According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Sagitta 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 天箭座 (tiān jiàn zuò), meaning "the heavenly arrow constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Sagitta 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 Three Enclosures (三垣)紫微垣this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional starsZǐ Wēi YuánPurple Forbidden enclosure天市左垣TiānshìzuǒyuánLeft Wall1 Sge齐增二Qízēngèr 2nd additional star of Qi The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)牛NiúOx左旗ZuǒqíLeft Flagα Sge AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 3 日 Sham左旗一 Zuǒqíyī1st starβ SgeShakh左旗二 Zuǒqíèr2nd starδ SgeZuoqi左旗三 Zuǒqísān3rd starγ SgeTelum左旗四 Zuǒqísì4th starζ Sge左旗五 Zuǒqíwǔ5th star13 Sge左旗六 Zuǒqíliù6th star11 Sge左旗七 Zuǒqíqī7th star14 Sge 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System 左旗八 Zuǒqíbā8th starε Sge左旗增一Zuǒqízēngyī1st additional star3 Sge左旗增二Zuǒqízēngèr2nd additional star2 Sge左旗增三Zuǒqízēngsān3rd additional star18 Sge左旗增廿四Zuǒqízēngèrshísì24th additional starθ Sge左旗增廿五Zuǒqízēngèrshíwǔ25th additional starη Sge左旗增廿六Zuǒqízēngèrshíliù26th additional star15 Sge左旗增廿七Zuǒqízēngèrshíqī27th additional star10 Sge左旗增廿八Zuǒqízēngèrshíbā28th additional star9 Sge左旗增廿九Zuǒqízēngèrshíjiǔ29th additional star
See also Chinese astronomy Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Sagitta – 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