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Tianjin Star is quite prominent in the sky, corresponding to the 9 stars in the constellation [[Cygnus]], without controversy. | |||
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File:Tianjin on Cheonsang Yeolcha Bunyajido.png|Tianjin on ''Cheonsang Yeolcha Bunyajido'' | |||
File:Tianjin on Suzhou Star Map.png|Tianjin on Suzhou Star Map | |||
File:Tianjin on 18th century star map.png|Tianjin on ''Yixiang Kaocheng'' star map (18th century) | |||
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Revision as of 15:08, 6 May 2026
Authors: Lyu Haocheng
Tiān Jīn (天津, Celestial Fork), a Chinese constellation consists of 9 stars, located in Cygnus. This constellation is regarded as the "fork or bridge of the Milky Way in the sky" because it spans across the Milky Way.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Identification of stars
Tianjin Star is quite prominent in the sky, corresponding to the 9 stars in the constellation Cygnus, without controversy.
| Star Names or Orders(Traditional/Qing) | Ho PENG YOKE[1] | Yi Shitong[2]
Based on catalogue in 18th century |
Pan Nai[3]
based on Xinyixiangfayao Star Map |
Pan Nai[4]
based on catalogues in Yuan dynasty |
SUN X. & J. Kistemaker[5]
Han Dynasty |
Boshun Yang[6]
before Tang dynasty |
Boshun Yang[6]
Song Jingyou(1034) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | γ Cyg | γ Cyg | γ Cyg | γ Cyg | γ Cyg | γ Cyg | γ Cyg |
| 2nd (Determinative) | δ Cyg | δ Cyg | δ Cyg | δ Cyg | δ Cyg | δ Cyg | δ Cyg |
| 3rd | ο1 Cyg | 30 Cyg | ο1 Cyg | ο1 Cyg | ο1 Cyg | ο1 Cyg | ο1 Cyg |
| 4th | α Cyg | α Cyg | α Cyg | α Cyg | α Cyg | α Cyg | α Cyg |
| 5th | ν Cyg | ν Cyg | ν Cyg | ν Cyg | ν Cyg | ν Cyg | ν Cyg |
| 6th | τ Cyg | τ Cyg | τ Cyg | τ Cyg | τ Cyg | τ Cyg | τ Cyg |
| 7th | υ Cyg | υ Cyg | υ Cyg | υ Cyg | υ Cyg | υ Cyg | υ Cyg |
| 8th | ζ Cyg | ζ Cyg | ζ Cyg | ζ Cyg | ζ Cyg | ζ Cyg | ζ Cyg |
| 9th | ε Cyg | ε Cyg | ε Cyg | ε Cyg | ε Cyg | ε Cyg | ε Cyg |
Maps (Gallery)
- Tianjin
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Tianjin on Cheonsang Yeolcha Bunyajido -
Tianjin on Suzhou Star Map -
Tianjin on Yixiang Kaocheng star map (18th century)
IAU Working Group on Star Names
In 202x, the name of the historical constellation "xxx" was suggested to be used for one of the stars in this constellation. ...
Decision: ...
References
- ↑ P.-Y. Ho, “Ancient And Mediaeval Observations of Comets and Novae in Chinese Sources,” Vistas in Astronomy, 5(1962), 127-225.
- ↑ Yi Shitong伊世同. Zhongxi Duizhao Hengxing Tubiao中西对照恒星图表1950. Beijing: Science Press.1981: 56.
- ↑ Pan Nai潘鼐. Zhongguo Hengxing Guance shi中国恒星观测史[M]. Shanghai: Xuelin Pree. 1989. p226.
- ↑ Pan Nai潘鼐. Zhongguo Hengxing Guance shi中国恒星观测史[M]. Shanghai: Xuelin Pree. 2009. p443.
- ↑ Sun Xiaochun. & Kistemaker J. The Chinese sky during the Han. Leiden: Brill. 1997, Pp241-6.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 B.-S. Yang杨伯顺, Zhongguo Chuantong Hengxing Guance Jingdu ji Xingguan Yanbian Yanjiu 中国传统恒星观测精度及星官演变研究 (A Research on the Accuracy of Chinese Traditional Star Observation and the Evolution of Constellations), PhD thesis, (Hefei: University of Science and Technology of China, 2023). 261.
