- Stars
- See also
- References
- External links
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". StarsThe map of Chinese constellation in constellation Scutum area consists of : | Four Symbols / Enclosures | Mansion / Enclosure (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[1] | 天弁一 | Tiānbiànyī | 1st star | | δ Sct[1] | 天弁二 | Tiānbiànèr | 2nd star | | ε Sct[1] | 天弁三 | Tiānbiànsān | 3rd star | | β Sct [1] | 天弁四 | Tiānbiànsì | 4th star | | η Sct [1] | 天弁五 | Tiānbiànwǔ | 5th star | | HD 174464 | 天弁增六 | Tiānbiànzēngliù | 6th additional star |
See also- Traditional Chinese star names
- Chinese constellations
References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{zh icon}} AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 2 日
External links- Scutum – Chinese associations
- 香港太空館[https://web.archive.org/web/20120813070951/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/c_index.htm 研究資源]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120712132630/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstarzone_b.htm 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051949/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/Literature/c_research_literature.htm 天象文學]
- 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090120043712/http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/aeea/contents_list/ancient_chinese_astronomy.html 中國古天文]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120116230802/http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/aeea/contents_list/star_sign.html 中國古代的星象系統]
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