Chinese Astronomy

Supreme Palace Enclosure, Taiwei Yuan
The following information is taken from Qing official astronomical records, 1744 AD.


Asterism (Number of stars)
Star name
House
Longitudinally
angular
distance
Angular
distance
from
Yellow Path
to
North
/
South
Seat of the five emperors (5)
 

First Si 18°04'14" 12°16'51" N

Second Si 17°28'16" 14°03'07" N

Third Si 16°31'08" 10°23'41" N

Fourth Si 19°04'27" 13°53'21" N

Fifth Si 19°32'05" 09°31'07" N

Crown prince Si 15°23'50" 17°18'09" N

Retinue Si 13°17'21" 17°38'00" N

Officers of honour Si 18°26'13" 17°48'04" N
Five feudal kings (5)
 

First Chen 02°50'07" 25°55'56" N

Second Chen 02°48'55" 21°46'56" N

Third Chen 00°19'49" 19°48'42" N

Fourth Si 27°27'10" 15°26'06" N

Fifth Si 24°01'44" 15°13'55" N
Nine senior officers (3)
 

First Chen 01°55'33" 13°32'49" N

Second Chen 03°51'18" 11°34'15" N

Third Chen 01°34'45" 11°09'52" N
Three excellencies (3)
 

First Chen 02°49'00" 08°49'30" N

Second Chen 03°21'14" 10°24'45" N

Third Chen 06°01'00" 08°01'40" N
Inner screen (4)
 

First Si 19°45'29 06°06'21" N

Second Si 20°34'35" 04°35'39" N

Third Si 23°58'29 06°08'52" N

Fourth Si 24°08'06" 08°31'29" N
Left wall (5)
 

Left law administrator Chen 01°15'52" 01°22'01" N

First eastern minister Chen 06°37'11" 02°48'53" N

Second eastern minister Chen 07°54'54" 08°38'27" N

Second eastern general Chen 06°22'40" 16°12'54" N

First eastern general Chen 05°23'35" 22°59'12" N
Right wall (5)
 

Right law administrator Si 23°31'14" 00°40'47" N

First western general Si 15°07'35" 01°40'56" N

Second western general Si 13°57'58" 06°05'10" N

Second western minister Si 09°50'31" 09°39'50" N

First western minister Si 07°42'21" 14°19'04" N

Captain of the bodyguards Si 26°15'24" 30°12'24" N
Official of imperial guard (15)
 

First Si 20°17'24" 28°24'02" N

Second Si 21°26'32" 27°36'36" N

Third Si 20°40'40" 27°26'54" N

Fourth Si 21°01'55" 27°06'50" N

Fifth Si 21°55'29" 26°29'11" N

Sixth Si 20°47'23" 26°11'47" N

Seventh Si 20°30'29" 25°47'32" N

Eighth Si 23°03'15" 25°29'10" N

Ninth Si 22°54'44" 24°54'50" N

Tenth Si 20°03'19" 23°28'33" N

Eleventh Si 24°52'01" 24°07'09" N

Twelfth Si 26°33'38" 23°08'10" N

Thirteenth Si 24°28'26" 22°02'38" N

Fourteenth Si 20°41'06" 19°59'07" N

Fifteenth Si 18°29'09" 20°02'51" N
Imperial guards (7)
 

First Si 20°58'22" 40°07'18" N

Second Si 17°56'33" 39°51'30" N

Third Si 15°29'48" 40°37'30" N

Fourth Si 14°11'00" 40°33'02" N

Fifth Si 14°58'04" 37°45'58" N

Sixth Si 10°51'58" 38°14'50" N

Seventh Si 06°28'36" 38°58'14" N
Three steps (6)
 
Upper step (2)
First Wei 29°15'49" 29°34'32" N

Second Wu 00°21'58" 28°57'10" N
Middle step (2)
First Wu 15°58'42" 29°52'22" N

Second Wu 17°39'47" 28°58'10" N
Lower step (2)
First Si 03°03'40" 26°08'12" N

Second Si 03°45'36" 24°46'00" N

Emperor's bodyguard Si 06°53'13" 16°46'02" N
Junior officers (4)
 

First Si 04°03'20" 18°14'26" N

Second Si 01°55'21" 16°28'40" N

Third Wu 29°54'15" 13°56'46" N

Fourth Si 02°15'14" 10°14'52" N
Long wall (4)
 

First Si 00°52'58" 04°33'27" N

Second Si 04°04'21" 05°54'48" N

Third Si 06°06'19" 02°47'40" N

Fourth Si 04°09'05" 01°52'27" S
Astronomical observatory (3)
 

First Si 10°57'09" 01°20'21" N

Second Si 10°25'33" 00°13'16" S

Third Si 11°20'34" 02°31'51" S
Cosmological temple (3)
 

First Si 17°56'02" 00°34'04" S

Second Si 21°27'52" 03°03'35" S

Third Si 20°48'13" 05°42'22" S

Usher of the court Si 29°47'17" 05°04'22" N


 


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