Columba in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Columba lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and the Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天鴿座 (tiān gē zuò), meaning "the heaven dove constellation".

Stars[edit]

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

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)	參	Shēn	Three Stars	屎	Shǐ	Excrement	μ Col^[1]	屎	Shǐ	(One star of)
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)	井	Jǐng	Well	丈人	Zhàngrén	Grandfather
							α Col^[2]
								丈人一	Zhàngrényī	1st star
								丈人北星	Zhàngrénběixīng	Northern star
							ε Col^[2]	丈人二	Zhàngrénèr	2nd star
				子	Zǐ	Son
							λ Col^[2]	子一	Zǐyī	1st star
							β Col^[2]	子二	Zǐèr	2nd star
							γ Col	子增一	Zǐzēngyī	1st additional star
				孫	Sūn	Grandson
							κ Col^[2]	孫一	Sūnyī	1st star
							θ Col^[2]	孫二	Sūnèr	2nd star
							δ Col	孫增三	Sūnzēngsān	3rd additional star