Boötes in Chinese astronomy
# Boötes in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Boötes lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng), and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 牧夫座 (mù fū zuò), meaning "the shepherd constellation".

## Star

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Boötes area consists of :

| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 天槍 | Tiānqiāng | Celestial Spear |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 天槍 | Tiānqiāng | Celestial Spear | κ Boo | 天槍一 | Tiānqiāngyī | 1st star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 天槍 | Tiānqiāng | Celestial Spear | ι Boo | 天槍二 | Tiānqiāngèr | 2nd star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 天槍 | Tiānqiāng | Celestial Spear | θ Boo |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 天槍 | Tiānqiāng | Celestial Spear | θ Boo | 天槍三 | Tiānqiāngsān | 3rd star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 天槍 | Tiānqiāng | Celestial Spear | θ Boo | 水位西星 | Shuǐwèixīxīng | Star in the west of Water Level constellation |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 天槍 | Tiānqiāng | Celestial Spear | 13 Boo | 天槍增一 | Tiānqiāngzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 天槍 | Tiānqiāng | Celestial Spear | 24 Boo | 天槍增二 | Tiānqiāngzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 天槍 | Tiānqiāng | Celestial Spear | 39 Boo | 天槍增三 | Tiānqiāngzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 天槍 | Tiānqiāng | Celestial Spear | 44 Boo | 天槍增四 | Tiānqiāngzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 玄戈 | Xuángē | Sombre Lance |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 玄戈 | Xuángē | Sombre Lance | λ Boo |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 玄戈 | Xuángē | Sombre Lance | λ Boo | 玄戈 | Xuángē | (One star of) |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 玄戈 | Xuángē | Sombre Lance | λ Boo | 元戈 | Yuángē | Main lance (in the sky) |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 玄戈 | Xuángē | Sombre Lance | λ Boo | 大鋒 | Dàfēng | Big point of a spear |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 玄戈 | Xuángē | Sombre Lance | λ Boo | 天戈 | Tiāngē | Lance in the sky |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 玄戈 | Xuángē | Sombre Lance | 33 Boo | 玄戈增一 | Xuángēzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 玄戈 | Xuángē | Sombre Lance | 38 Boo | 玄戈增二 | Xuángēzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 太微左垣 | Tàiwēizuǒyuán | Left Wall |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 太微左垣 | Tàiwēizuǒyuán | Left Wall | HD 118840 | 東上將增三 | Dōngshǎngjiāngzēngsān | 3rd additional star of The First Eastern General |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 太微左垣 | Tàiwēizuǒyuán | Left Wall | HD 118889 | 東上將增四 | Dōngshǎngjiāngzēngsì | 4th additional star of The First Eastern General |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 七公 | Qīgōng | Seven Excellencies |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 七公 | Qīgōng | Seven Excellencies | $ν^1$ Boo | 七公五 | Qīgōngwu | 5th star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 七公 | Qīgōng | Seven Excellencies | $μ^1$ Boo | 七公六 | Qīgōngliù | 6th star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 七公 | Qīgōng | Seven Excellencies | δ Boo | 七公七 | Qīgōngqī | 7th star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 七公 | Qīgōng | Seven Excellencies | β Boo | 七公增五 | Qīgōngzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 七公 | Qīgōng | Seven Excellencies | 40 Boo | 七公增六 | Qīgōngzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 七公 | Qīgōng | Seven Excellencies | $ν^2$ Boo | 七公增九 | Qīgōngzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 七公 | Qīgōng | Seven Excellencies | φ Boo | 七公增十 | Qīgōngzēngshí | 10th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 貫索 | Guànsuǒ | Coiled Thong | χ Boo | 貫索增一 | Guànsuǒzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 大角 | Dàjiǎo | Great Horn |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 大角 | Dàjiǎo | Great Horn | α Boo |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 大角 | Dàjiǎo | Great Horn | α Boo | 大角 | Dàjiǎo | (One star of) |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 大角 | Dàjiǎo | Great Horn | α Boo | 大角星 | Dàjiǎoxīng | Great Horn star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 大角 | Dàjiǎo | Great Horn | α Boo | 梅雨星 | Méiyǔxīng | Star of rainy season |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 大角 | Dàjiǎo | Great Horn | α Boo | 天棟 | Tiāndòng | Celestial ridge-beam of a roof |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 大角 | Dàjiǎo | Great Horn | α Boo | 麦星 | Màixīng | Star of wheat |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 大角 | Dàjiǎo | Great Horn | α Boo | 棟星 | Dòngxīng | Star of ridge-beam of a roof |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 大角 | Dàjiǎo | Great Horn | α Boo | 天王座 | Tiānwángzuò | Throne of celestial king |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 大角 | Dàjiǎo | Great Horn | 22 Boo | 大角增一 | Dàjiǎozēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 大角 | Dàjiǎo | Great Horn | CN Boo | 大角增二 | Dàjiǎozēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 左攝提 | Zuǒnièdī | Left Conductor |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 左攝提 | Zuǒnièdī | Left Conductor | ο Boo | 左攝提一 | Zuǒnièdīyī | 1st star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 左攝提 | Zuǒnièdī | Left Conductor | $π^1$ Boo | 左攝提二 | Zuǒnièdīèr | 2nd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 左攝提 | Zuǒnièdī | Left Conductor | ζ Boo |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 左攝提 | Zuǒnièdī | Left Conductor | ζ Boo | 左攝提三 | Zuǒnièdīsān | 3rd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 左攝提 | Zuǒnièdī | Left Conductor | ζ Boo | 南河东大星 | Nánhédōngdàxīng | Big star in the east of South River constellation |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 左攝提 | Zuǒnièdī | Left Conductor | ξ Boo | 左攝提增一 | Zuǒnièdīzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 左攝提 | Zuǒnièdī | Left Conductor | 32 Boo | 左攝提增二 | Zuǒnièdīzēngyī | 2nd additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 左攝提 | Zuǒnièdī | Left Conductor | 31 Boo | 左攝提增三 | Zuǒnièdīzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 左攝提 | Zuǒnièdī | Left Conductor | DE Boo | 左攝提增四 | Zuǒnièdīzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 右攝提 | Yòunièdī | Right Conductor |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 右攝提 | Yòunièdī | Right Conductor | η Boo |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 右攝提 | Yòunièdī | Right Conductor | η Boo | 右攝提一 | Yòunièdīyī | 1st star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 右攝提 | Yòunièdī | Right Conductor | η Boo | 右攝提上星 | Yòunièdīhéshàngxīng | Superior star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 右攝提 | Yòunièdī | Right Conductor | τ Boo | 右攝提二 | Yòunièdīèr | 2nd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 右攝提 | Yòunièdī | Right Conductor | υ Boo | 右攝提三 | Yòunièdīsān | 3rd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 右攝提 | Yòunièdī | Right Conductor | 6 Boo | 右攝提增一 | Yòunièdīzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 右攝提 | Yòunièdī | Right Conductor | 2 Boo | 右攝提增二 | Yòunièdīzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 右攝提 | Yòunièdī | Right Conductor | 1 Boo | 右攝提增三 | Yòunièdīzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 右攝提 | Yòunièdī | Right Conductor | HD 119584 | 右攝提增四 | Yòunièdīzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 亢 | Kàng | Neck | 右攝提 | Yòunièdī | Right Conductor | 7 Boo | 右攝提增六 | Yòunièdīzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 招搖 | Zhāoyáo | Twinkling Indicator |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 招搖 | Zhāoyáo | Twinkling Indicator | γ Boo |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 招搖 | Zhāoyáo | Twinkling Indicator | γ Boo | 招搖 | Zhāoyáo | (One star of) |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 招搖 | Zhāoyáo | Twinkling Indicator | γ Boo | 盾 | Dùn | The shield |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 招搖 | Zhāoyáo | Twinkling Indicator | γ Boo | 矛楯 | Máodùn | Spear and shield |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 梗河 | Gěnghé | Celestial Lance | γ Boo |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 梗河 | Gěnghé | Celestial Lance | ε Boo |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 梗河 | Gěnghé | Celestial Lance | ε Boo | 梗河一 | Gěnghéyī | 1st star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 梗河 | Gěnghé | Celestial Lance | ε Boo | 梗河东星 | Gěnghédōngxīng | Eastern star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 梗河 | Gěnghé | Celestial Lance | σ Boo | 梗河二 | Gěnghéèr | 2nd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 梗河 | Gěnghé | Celestial Lance | ρ Boo | 梗河三 | Gěnghésān | 3rd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 梗河 | Gěnghé | Celestial Lance | ψ Boo | 梗河增一 | Gěnghézēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 梗河 | Gěnghé | Celestial Lance | 46 Boo | 梗河增二 | Gěnghézēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 梗河 | Gěnghé | Celestial Lance | 45 Boo | 梗河增三 | Gěnghézēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 梗河 | Gěnghé | Celestial Lance | ω Boo | 梗河增四 | Gěnghézēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 梗河 | Gěnghé | Celestial Lance | W Boo | 梗河增五 | Gěnghézēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 帝席 | Dìxí | Mattress of the Emperor |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 帝席 | Dìxí | Mattress of the Emperor | 12 Boo | 帝席一 | Dìxíyī | 1st star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 帝席 | Dìxí | Mattress of the Emperor | 11 Boo | 帝席二 | Dìxíèr | 2nd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 帝席 | Dìxí | Mattress of the Emperor | 9 Boo | 帝席三 | Dìxísān | 3rd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 帝席 | Dìxí | Mattress of the Emperor | 3 Boo | 帝席增一 | Dìxízēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 亢池 | Kàngchí | Boats and Lake |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 亢池 | Kàngchí | Boats and Lake | 20 Boo | 亢池一 | Kàngchíyī | 1st star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 亢池 | Kàngchí | Boats and Lake | HD 124034 | 亢池二 | Kàngchíèr | 2nd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 亢池 | Kàngchí | Boats and Lake | 14 Boo | 亢池三 | Kàngchísān | 3rd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 氐 | Dī | Root | 亢池 | Kàngchí | Boats and Lake | 18 Boo | 亢池四 | Kàngchísì | 4th star |
