According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Libra is located within the eastern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天秤座 (tiān chèng zuò), meaning "the celestial steelyard constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellations in constellation Libra 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 Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍)亢KàngNeck亢this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional starsKàngNeck11 Lib亢宿增八Kàngsùzēngbā8th additional star折威ShéwēiExecutions3 Lib 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System折威三Shéwēisān3rd star4 Lib折威五Shéwēiwu5th star12 Lib折威六Shéwēiliù6th starσ Lib AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 28 日 Brachium折威七Shéwēiqī7th star氐DīRoot氐DīRootα2 Lib AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 7 日Zubenelgenubi氐宿一Dīsùyī1st star氐宿距星DīsùjùxīngSeparated star氐宿西南星DīsùxīnánxīngSouthwestern star天狗西星TiāngǒuxīxīngStar in the west of Celestial Dog constellation南鳌NánáoHuge sea turtle in the southι Lib氐宿二Dīsùèr2nd star氐宿东南星DīsùdōngnánxīngSoutheastern starγ LibZubenelhakrabi (for component A)氐宿三Dīsùsān3rd star氐宿东北星DīsùdōngběixīngNortheastern starβ LibZubenelschamali氐宿四Dīsùsì4th star氐宿西北星DīsùxīběixīngNorthwestern starδ Lib氐宿增一Dīsùzēngyī1st additional star天乳TiānrǔCelestial Milk30 Serthe star is actually located in the constellation of Libra near the border of Serpens天乳增三Tiānrǔzēngsān3rd additional star天輻TiānfúCelestial Spokesτ Lib AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 29 日 天輻一Tiānfúyī1st starυ Lib天輻二Tiānfúèr2nd star36 Lib天輻增一Tiānfúzēngyī1st additional star房FángRoom房FángRoomλ Lib房宿增一Fángsùzēngyī1st additional star42 Lib房宿增三Fángsùzēngsān3rd additional star罰FáPunishment 49 Lib罰三Fásān3rd star西咸XīxiánWestern Door48 LibIan Ridpath's Startales - Libra the Scales天輻二Xīxiánèr2nd starθ Lib西咸三Xīxiánsān3rd starη Lib西咸四Xīxiánsì4th star50 Lib西咸增一Xīxiánzēngyī1st additional star日RìSun κ Lib日Rì(One star of) 41 Lib日增一Rìzēngyī1st additional star
See also Chinese astronomy Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
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