Corvus in Chinese astronomy


According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Corvus is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 烏鴉座, meaning "the crow constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Corvus area consists of:
Four SymbolsMansion RomanizationTranslationAsterisms RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariot----
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotγ Crv---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotγ Crv軫宿一Zhěnsùyī1st star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotγ Crv軫宿距星ZhěnsùjùxīngSeparated star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotγ Crv軫宿西北星ZhěnsùxīběixīngNorthwestern star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotγ Crv井宿西扇北第星JǐngsùxīshānběidìxīngStar in the west of Well and the leader star of northern area
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotε Crv---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotε Crv軫宿二Zhěnsùèr2nd star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotε Crv軫宿西南星ZhěnsùxīnánxīngSouthwestern star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotδ Crv---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotδ Crv軫宿三Zhěnsùsān3rd star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotδ Crv軫宿东北星ZhěnsùdōngběixīngNortheastern star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotβ Crv---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotβ Crv軫宿四Zhěnsùsì4th star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariotβ Crv軫宿东南星ZhěnsùdōngnánxīngSoutheastern star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariot31 Crt軫宿增三Zhěnsùzēngsān3rd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariot3 Crv軫宿增四Zhěnsùzēngsì4th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot軫ZhěnChariot6 Crv軫宿增五Zhěnsùzēngwǔ5th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot長沙ChángshāChangsha----
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot長沙ChángshāChangshaζ Crv---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot長沙ChángshāChangshaζ Crv長沙Chángshā
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot長沙ChángshāChangshaζ Crv寿星ShòuxīngGod of longevity
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot左轄ZuǒxiáLeft Linchpinη Crv左轄Zuǒxiá
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
軫ZhěnChariot右轄YòuxiáRight Linchpinα Crv右轄Yòuxiá