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)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariot----
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotγ Crv---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotγ Crv軫宿一Zhěnsùyī1st star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotγ Crv軫宿距星ZhěnsùjùxīngSeparated star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotγ Crv軫宿西北星ZhěnsùxīběixīngNorthwestern star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotγ 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)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotε Crv---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotε Crv軫宿二Zhěnsùèr2nd star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotε Crv軫宿西南星ZhěnsùxīnánxīngSouthwestern star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotδ Crv---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotδ Crv軫宿三Zhěnsùsān3rd star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotδ Crv軫宿东北星ZhěnsùdōngběixīngNortheastern star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotβ Crv---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotβ Crv軫宿四Zhěnsùsì4th star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariotβ Crv軫宿东南星ZhěnsùdōngnánxīngSoutheastern star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariot31 Crt軫宿增三Zhěnsùzēngsān3rd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariot3 Crv軫宿增四Zhěnsùzēngsì4th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariotZhěnChariot6 Crv軫宿增五Zhěnsùzēngwǔ5th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariot長沙ChángshāChangsha----
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariot長沙ChángshāChangshaζ Crv---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariot長沙ChángshāChangshaζ Crv長沙Chángshā
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariot長沙ChángshāChangshaζ Crv寿星ShòuxīngGod of longevity
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariot左轄ZuǒxiáLeft Linchpinη Crv左轄Zuǒxiá
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
ZhěnChariot右轄YòuxiáRight Linchpinα Crv右轄Yòuxiá