Pisces (Chinese astronomy)

In Chinese astronomy, constellation Pisces were divided in three areas. The areas are:

If we look at the areas, possibly constellation Pisces in Chinese sky is concentrated in northern area and western area, and touched a little bit of "kingdom" area.

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Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Pisces 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) 紫微垣 Zǐ Wēi Yuán Purple Forbidden enclosure
傳舍 Chuánshě Guest House 20 Psc 傳舍一 Chuánshěyī 1st star
Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) Shì Encampment 壘壁陣 Lěibìzhèn Line of Ramparts
27 Psc 壘壁陣九 Lěibìzhènjiǔ 9th star
29 Psc 壘壁陣十 Lěibìzhènshí 10th star
33 Psc 壘壁陣十一 Lěibìzhènshíyī 11th star
30 Psc 壘壁陣十二 Lěibìzhènshíèr 12th star
Wall 霹靂 Pīlì Thunderbolt[1]
β Psc
霹靂一 Pīlìyī 1st star
九卿 Jiǔqīng Nine senior officers
γ Psc 霹靂二 Pīlìèr 2nd star
θ Psc 霹靂三 Pīlìsān 3rd star
ι Psc 霹靂四 Pīlìsì 4th star
ω Psc 霹靂五 Pīlìwu 5th star
雲雨 Yúnyǔ Cloud and Rain[1]
κ Psc 雲雨一 Yúnyǔyī 1st star
14 Psc 雲雨二 Yúnyǔèr 2nd star
21 Psc 雲雨三 Yúnyǔsān 3rd star
λ Psc 雲雨四 Yúnyǔsì 4th star
土公 Tǔgōng Official for Earthworks and Buildings
32 Psc 土公一 Tǔgōngyī 1st star
47 Psc 土公二 Tǔgōngèr 2nd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) Kuí Legs 外屏 Kuí Legs[2]
σ Psc 奎宿十 Kuísùshí 10th star
τ Psc 奎宿十一 Kuíshíyī 11th star
91 Psc 奎宿十二 Kuísùshíèr 12th star
υ Psc 奎宿十三 Kuísùshísān 13th star
φ Psc 奎宿十四 Kuísùshísì 14th star
χ Psc 奎宿十五 Kuísùshíwu 15th star
ψ1 Psc 奎宿十六 Kuísùshíliù 16th star
外屏 Wàipíng Outer Fence[2]
δ Psc 外屏一 Wàipíngyī 1st star
ε Psc 外屏二 Wàipíngèr 2nd star
ζ Psc 外屏三 Wàipíngsān 3rd star
μ Psc 外屏四 Wàipíngsì 4th star
ν Psc 外屏五 Wàipíngwu 5th star
ξ Psc 外屏六 Wàipíngliù 6th star
α Psc 外屏七 Wàipíngqī 7th star
Lóu Bond 右更 Yòugèng Official in Charge of the Pasturing[2]
ρ Psc 右更一 Yòugèngyī 1st star
η Psc 右更二 Yòugèngèr 2nd star
π Psc 右更三 Yòugèngsān 3rd star
ο Psc 右更四 Yòugèngsì 4th star
104 Psc 右更五 Yòugèngwu 5th star

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