In Chinese astronomy, constellation Capricornus is located in The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ)
Constellation Capricornus is concentrated in northern area of the Chinese sky.
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The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Capricornus area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 牛 | Niú | Ox | 女 | Niú | Ox[1] | ||||
| β Cap | ||||||||||
| 牛宿一 | Niúsùyī | 1st star | ||||||||
| 牛宿距星 | Niúsùjùxīng | Separated star | ||||||||
| 牛宿中央大星 | Niúsùdàzhōngyāngxīng | Big center star | ||||||||
| 牛宿中大星 | Niúsùdàzhōngxīng | Big center star | ||||||||
| α2 Cap | 牛宿二 | Niúsùèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ξ2 Cap | 牛宿三 | Niúsùsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| π Cap | 牛宿四 | Niúsùsì | 4th star | |||||||
| ο Cap | 牛宿五 | Niúsùwu | 5th star | |||||||
| ρ Cap | ||||||||||
| 牛宿六 | Niúsùliù | 6th star | ||||||||
| 牛宿南星 | Niúnánxīng | Southern star | ||||||||
| 牛宿下左星 | Niúsùxiàzuǒxīng | Left lower star | ||||||||
| 天田 | Tiāntián | Celestial Farmland[2] | ||||||||
| ω Cap | 天田二 | Tiāntiánèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 24 Cap | 天田三 | Tiāntiánsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| ψ Cap | 天田四 | Tiāntiánsì | 4th star | |||||||
| 羅堰 | Luóyàn | Network of Dykes[2] | ||||||||
| τ Cap | 羅堰一 | Luóyànyī | 1st star | |||||||
| υ Cap | 羅堰二 | Luóyànèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 17 Cap | 羅堰三 | Luóyànsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 女 | Nǚ | Girl | 十二國 | Shíèrguó | Twelve States[3][4] | |||||
| φ Cap | 楚 | Chǔ | (One star of) Chu province | |||||||
| ι Cap | 代一 | Dàiyī | 1st star of Dai province | |||||||
| 38 Cap | 代二 | Dàièr | 2nd star of Dai province | |||||||
| 35 Cap | 韓 | Hán | (One star of) Han province | |||||||
| 36 Cap | 晉 | Jìn | (One star of) Jin province | |||||||
| χ Cap | 齊 | Qí | (One star of) Qi province | |||||||
| θ Cap | 秦一 | Qínyī | 1st star of Qin province | |||||||
| 30 Cap | 秦二 | Qínèr | 2nd star of Qin province | |||||||
| 33 Cap | 魏 | Wèi | (One star of) Wei province | |||||||
| ζ Cap | 燕 | Yān | (One star of) Yan province | |||||||
| 19 Cap | 越 | Yuè | (One star of) Yue province | |||||||
| 26 Cap | 趙一 | Zhàoyī | 1st star of Zhao province | |||||||
| 27 Cap | 趙二 | Zhàoèr | 2nd star of Zhao province | |||||||
| 20 Cap | 鄭 | Zhèng | (One star of) Zheng province | |||||||
| η Cap | 周一 | Zhōuyī | 1st star of Zhou province | |||||||
| 21 Cap | 周二 | Zhōuèr | 2nd star of Zhou province | |||||||
| 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | ||||||||
| 哭 | Kū | Crying[5] | μ Cap | 哭一 | Kūyī | 1st star | ||||
| 天壘城 | Tiānlěichéng | Celestial Rampart[6] | ||||||||
| 46 Cap | 天壘城二 | Tiānlěichéngèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 47 Cap | 天壘城三 | Tiānlěichéngsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| λ Cap | ||||||||||
| 天壘城四 | Tiānlěichéngsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 壘壁陣中第三星 | Lěibìzhènzhōngdìsānxīng | third leader star of Line of Ramparts constellation | ||||||||
| 50 Cap | 天壘城五 | Tiānlěichéngwu | 5th star | |||||||
| 29 Cap | 天壘城七 | Tiānlěichéngqī | 7th star | |||||||
| 室 | Shì | Encampment | 壘壁陣 | Lěibìzhèn | Line of Ramparts[7] | |||||
| κ Cap | 壘壁陣一 | Lěibìzhènyī | 1st star | |||||||
| ε Cap | 壘壁陣二 | Lěibìzhènèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| γ Cap | ||||||||||
| 壘壁陣三 | Lěibìzhènsān | 3rd star | ||||||||
| 哭星 | Kūxīng | |||||||||
| δ Cap | ||||||||||
| 壘壁陣四 | Lěibìzhènsì | 4th star | ||||||||
| 壘壁陣西第四星 | Lěibìxīdìsìxīng | 4th star in west row | ||||||||
| 哭星 | Kūxīng |