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.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 盾牌座, meaning "the shield constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Scutum area consists of :
Four SymbolsMansion RomanizationTranslationAsterisms RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)斗DǒuDipper天弁TiānbiànMarket Officer----
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)斗DǒuDipper天弁TiānbiànMarket Officerα Sct天弁一Tiānbiànyī1st star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)斗DǒuDipper天弁TiānbiànMarket Officerδ Sct天弁二Tiānbiànèr2nd star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)斗DǒuDipper天弁TiānbiànMarket Officerε Sct天弁三Tiānbiànsān3rd star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)斗DǒuDipper天弁TiānbiànMarket Officerβ Sct天弁四Tiānbiànsì4th star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)斗DǒuDipper天弁TiānbiànMarket Officerη Sct天弁五Tiānbiànwǔ5th star
The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)斗DǒuDipper天弁TiānbiànMarket OfficerHD 174464天弁增六Tiānbiànzēngliù6th additional star