In Chinese astronomy, constellation Aquila were divided in two areas. The areas are:
If we look at the areas, possibly constellation Aquila in Chinese sky is concentrated in northern area, and touched a little bit of "kingdom" area.
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The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Aquila area consists of :
Four Symbols / Enclosures | Mansion / Enclosure (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall[1] | ||||
ζ Aql | ||||||||||
天市左垣六 | Tiānshìzuǒyuánliù | 6th star | ||||||||
吳越 | Wúyuè | (Star of) Wu state and Yue state | ||||||||
ε Aql | 吳越增一 | Wúyuèzēngyī | (1st extended star of) Wu state and Yue state | |||||||
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 斗 | Dǒu | Dipper | 天弁 | Tiānbiàn | Market Officer[2] | ||||
12 Aql | 天弁六 | Tiānbiànliù | 6th star | |||||||
λ Aql | 天弁七 | Tiānbiànqī | 7th star | |||||||
15 Aql | 天弁八 | Tiānbiànbā | 8th star | |||||||
14 Aql | 天弁九 | Tiānbiànjiǔ | 9th star | |||||||
牛 | Niú | Ox | 河鼓 | Hégŭ | Drum at the River[3] | |||||
β Aql | ||||||||||
河鼓一 | Hégŭyī | 1st star | ||||||||
左將軍 | Zuǒjiāngjūn | Left-side general | ||||||||
α Aql | ||||||||||
河鼓二 | Hégŭèr | 2nd star | ||||||||
河鼓大星 | Hégŭběixīng | Northern star | ||||||||
河鼓大星 | Hégŭdàxīng | Big star | ||||||||
牵牛星 | Qiān Niú Xīng | Star of cows | ||||||||
牛郎星 | Niú Láng Xīng | Star of the cowherd | ||||||||
大將軍 | Dàjiāngjūn | Great general | ||||||||
牛星 | Niúxīng | Star of cow | ||||||||
星纪 | Xīngjì | |||||||||
檐鼓 | Yángǔ | Floating drum | ||||||||
γ Aql | ||||||||||
河鼓三 | Hégŭsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
河鼓北星 | Hégŭběixīng | Northern star | ||||||||
右將軍 | Yòujiāngjūn | Right-side general | ||||||||
左旗 | Zuǒqí | Left Flag[3] | ρ Aql[4] | 左旗九 | Zuǒqíjiǔ | 9th star | ||||
右旗 | Yòuqí | Right Flag[3] | ||||||||
μ Aql | 右旗一 | Yòuqíyī | 1st star | |||||||
σ Aql | 右旗二 | Yòuqíèr | 2nd star | |||||||
δ Aql | ||||||||||
右旗三 | Yòuqísān | 3rd star | ||||||||
轩屏南星 | Xuānbǐngnánxīng | Star of wide folding screen in the south | ||||||||
ν Aql | 右旗四 | Yòuqísì | 4th star | |||||||
ι Aql | 右旗五 | Yòuqíwu | 5th star | |||||||
HD 184701[5] | 右旗六 | Yòuqíliù | 6th star | |||||||
42 Aql | 右旗七 | Yòuqíqī | 7th star | |||||||
κ Aql | 右旗八 | Yòuqíbā | 8th star | |||||||
56 Aql | 右旗九 | Yòuqíjiǔ | 9th star | |||||||
天桴 | Tiānfú | Celestial Drumstick[3] | ||||||||
θ Aql | 天桴一 | Tiānfúyī | 1st star | |||||||
62 Aql | 天桴二 | Tiānfúèr | 2nd star | |||||||
58 Aql | 天桴三 | Tiānfúsān | 3rd star | |||||||
η Aql | 天桴四 | Tiānfúsì | 4th star | |||||||
女 | Nǚ | Girl | 離珠 | Lízhū | Pearls on Ladies' Wear | |||||
70 Aql | 離珠一 | Lízhūyī | 1st star | |||||||
71 Aql | 離珠二 | Lízhūèr | 2nd star | |||||||
69 Aql | 離珠四 | Lízhūsì | 4th star |