Lacerta in Chinese astronomy
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Lacerta 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 蝎虎座 (xiē hǔ zuò), meaning "the lizard constellation".
Stars
[edit]The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Lacerta area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 危 | Wēi | Rooftop | |||||||
| 杵 | Chǔ | Pestle | 1 Lac[1] | 杵一 | Chǔyī | 1st star | ||||
| 車府 | Chēfǔ | Big Yard for Chariots | ||||||||
| 15 Lac | 車府一 | Chēfǔyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 11 Lac | 車府二 | Chēfǔèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| 2 Lac | 車府三 | Chēfǔsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| 6 Lac | 車府增九 | Chēfǔzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||||||
| 8 Lac | 車府增十 | Chēfǔzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||||||
| 10 Lac | 車府增十一 | Chēfǔzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||||||
| 12 Lac | 車府增十二 | Chēfǔzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | |||||||
| 13 Lac | 車府增十三 | Chēfǔzēngshísān | 13th additional star | |||||||
| 14 Lac | 車府增十四 | Chēfǔzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||||||
| 16 Lac | 車府增十五 | Chēfǔzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | |||||||
| 5 Lac | 車府增十九 | Chēfǔzēngshíjiǔ | 19th additional star | |||||||
| 室 | Shì | Encampment | 騰蛇 | Téngshé | Flying Serpent | |||||
| α Lac[2] | 螣蛇一 | Téngshéyī | 1st star | |||||||
| 4 Lac | 螣蛇二 | Téngshéèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| β Lac[2] | 螣蛇十 | Téngshéshí | 10th star | |||||||
| 9 Lac | 螣蛇十五 | Téngshéshíwu | 15th star |