Hercules in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Hercules is located in Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán)

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 武仙座 (wǔ xiān zuò), which means "the immortal martial constellation".

Stars

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The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Hercules area consists of :

Four Symbols Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Chinese star name Romanization Translation
Three Enclosures (三垣)
紫微垣 Zǐ Wēi Yuán Purple Forbidden enclosure 天棓 Tiānbàng Celestial Flail
ι Her[1] 天棓五 Tiānbàngwǔ 5th star
88 Her 天棓增三 Tiānbàngzēngsān 3rd additional star
82 Her 天棓增四 Tiānbàngzēngsì 4th additional star
74 Her 天棓增七 Tiānbàngzēngqī 7th additional star
77 Her 天棓增八 Tiānbàngzēngbā 8th additional star
天市垣 Tiān Shì Yuán Heavenly Market enclosure 天市左垣 Tiānshìzuǒyuán Left Wall
δ Her[2]
天市左垣一 Tiānshìzuǒyuányī 1st star
Wèi (Star of) Wei
λ Her [2]
天市左垣二 Tiānshìzuǒyuánèr 2nd star
Zhào (Star of) Zhao
μ Her[2]
天市左垣三 Tiānshìzuǒyuánsān 3rd star
九河 Jiǔhé (Star of) Jiuhe
ο Her[2]
天市左垣四 Tiānshìzuǒyuánsì 4th star
中山 Zhōngshān (Star of) Zhongshan
112 Her
天市左垣五 Tiānshìzuǒyuánwu 5th star
(Star of) Qi
51 Her 魏增一 Wèizēngyī 1st additional star of Wei
56 Her 魏增二 Wèizēngèr 2nd additional star of Wei
57 Her 魏增三 Wèizēngsān 3rd additional star of Wei
HD 155025 魏增四 Wèizēngsì 4th additional star of Wei
62 Her 魏增五 Wèizēngwǔ 5th additional star of Wei
70 Her 魏增六 Wèizēngliù 6th additional star of Wei
73 Her 魏增八 Wèizēngbā 8th additional star of Wei
78 Her 趙增一 Zhàozēngyī 1st additional star of Zhao
79 Her 趙增二 Zhàozēngèr 2nd additional star of Zhao
84 Her 趙增三 Zhàozēngsān 3rd additional star of Zhao
87 Her 九河增一 Jiǔhézēngyī 1st additional star of Jiuhe
ξ Her 中山增一 Zhōngshānzēngyī 1st additional star of Zhongshan
ν Her 中山增二 Zhōngshānzēngèr 2nd additional star of Zhongshan
99 Her 中山增三 Zhōngshānzēngsān 3rd additional star of Zhongshan
104 Her 中山增四 Zhōngshānzēngsì 4th additional star of Zhongshan
108 Her 中山增五 Zhōngshānzēngwǔ 5th additional star of Zhongshan
107 Her 中山增六 Zhōngshānzēngliù 6th additional star of Zhongshan
100 Her 中山增七 Zhōngshānzēngqī 7th additional star of Zhongshan
113 Her 齊增一 Qízēngyī 1st additional star of Qi
天市右垣 Tiānshìyòuyuán Right Wall
β Her[3]
天市右垣一 Tiānshìyòuyuányī 1st star
河中 Hézhōng (Star of) Hezhong
γ Her [3]
天市右垣二 Tiānshìyòuyuánèr 2nd star
河間 Héjiān (Star of) Hejian region
κ Her A[3]
天市右垣三 Tiānshìyòuyuánsān 3rd star
Jìn (Star of) Jin
16 Her 河間增一 Hejianzēngyī 1st additional star of Hejian
5 Her 晉增一 Jìnzēngyī 1st additional star of Jin
8 Her 晉增二 Jìnzēngèr 2nd additional star of Jin
q Her 晉增三 Jìnzēngsān 3rd additional star of Jin
κ Her B 晉增五 Jìnzēngwǔ 5th additional star Jin
Zōng Patriarchal Clan
110 Her 宗一 Zōngyī 1st star
111 Her 宗二 Zōngèr 2nd star
帛度 Bódù Textile Ruler
95 Her[1] 帛度一 Bódùyī 1st star
102 Her[1] 帛度二 Bódùèr 2nd star
96 Her 帛度增一 Bódùzēngyī 1st additional star
101 Her 帛度增二 Bódùzēngèr 2nd additional star
93 Her 帛度增三 Bódùzēngsān 3rd additional star
屠肆 Túsì Butcher’s Shops
