Corona Australis in Chinese astronomy

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

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

See also

• Traditional Chinese star names
• Chinese constellations