(1685) Toro, 'to take the bull by the horns'

(1685) Toro is an apollo asteroid in 5:8 resonance with the Earth-Moon system (and near the 5:13 resonance with Venus), discovered in July of 1948. Its orbit is between Venus and the main belt. It has a perihelion of 0.8 AU and an aphelion of 2.0 AU. The semimajor axis is at 1.37 AU. There was an important adjustement in the determination of the orbit in July of 1956 and July of 1964.

The name 'Toro' cames from the Spanish word meaning 'bull' and its astrological meaning spring from the phrase 'to take the bull by the horns' (resonance 5:8 with the Earth-Moon system).

(1685) Toro is related with the precaution needed to move delicate or dangerous material objects from one place or position to another, or with the experience of advancing by a dangerous and difficult land (resonance 5:8 with the Earth-Moon system), like in the movie "Red River" (1948), were a stockman and his son move ten thousands heads of stock from Texas to Missouri.

(1685) Toro is also related to changes in position or situation of objects, in which personal criterion is above everything else. The situation remains in abeyance until we know wich is the action that will bring peace and harmony (5:13 resonance with Venus).