Fornax in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Fornax is located within the western quadrant of the sky, The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天爐座 (tiān lú zuò), meaning "the heaven furnace constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Fornax area consists of :

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)	婁	Lóu	Bond	天庾	Tiānyǔ	Ricks of Grain
							ν For^[1]	天庾一	Tiānyǔyī	1st star
							ω For^[1]	天庾二	Tiānyǔèr	2nd star
							β For^[1]	天庾三	Tiānyǔsān	3rd star
	昴^[2]	Mǎo	Hairy Head	天苑^[2]	Tiānyuàn	Celestial Meadows	α For	天苑增三	Tiānyǔzēngsān	3rd additional star

1 2 3 (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 10 日
1 2 this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional stars

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