Delphinus in Chinese astronomy


According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Delphinus 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 海豚座, meaning "the dolphin constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Delphinus area consists of :
Four SymbolsMansion RomanizationTranslationAsterisms RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl敗瓜BàiguāRotten Gourd----
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl敗瓜BàiguāRotten Gourdε Del敗瓜一Bàiguāyī1st star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl敗瓜BàiguāRotten Gourdη Del敗瓜二Bàiguāèr2nd star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl敗瓜BàiguāRotten Gourdθ Del敗瓜三Bàiguāsān3rd star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl敗瓜BàiguāRotten Gourdι Del敗瓜四Bàiguāsì4th star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl敗瓜BàiguāRotten Gourdκ Del敗瓜五Bàiguāwu5th star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl敗瓜BàiguāRotten Gourd1 Del敗瓜增一Bàiguāzēngyī1st additional star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl敗瓜BàiguāRotten Gourd14 Del敗瓜增二Bàiguāzēngèr2nd additional star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl敗瓜BàiguāRotten Gourd13 Del敗瓜增三Bàiguāzēngsān3rd additional star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl瓠瓜HùguāGood Gourd----
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl瓠瓜HùguāGood Gourdα Del瓠瓜一Hùguāyī1st star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl瓠瓜HùguāGood Gourdγ2 Del瓠瓜二Hùguāèr2nd star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl瓠瓜HùguāGood Gourdδ Del瓠瓜三Hùguāsān3rd star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl瓠瓜HùguāGood Gourdβ Del瓠瓜四Hùguāsì4th star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl瓠瓜HùguāGood Gourdζ Del瓠瓜五Hùguāwu5th star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl瓠瓜HùguāGood Gourd10 Del瓠瓜增一Hùguāzēngyī1st additional star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl瓠瓜HùguāGood Gourd15 Del瓠瓜增二Hùguāzēngèr2nd additional star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl瓠瓜HùguāGood Gourd16 Del瓠瓜增三Hùguāzēngsān3rd additional star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl瓠瓜HùguāGood Gourd17 Del瓠瓜增四Hùguāzēngsì4th additional star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl瓠瓜HùguāGood GourdHD 196775瓠瓜增六Hùguāzēngliù6th additional star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl瓠瓜HùguāGood Gourdγ1 Del瓠瓜增七Hùguāzēngqī7th additional star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)虛XūEmptiness司非SīfēiDeified Judge of Right and Wrong18 Del司非增二Sīfēizēngèr2nd additional star