The modern constellation Vela lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què) and The Southern Asterisms (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngōu), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 船帆座 (chuán fān zuò), meaning "the sail constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Vela 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 The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)鬼Guǐ Ghost天狗TiāngǒuCelestial Doge Vel天狗一 Tiāngǒuyī1st stard Vel天狗二 Tiāngǒuèr2nd starHD 75630 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System 天狗三 Tiāngǒusān3rd star天社TiānshèCelestial Earth God's Templeγ2 Vel AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 17 日 天社一Tiānshèyī1st starb VelIan Ridpath's Startales - Vela the Sails天社二Tiānshèèr2nd starδ VelAlsephina (for component Aa)天社三Tiānshèsān3rd starκ VelMarkeb天社五Tiānshèwǔ5th starN Vel天社六Tiānshèliù6th stara Vel天社增二Tiānshèzēngèr2nd additional starc Vel天社增三Tiānshèzēngsān3rd additional star天記TiānjìJudge for Estimating the Age of Animalsλ VelSuhail天記Tiānjì(One star of)天潢西北星TiānhuángxīběixīngStar in the northwest of Celestial Pierψ Vel天記增一 Tiānjìzēngyī1st additional starq Vel天記增二 Tiānjìzēngèr2nd additional star翼YìWings東甌DōngoūDongouq VelSun, Xiaochun and Jacob Kistemaker. (1997). The Chinese Sky During the Han: Constellating Stars and Society. Leiden, New York, Köln: Koninklijke Brill. . Page 186.東甌四 Dōngoūsì4th star轸Zhěn Chariot軍門JūnménMilitary GateHD 104039軍門一 Jūnményī1st star -近南極星區 (non-mansions)this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional starsJìnnánjíxīngōu (non-mansions)The Southern Asterisms (non-mansions)海山HǎishānSea and Mountainp Vel海山增一 Hǎishānzēngyī1st additional starμ Vel海山增二 Hǎishānzēngèr2nd additional star
See also Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Vela – 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