The modern constellation
Eridanus lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, ''Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ''), and
The Southern Asterisms (近南極星區, ''Jìnnánjíxīng'ōu''), that divide the sky in traditional
Chinese uranography.
According to the quadrant, it is possible that the constellation
Eridanus is not fully visible.
Achernar
Achernar is the brightest star in the constellation of Eridanus, and the ninth-brightest in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation Alpha Eridani, which is Latinized from α Eridani and abbreviated Alpha Eri or α Eri. The name A ...
(Alpha Eridani) is a bright star in this constellation that may have never been seen in Chinese skies.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 波江座 (''bō jiāng zuò''), meaning "the waving river constellation".
Stars
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Eridanus area consists of :
See also
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Traditional Chinese star names
Chinese star names ( Chinese: , ''xīng míng'') are named according to ancient Chinese astronomy and astrology. The sky is divided into star mansions (, ''xīng xiù'', also translated as "lodges") and asterisms (, ''xīng guān''). The system of ...
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Chinese constellations
Traditional Chinese astronomy has a system of dividing the celestial sphere into asterisms or constellations, known as "officials" (Chinese ''xīng guān'').
The Chinese asterisms are generally smaller than the constellations of Hellenistic t ...
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List of brightest stars
This is a list of stars arranged by their apparent magnitude – their brightness as observed from Earth. It includes all stars brighter than magnitude +2.50 in visible light, measured using a ''V''-band filter in the UBV photometric system. Sta ...
References
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External links
Eridanus – Chinese associations香港太空館https://web.archive.org/web/20120813070951/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/c_index.htm 研究資源]
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台灣自然科學博物館http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/ 天文教育資訊網]
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Astronomy in China
Eridanus (constellation)