# Vela in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Vela lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què) and The Southern Asterisms (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngōu), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 船帆座 (chuán fān zuò), meaning "the sail constellation".

## Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Vela area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天狗 | Tiāngǒu | Celestial Dog |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天狗 | Tiāngǒu | Celestial Dog | e Vel | 天狗一 | Tiāngǒuyī | 1st star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天狗 | Tiāngǒu | Celestial Dog | d Vel | 天狗二 | Tiāngǒuèr | 2nd star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天狗 | Tiāngǒu | Celestial Dog | HD 75630 | 天狗三 | Tiāngǒusān | 3rd star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天社 | Tiānshè | Celestial Earth God's Temple |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天社 | Tiānshè | Celestial Earth God's Temple | γ$^2$ Vel | 天社一 | Tiānshèyī | 1st star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天社 | Tiānshè | Celestial Earth God's Temple | b Vel | 天社二 | Tiānshèèr | 2nd star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天社 | Tiānshè | Celestial Earth God's Temple | δ Vel | 天社三 | Tiānshèsān | 3rd star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天社 | Tiānshè | Celestial Earth God's Temple | κ Vel | 天社五 | Tiānshèwǔ | 5th star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天社 | Tiānshè | Celestial Earth God's Temple | N Vel | 天社六 | Tiānshèliù | 6th star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天社 | Tiānshè | Celestial Earth God's Temple | a Vel | 天社增二 | Tiānshèzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天社 | Tiānshè | Celestial Earth God's Temple | c Vel | 天社增三 | Tiānshèzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天記 | Tiānjì | Judge for Estimating the Age of Animals |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天記 | Tiānjì | Judge for Estimating the Age of Animals | λ Vel |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天記 | Tiānjì | Judge for Estimating the Age of Animals | λ Vel | 天記 | Tiānjì | (One star of) |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天記 | Tiānjì | Judge for Estimating the Age of Animals | λ Vel | 天潢西北星 | Tiānhuángxīběixīng | Star in the northwest of Celestial Pier |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天記 | Tiānjì | Judge for Estimating the Age of Animals | ψ Vel | 天記增一 | Tiānjìzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 天記 | Tiānjì | Judge for Estimating the Age of Animals | q Vel | 天記增二 | Tiānjìzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 翼 | Yì | Wings | 東甌 | Dōngoū | Dongou | q Vel | 東甌四 | Dōngoūsì | 4th star |
| The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 轸 | Zhěn | Chariot | 軍門 | Jūnmén | Military Gate | HD 104039 | 軍門一 | Jūnményī | 1st star |
| - | 近南極星區 (non-mansions) | Jìnnánjíxīngōu (non-mansions) | The Southern Asterisms (non-mansions) | 海山 | Hǎishān | Sea and Mountain |
| - | 近南極星區 (non-mansions) | Jìnnánjíxīngōu (non-mansions) | The Southern Asterisms (non-mansions) | 海山 | Hǎishān | Sea and Mountain | p Vel | 海山增一 | Hǎishānzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| - | 近南極星區 (non-mansions) | Jìnnánjíxīngōu (non-mansions) | The Southern Asterisms (non-mansions) | 海山 | Hǎishān | Sea and Mountain | μ Vel | 海山增二 | Hǎishānzēngèr | 2nd additional star |