According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Capricornus 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)
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 摩羯座 (mó jié zuò), meaning "the rub ram constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Capricornus area consists of: Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameProper NameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOx β1 Cap AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 13 日 Dabih (for compenent Aa)牛宿一 Niúsùyī 1st star牛宿距星NiúsùjùxīngSeparated star牛宿中央大星NiúsùdàzhōngyāngxīngBig center star牛宿中大星NiúsùdàzhōngxīngBig center starα2 CapAlgedi牛宿二Niúsùèr 2nd starξ2 Cap牛宿三Niúsùsān 3rd starπ Cap牛宿四Niúsùsì 4th starο Cap牛宿五Niúsùwu 5th star ρ Cap牛宿六Niúsùliù 6th star牛宿南星NiúnánxīngSouthern star牛宿下左星NiúsùxiàzuǒxīngLeft lower starξ1 Cap牛宿增四Niúsùzēngsì 4th additional star3 Cap牛宿增五Niúsùzēngwǔ 5th additional starα1 Cap Sukhurmashu 牛宿增六Niúsùzēngliù 6th additional starν Cap Alshat 牛宿增七Niúsùzēngqī 7th additional starσ Cap牛宿增八Niúsùzēngbā 8th additional star4 Cap牛宿增九Niúsùzēngjiǔ 9th additional starHD 192310牛宿增十Niúsùzēngshí 10th additional starβ2 Cap牛宿增十二Niúsùzēngshíèr 12th additional starHD 194960牛宿增十四Niúsùzēngshísì 14th additional star天田TiāntiánCelestial Farmlandω Cap AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 3 日 天田二 Tiāntiánèr 2nd star24 Cap Ian Ridpath's Startales - Capricornus the Sea Goat天田三 Tiāntiánsān 3rd starψ Cap天田四 Tiāntiánsì 4th star羅堰LuóyànNetwork of Dykesτ Cap羅堰一Luóyànyī 1st starυ Cap羅堰二 Luóyànèr 2nd star17 Cap羅堰三Luóyànsān 3rd star13 Cap羅堰增一Luóyànzēngyī 1st additional star女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve StatesThe Twelve States refer to these ancient states in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period: Chu (楚), Dai (代), Han (韓), Jin (晉), Qi (齊), Qin (秦), Wei (魏), Yan (燕), Yue (越), Zhao (趙), Zheng (鄭), Zhou (周).φ Cap AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 4 日 楚Chǔ (One star of) Chu provinceι Cap代一 Dàiyī 1st star of Dai province38 Cap代二 Dàièr 2nd star of Dai province37 Cap代增一 Dàizēngyī 1st additional star of Dai province41 Cap代增二 Dàizēngèr 2nd additional of Dai province35 Cap韓Hán (One star of) Han province36 Cap晉 Jìn (One star of) Jin provinceχ Cap齊 Qí (One star of) Qi provinceθ Cap Udang 秦一 Qínyī 1st star of Qin province30 Cap秦二 Qínèr 2nd star of Qin province33 Cap魏Wèi (One star of) Wei provinceζ Cap燕 Yān (One star of) Yan province19 Cap越 Yuè (One star of) Yue province26 Cap趙一 Zhàoyī 1st star of Zhao province27 Cap趙二 Zhàoèr 2nd star of Zhao province20 Cap鄭 Zhèng (One star of) Zheng provinceη Cap周一 Zhōuyī 1st star of Zhou province21 Cap周二 Zhōuèr 2nd star of Zhou province虛XūEmptiness哭KūCryingμ Cap AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 5 日 哭一Kūyī1st star42 Cap哭增一Kūzēngyī1st additional star44 Cap哭增二Kūzēngèr2nd additional star45 Cap哭增三Kūzēngsān3rd additional star天壘城TiānlěichéngCelestial Rampart46 Cap天壘城二 Tiānlěichéngèr 2nd star47 Cap天壘城三 Tiānlěichéngsān 3rd starλ Cap AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 15 日 天壘城四Tiānlěichéngsì 4th star50 Cap天壘城五 Tiānlěichéngwu 5th star29 Cap天壘城七 Tiānlěichéngqī 7th star室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of Rampartsκ Cap AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日壘壁陣一 Lěibìzhènyī 1st starε Cap壘壁陣二 Lěibìzhènèr 2nd starγ Cap Nashira壘壁陣三 Lěibìzhènsān 3rd star哭星KūxīngStar of cryingδ Cap Deneb Algedi (for component Aa)壘壁陣四 Lěibìzhènsì 4th star壘壁陣西第四星Lěibìxīdìsìxīng 4th star in west row哭星Kūxīng Star of cryingHD 205705壘壁陣增八 Lěibìzhènzēngbā 8th additional star
See also Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Capricornus – Chinese associations 香港太空館研究資源 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表 天象文學 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網 中國古天文 中國古代的星象系統