Ara in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Ara 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 天壇座 (tiān tán zuò), meaning "the heaven altar constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Ara area consists of :

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍)	尾	Wěi	Tail	龜	Guī	Tortoise
							ε¹ Ara^[1]	龜一	Guīyī	1st star
							γ Ara^[1]	龜二	Guīèr	2nd star
							δ Ara^[1]	龜三	Guīsān	3rd star
							η Ara^[1]	龜四	Guīsì	4th star
							ζ Ara^[1]	龜五	Guīwǔ	5th star
	箕	Jī	Winnowing Basket	杵	Chǔ	Pestle
							σ Ara^[1]	杵一	Chǔyī	1st star
							α Ara^[1]	杵二	Chǔèr	2nd star
							β Ara^[1]	杵三	Chǔsān	3rd star
							θ Ara	杵增一	Chǔzēngyī	1st additional star