According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Corona Australis 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 南冕座 (nán miǎn zuò), meaning "the southern crown constellation".
Stars edit
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Corona Australis area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (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 | 鱉 | Biē | River Turtle | ||||
| η1CrA[1] | 鱉二 | Biēèr | 2nd star | |||||||
| ζ CrA[1] | 鱉三 | Biēsān | 3rd star | |||||||
| δ CrA[1] | 鱉四 | Biēsì | 4th star | |||||||
| β CrA[1] | 鱉五 | Biēwǔ | 5th star | |||||||
| α CrA[1] | 鱉六 | Biēliù | 6th star | |||||||
| γ CrA[1] | 鱉七 | Biēqī | 7th star | |||||||
| ε CrA[1] | 鰲八 | Biēbā | 8th star | |||||||
| V686 CrA[2] | 鳖九 | Biējiǔ | 9th star | |||||||
| κ2 CrA[1] | 鱉十 | Biēshí | 10th star | |||||||
| θ CrA[1] | 鱉十一 | Biēshíyī | 11th star |