Crater in Chinese astronomy


According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Crater 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 巨爵座, meaning "the huge wine holder constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Crater area consists of :
Four SymbolsMansion RomanizationTranslationAsterisms RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWings----
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsα Crt---
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsα Crt翼宿一Yìsùyī1st star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsα Crt翼宿距星YìsùjùxīngSeparated star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsα Crt翼宿中央西第二星Yìsùzhōngyāngxīdìèrxīng2nd center western star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsγ Crt翼宿二Yìsùèr2nd star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsζ Crt翼宿三Yìsùsān3rd star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsλ Crt翼宿四Yìsùsì4th star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsη Crt翼宿六Yìsùliù6th star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsδ Crt翼宿七Yìsùqī7th star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsι Crt翼宿八Yìsùbā8th star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsκ Crt翼宿九Yìsùjiǔ9th star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsε Crt翼宿十Yìsùshí10th star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsHD 95808翼宿十一Yìsùshíyī11th star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsθ Crt翼宿十三Yìsùshísān13th star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsHD 102574翼宿十四Yìsùshísì14th star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsHD 100219翼宿十五Yìsùshíwǔ15th star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsβ Crt翼宿十六Yìsùshíliù16th star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)翼YìWings翼YìWingsHD 99922翼宿十七Yìsùshíqī17th star