Capricornus in Chinese astronomy


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
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 摩羯座, meaning "the rub ram constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Capricornus area consists of:
Four SymbolsMansion RomanizationTranslationAsterisms RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOx----
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxβ1 Cap---
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxβ1 Cap牛宿一Niúsùyī1st star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxβ1 Cap牛宿距星NiúsùjùxīngSeparated star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxβ1 Cap牛宿中央大星NiúsùdàzhōngyāngxīngBig center star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxβ1 Cap牛宿中大星NiúsùdàzhōngxīngBig center star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxα2 Cap牛宿二Niúsùèr2nd star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxξ2 Cap牛宿三Niúsùsān3rd star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxπ Cap牛宿四Niúsùsì4th star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxο Cap牛宿五Niúsùwu5th star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxρ Cap---
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxρ Cap牛宿六Niúsùliù6th star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxρ Cap牛宿南星NiúnánxīngSouthern star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxρ Cap牛宿下左星NiúsùxiàzuǒxīngLeft lower star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxξ1 Cap牛宿增四Niúsùzēngsì4th additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOx3 Cap牛宿增五Niúsùzēngwǔ5th additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxα1 Cap牛宿增六Niúsùzēngliù6th additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxν Cap牛宿增七Niúsùzēngqī7th additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxσ Cap牛宿增八Niúsùzēngbā8th additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOx4 Cap牛宿增九Niúsùzēngjiǔ9th additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxHD 192310牛宿增十Niúsùzēngshí10th additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxβ2 Cap牛宿增十二Niúsùzēngshíèr12th additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx女NiúOxHD 194960牛宿增十四Niúsùzēngshísì14th additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx天田TiāntiánCelestial Farmland----
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx天田TiāntiánCelestial Farmlandω Cap天田二Tiāntiánèr2nd star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx天田TiāntiánCelestial Farmland24 Cap天田三Tiāntiánsān3rd star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx天田TiāntiánCelestial Farmlandψ Cap天田四Tiāntiánsì4th star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx羅堰LuóyànNetwork of Dykes----
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx羅堰LuóyànNetwork of Dykesτ Cap羅堰一Luóyànyī1st star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx羅堰LuóyànNetwork of Dykesυ Cap羅堰二Luóyànèr2nd star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx羅堰LuóyànNetwork of Dykes17 Cap羅堰三Luóyànsān3rd star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx羅堰LuóyànNetwork of Dykes13 Cap羅堰增一Luóyànzēngyī1st additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States----
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve Statesφ Cap楚Chǔ Chu province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve Statesι Cap代一Dàiyī1st star of Dai province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States38 Cap代二Dàièr2nd star of Dai province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States37 Cap代增一Dàizēngyī1st additional star of Dai province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States41 Cap代增二Dàizēngèr2nd additional of Dai province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States35 Cap韓Hán Han province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States36 Cap晉Jìn Jin province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve Statesχ Cap齊Qí Qi province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve Statesθ Cap秦一Qínyī1st star of Qin province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States30 Cap秦二Qínèr2nd star of Qin province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States33 Cap魏Wèi Wei province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve Statesζ Cap燕Yān Yan province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States19 Cap越Yuè Yue province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States26 Cap趙一Zhàoyī1st star of Zhao province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States27 Cap趙二Zhàoèr2nd star of Zhao province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States20 Cap鄭Zhèng Zheng province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve Statesη Cap周一Zhōuyī1st star of Zhou province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl十二國ShíèrguóTwelve States21 Cap周二Zhōuèr2nd star of Zhou province
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)虛XūEmptiness哭KūCrying----
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)虛XūEmptiness哭KūCryingμ Cap哭一Kūyī1st star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)虛XūEmptiness哭KūCrying42 Cap哭增一Kūzēngyī1st additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)虛XūEmptiness哭KūCrying44 Cap哭增二Kūzēngèr2nd additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)虛XūEmptiness哭KūCrying45 Cap哭增三Kūzēngsān3rd additional star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)虛XūEmptiness天壘城TiānlěichéngCelestial Rampart----
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)虛XūEmptiness天壘城TiānlěichéngCelestial Rampart46 Cap天壘城二Tiānlěichéngèr2nd star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)虛XūEmptiness天壘城TiānlěichéngCelestial Rampart47 Cap天壘城三Tiānlěichéngsān3rd star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)虛XūEmptiness天壘城TiānlěichéngCelestial Rampartλ Cap天壘城四Tiānlěichéngsì4th star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)虛XūEmptiness天壘城TiānlěichéngCelestial Rampart50 Cap天壘城五Tiānlěichéngwu5th star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)虛XūEmptiness天壘城TiānlěichéngCelestial Rampart29 Cap天壘城七Tiānlěichéngqī7th star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of Ramparts----
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of Rampartsκ Cap壘壁陣一Lěibìzhènyī1st star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of Rampartsε Cap壘壁陣二Lěibìzhènèr2nd star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of Rampartsγ Cap---
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of Rampartsγ Cap壘壁陣三Lěibìzhènsān3rd star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of Rampartsγ Cap哭星KūxīngStar of crying
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of Rampartsδ Cap---
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of Rampartsδ Cap壘壁陣四Lěibìzhènsì4th star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of Rampartsδ Cap壘壁陣西第四星Lěibìxīdìsìxīng4th star in west row
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of Rampartsδ Cap哭星KūxīngStar of crying
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of RampartsHD 205705壘壁陣增八Lěibìzhènzēngbā8th additional star
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