是中國古代星官名,屬三垣之中的天市垣,指的是 負責觀察天象的官員[1],候星官共由一星組成,在現在通用的88星座中屬於蛇夫座

候一星

候增五星

清欽天監1752年編成《儀象考成》星表,候增加了5顆肉眼可見的星。

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