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 Proper Name Chinese star name Romanization Translation The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)斗DǒuDipper天弁TiānbiànMarket Officerα Sct AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 2 日 Tianbian天弁一Tiānbiànyī1st starδ Sct天弁二Tiānbiànèr2nd starε Sct天弁三Tiānbiànsān3rd starβ Sct天弁四Tiānbiànsì4th starη Sct天弁五Tiānbiànwǔ5th starHD 174464 天弁增六Tiānbiànzēngliù6th additional star
See also Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Scutum – Chinese associations 香港太空館研究資源 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表 天象文學 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網 中國古天文 中國古代的星象系統