Tianyue (天籥)
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Tianyue
Authors: Lyu Haocheng, Susanne M Hoffmann
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | 天籥 |
|---|---|
| Romanisation | Tiān Yuè |
| IPA | /tʰjɛn˥.ɥɛ˥˩/ |
| Translation | Celestial Keyhole |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | ... to ... |
| Declination | ... to ... |
| Area | xx.xx sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 8 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 4 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | HIP 88839 (4.56m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | constellation |
| IAU- constellations | Sgr |
Chinese constellation.
Concordance, Etymology, History
...
Identification of stars
| 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 |
Boshun Yang[4]
before Tang dynasty |
Boshun Yang[4]
Song Jingyou(1034) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 63 Oph (HIP 87706) | 63 Oph (HIP 87706) | 4 Sgr (Determinative) | 4 Sgr (Determinative) | 7 Sgr |
| 2nd | HIP 87099 | - | 1 Sgr | 1 Sgr | 1 Sgr (Determinative) |
| 3rd | 58 Oph | 58 Oph | 70 Sgr | 70 Sgr | 70 Sgr |
| 4th | - | HIP 86352 | HIP 89678 | HIP 89678 | HIP 89678 |
| 5th | 52 Oph | 52 Oph | HIP 88839 | HIP 88839 | HIP 88839 |
| 6th | 51 Oph | 51 Oph | HIP 88012 | HIP 88012 | HIP 88012 |
| 7th | HIP 85783 | HIP 85783 | HIP 87836 | HIP 87836 | HIP 87836 |
| 8th | 3 Sgr | 3 Sgr | 63 Oph (HIP 87706) | 63 Oph (HIP 87706) | 63 Oph (HIP 87706) |
Maps (Gallery)
| historical map | modern identification
(Yang 2023) |
same in Stellarium 24.4 |
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IAU Working Group on Star Names
In 2026, the name of the historical constellation "Tianyue" 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.
- ↑ Pan Nai潘鼐. Zhongguo Hengxing Guance shi中国恒星观测史[M]. Shanghai: Xuelin Pree. 1989. Fig 55.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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). 235-296.
