According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Triangulum is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 三角座 (sān jiǎo zuò), meaning "the triangle constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Triangulum area consists of:
Four Symbols Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Proper Name Chinese star name Romanization Translation White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)奎this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional starsKuíLegs奎KuíLegs1 Tri奎宿增十二Kuísùzēngshíèr12th additional star婁LóuBond婁LóuBondα TriMothallah婁宿增六Lóusùzēngliù6th additional star天溷西南星TiānhùnxīnánxīngStar in the west of Celestial Pigsty天大將軍TiāndàjiāngjūnHeaven's Great Generalβ Tri AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 10 日Alaybasan天大將軍九Tiāndàjiāngjūnjiǔ9th star天大将军南大星TiāndàjiāngjūnnándàxīngBig star in the south鈇鑕中北星FūzhìzhōngběixīngStar in the center-north of Sickleγ TriApdu天大將軍十Tiāndàjiāngjūnshí10th starδ TriDeltoton天大將軍十一Tiāndàjiāngjūnshíyī11th starε Tri天大将军增五Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngwǔ5th additional starι TriTriminus天大将军增六Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngliù6th additional star7 Tri天大将军增七Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngqī7th additional star14 Tri天大将军增八Tiāndàjiāngjūnzēngbā8th additional star胃WèiStomach胃WèiStomach10 Tri胃宿增一Wèisùzēngyī1st additional star12 Tri胃宿增二Wèisùzēngèr2nd additional star
See also Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Triangulum – Chinese associations 香港太空館研究資源 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表 天象文學 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網 中國古天文 中國古代的星象系統