Scutum (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 / 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 |
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