Pegasus (Chinese astronomy)
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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 (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ).
Pegasus (constellation)
Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.-Stars:...
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 Pegasus area consists of:| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虚 | Xū | Emptiness Emptiness (Chinese constellation) The Emptiness mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.-Asterisms:... |
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| 司祿 | Sīlù | |Deified Judge of Rank | 11 Peg | 司祿一 | Sīlùyī | 1st star | ||||
| 危 | Wēi | Rooftop Rooftop (Chinese constellation) The Rooftop mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.- Asterisms :... |
危 | Wēi | Rooftop | |||||
| θ Peg Theta Pegasi Theta Pegasi is a star in the constellation Pegasus. It has the traditional name Baham .In Chinese, , meaning Rooftop, refers to an asterism consisting of θ Pegasi, α Aquarii and ε Pegasi. Consequently, θ Pegasi itself is known as Theta Pegasi is of spectral class A2 and has apparent magnitude... |
危宿二 | Wēisùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ε Peg | ||||||||||
| 危宿三 | Wēisùsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 危宿北星 | Wēisùběixīng | Northern star | ||||||||
| 人 | Rén | Humans | ||||||||
| 2 Peg | 人一 | Rényī | 1st star | |||||||
| 1 Peg | 人二 | Rénèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 9 Peg | 人三 | Rénsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 12 Peg | 人四 | Rénsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 杵 | Chǔ | |Pestle | π Peg | 杵二 | Chǔèr | 2nd star | ||||
| 臼 | Jiù | Mortar | ||||||||
| κ Peg | 臼二 | Jiùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ι Peg Iota Pegasi Iota Pegasi is a star located within the constellation Pegasus. It is about 40 light-years from Earth. Its right ascension is 22h7m0.7s and its declination is +25°20m42.0s. It is a multiple star.... |
臼三 | Jiùsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 32 Peg | 臼四 | Jiùsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 室 | 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:... |
室 | Shì | Encampment | |||||
| α Peg Alpha Pegasi Alpha Pegasi is the third brightest star in the constellation Pegasus and one of the four stars in the asterism known as the Great Square of Pegasus. It has the traditional name Markab .Markab is a relatively average star nearing the end of its stellar evolution on the main sequence... |
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| 室宿一 | Shìsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 室宿距星 | Shìsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 室宿南星 | Shìsùnánxīng | Southern star | ||||||||
| 定星 | Dìngxīng | Fixed star | ||||||||
| 營星 | Yíngxīng | Star of encampment or barrack | ||||||||
| 清廟 | Qīngmiào | Peaceful temple | ||||||||
| β Peg Beta Pegasi Beta Pegasi is a star in the constellation Pegasus. Its traditional name is Scheat, a name that has also been used for Delta Aquarii.... |
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| 室宿二 | Shìsùèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
| 室宿北星 | Shìsùběixīng | Northern star | ||||||||
| 玄宮 | Xuángōng | Deep palace | ||||||||
| 離宮 | Lìgōng | Resting Palace | ||||||||
| λ Peg | 離宮一 | Lìgōngyī | 1st star | |||||||
| μ Peg Mu Pegasi Mu Pegasi is a star in the constellation Pegasus. It has the traditional name Sadalbari .It has spectral class M2 and is of apparent magnitude 3.5.... |
離宮二 | Lìgōngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ο Peg | 離宮三 | Lìgōngsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| η Peg Eta Pegasi Eta Pegasi is a star in the constellation Pegasus. It has the traditional name Matar .Eta Pegasi is of spectral class G2II-III and has apparent magnitude +3.1. It is approximately 215 light years from Earth. It has a close companion of class F0V... |
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| 離宮四 | Lìgōngsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 離宮西北第二星 | Lìgōngxīběidìxīng | Second northwestern star | ||||||||
| τ Peg | 離宮五 | Lìgōngwu | 5th star | |||||||
| ν Peg | 離宮六 | Lìgōngliù | 6th star | |||||||
| 離宮 | Léidiàn | Thunder and Lightning | ||||||||
| ζ Peg Zeta Pegasi Zeta Pegasi is a star in the constellation Pegasus. It has the traditional name, Homam .... |
離宮一 | Léidiànyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ξ Peg | 離宮二 | Léidiànèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| σ Peg | 離宮三 | Léidiànsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 55 Peg | 離宮四 | Léidiànsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 66 Peg | 離宮五 | Léidiànwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 70 Peg | 離宮六 | Léidiànliù | 6th star | |||||||
| 土公吏 | Tǔgōnglì | Official for Materials Supply | ||||||||
| 31 Peg | 土公吏一 | Tǔgōnglìyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 36 Peg | 土公吏二 | Tǔgōnglìèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 壁 | Bì | 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 :... |
壁 | Bì | Wall | |||||
| γ Peg Gamma Pegasi Gamma Pegasi is a star in the constellation of Pegasus. It also has the traditional name Algenib; confusingly however, this name is also used for Alpha Persei.... |
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| 壁宿一 | Bìsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 壁宿距星 | Bìsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 壁宿南星 | Bìsùnánxīng | Northern star |