109 Her 屠肆一 Túsìyī 1st star
98 Her 屠肆二 Túsìèr 2nd star
97 Her 屠肆增一 Túsìzēngyī 1st additional star
105 Her 屠肆增二 Túsìzēngèr 2nd additional star
106 Her 屠肆增三 Túsìzēngsān 3rd additional star
帝座 Dìzuò Emperor's Seat α1 Her[4] 帝座 Dìzuò (One star of)
宦者 Huànzhě Eunuch Official
32 Oph[5] 宦者一 Huànzhěyī 1st star
HD 154228 宦者二 Huànzhěèr 2nd star
60 Her[1] 宦者三 Huànzhěsān 3rd star
54 Her 宦者增一 Huànzhězēngyī 1st additional star
49 Her 宦者增三 Huànzhězēngsān 3rd additional star
HD 154278 宦者增四 Huànzhězēngsì 4th additional star
Dǒu Dipper for Liquid
ω Her[4] 斗一 Dǒuyī 1st star
49 Ser[6] 斗二 Dǒuèr 2nd star
13 Her 斗三 Dǒusān 3rd star
29 Her 斗四 Dǒusì 4th star
33 Her 斗五 Dǒuwu 5th star
15 Her 斗增二 Dǒuzēngèr 2nd additional star
12 Her 斗增六 Dǒuzēngliù 6th additional star
9 Her 斗增七 Dǒuzēngqī 7th additional star
21 Her 斗增九 Dǒuzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
28 Her 斗增十 Dǒuzēngshí 10th additional star
Dipper for Solid
47 Her 斛三 Húsān 3rd star
43 Her 斛四 Húsì 4th star
41 Her 斛增二 Húzēngèr 2nd additional star
45 Her 斛增三 Húzēngsān 3rd additional star
38 Her 斛增四 Húzēngsì 4th additional star
36 Her 斛增五 Húzēngwǔ 5th additional star
37 Her 斛增六 Húzēngliù 6th additional star
七公 Qīgōng Seven Excellencies
42 Her[1] 七公一 Qīgōngyī 1st star
τ Her[7] 七公二 Qīgōngèr 2nd star
φ Her[7] 七公三 Qīgōngsān 3rd star
χ Her[7] 七公四 Qīgōngsì 4th star
34 Her 七公增三 Qīgōngzēngsān 3rd additional star
υ Her 七公四 Qīgōngzēngsì 4th additional star
4 Her 七公增十一 Qīgōngzēngshíyī 11th additional star
2 Her 七公增十二 Qīgōngzēngshíèr 12th additional star
14 Her 七公增十三 Qīgōngzēngshísān 13th additional star
30 Her 七公增十四 Qīgōngzēngshísì 14th additional star
σ Her 七公增十五 Qīgōngzēngshíwǔ 15th additional star
52 Her 七公增十六 Qīgōngzēngshíliù 16th additional star
貫索 Guànsuǒ Coiled Thong
19 Her 貫索增九 Guànsuǒzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
17 Her 貫索增十 Guànsuǒzēngshí 10th additional star
10 Her 貫索增十一 Guànsuǒzēngshíyī 11th additional star
天紀 Tiānjì Celestial Discipline
ζ Her[7] 天紀二 Tiānjìèr 2nd star
ε Her[7] 天紀三 Tiānjìsān 3rd star
59 Her 天紀四 Tiānjìsì 4th star
61 Her 天紀五 Tiānjìwǔ 5th star
68 Her 天紀六 Tiānjìliù 6th star
HD 160054 天紀七 Tiānjìqī 7th star
θ Her[7] 天紀九 Tiānjìjiǔ 9th star
η Her 天紀增一 Tiānjìzēngyī 1st additional star
25 Her 天紀增二 Tiānjìzēngèr 2nd additional star
23 Her 天紀增四 Tiānjìzēngsì 4th additional star
26 Her 天紀增五 Tiānjìzēngwǔ 5th additional star
32 Her 天紀增六 Tiānjìzēngliù 6th additional star
39 Her 天紀增七 Tiānjìzēngqī 7th additional star
46 Her 天紀增八 Tiānjìzēngbā 8th additional star
50 Her 天紀增九 Tiānjìzēngjiǔ 9th additional star
48 Her 天紀增十 Tiānjìzēngshí 10th additional star
53 Her 天紀增十一 Tiānjìzēngshíyī 11th additional star
72 Her 天紀增十三 Tiānjìzēngshísān 13th additional star
90 Her 天紀增十四 Tiānjìzēngshísì 14th additional star
HD 157910 天紀增十五 Tiānjìzēngshíwǔ 15th additional star
女床 Nǚchuáng Woman’s Bed
π Her[7] 女床一 Nǚchuángyī 1st star
69 Her[1] 女床二 Nǚchuángèr 2nd star
ρ Her[7] 女床三 Nǚchuángsān 3rd star

See also

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References

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