Tuesday 30 April 2013

(7088) Ishtar, valuable object


(7088) Ishtar is an amor asteroid discovered in January of 1992. There are prediscovery images back to December and October of 1991 and March of 1981. It has a perihelion of 1.2 AU and an aphelion of 2.8 AU (orbit between Earth-Mars and main belt).

A satellite of (7088) Ishtar was discovered in January of 2006.


(7088) Ishtar is related with material objects that have an especial value or importance because of personal or social reasons, like the big diamond in the movie "Blood Diamond" (2006), the letter in the movie "The Constant Gardener" (2005), the arm of the T1000 found in the factory in the movie "Terminator: The Judgement Day" (1991), the lamp in the movie "Aladdin" 1992), the digital camera (with the pictures taken) in the movie "Final Destination 3" (2006), or the medallion in the movie "Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981).

(5381) Sekhmet, talisman of peace

(5381) Sekhmet is an aten asteroid discovered in May of 1991. A satellite was discovered in May of 2003. It has a perihelion of 0.7 AU and an aphelion of 1.2 AU (orbit between Venus and Earth-Mars).

"Brother Bear" (2003)


Egyptian mythology

Ra deceived Sekhmet adding red colouring in the beer, so that it resembled blood. Sekhmet, after becoming drank and falling down incapacitated, gived up the intention of killing humanity.


From an astrological stand point, (5381) Sekhmet is not at all related with drugs that cancel will, but with material objects that symbolize peace or promote union, like the necklaces in the movies "Brother Bear" (2003), "Whale Rider" (2002), "Witch" (2001, 2003) and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003), or the Book of Peace in the movie "Sinbad and the Legend of the Seven Seas" (2003).

"Katmandú" (2011)

(2340) Hathor, stone inscription

(2340) Hathor is an aten asteroid discovered in October of 1976 and rediscovered in 1981. It has a perihelion of 0.5 AU and an aphelion of 1.2 AU (orbit between Mercury and Earth-Mars).


(2340) Hathor is related with information in text format (Mercury) that is print in a physical support (Earth), like the stone and medallion inscription in the movie "Indiana Jones and the Lost Arc" (1981) or the '666' mark of the devil in the movie "The Omen" (1976). More usual examples are books, pamphlet or a curriculum.