chinakyl.com/rbbook/big5/25/xuanshi/yuas072.html
  • http://www.ihns.ac.cn/astronomy/474.htm
  • http://www.ihns.ac.cn/astronomy/224.htm
  • http://www.ihns.ac.cn/astronomy/xingbiaoshuju.htm
  • http://www.hnsky.org/non-engl.htm
  • http://www.hnsky.org/software.htm Supplement based on Yale bright star V5, selection 3134 named stars from
  • http://www.phys.ncku.edu.tw/~astrolab/e_book/astron_chinese/captions/chinese_283_const.html
  • http://www.cdragon.com.cn/Rlwkx.asp?newsid=439&page=1
  • http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/aeea/ca06/ca0605.html
  • http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/aeea/ca06/ca0606.html
  • http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/aeea/ca06/ca0607.html
  • http://www.naic.edu/~gibson/starnames/
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