Astronomy:Scutum in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Scutum is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ). The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 盾牌座 (dùn pái zuò), meaning "the shield constellation".

Stars

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

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)	斗	Dǒu	Dipper	天弁	Tiānbiàn	Market Officer
							α Sct	天弁一	Tiānbiànyī	1st star
							δ Sct	天弁二	Tiānbiànèr	2nd star
							ε Sct	天弁三	Tiānbiànsān	3rd star
							β Sct	天弁四	Tiānbiànsì	4th star
							η Sct	天弁五	Tiānbiànwǔ	5th star
							HD 174464	天弁增六	Tiānbiànzēngliù	6th additional star

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations

External links

• Scutum – Chinese associations
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