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 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 Proper Name Chinese star name Romanization Translation Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)危WēiRooftop杵ChǔPestle1 LacIan Ridpath's Startales - Lacerta the Lizard杵一Chǔyī1st star車府ChēfǔBig Yard for Chariots15 Lac車府一Chēfǔyī1st star11 Lac車府二Chēfǔèr2nd star2 Lac車府三Chēfǔsān3rd star6 Lac車府增九Chēfǔzēngjiǔ9th additional star8 Lac車府增十Chēfǔzēngshí10th additional star10 Lac車府增十一Chēfǔzēngshíyī11th additional star12 Lac車府增十二Chēfǔzēngshíèr12th additional star13 Lac車府增十三Chēfǔzēngshísān13th additional star14 Lac車府增十四Chēfǔzēngshísì14th additional star16 Lac車府增十五Chēfǔzēngshíwǔ15th additional star5 Lac車府增十九Chēfǔzēngshíjiǔ19th additional star室ShìEncampment騰蛇TéngshéFlying Serpentα Lac AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日 Stellio螣蛇一Téngshéyī1st star4 Lac螣蛇二Téngshéèr2nd starβ LacAlsamaka螣蛇十Téngshéshí10th star9 Lac螣蛇十五Téngshéshíwu15th star
See also Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Lacerta – 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