(106) Dione, very feminine nature

(106) Dione is a main belt asteroid discovered in October of 1868.

The orbit is located in the outer main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.64 AU and an aphelion of 3.70 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.17 AU. It has an orbital period of 5 years and 241 days. It has an inclination of 4.5º. It has a diameter of about 150 km.

There was a stellar occultation in January of 1983. Photometric observations were made in the years 2004-2005.

Belle ("The Beauty and the Beast", 1991)

Orbital resonance:
3:17 with Earth-Moon (99.8%)
1:3 with Mars (99.6%)
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13:16 with Ceres (99.8%)
10:13 with Juno (99.8%)


Greek mythology

Dione ('divine queen', in ancient Greek) was the mother of Aphrodite.

(106) Dione is related with very feminine qualities, such as sweetness, delicacy and softness. Despite this, (106) Diones is able to perform tasks and move quickly (13:16 resonance with Ceres), like Princess Farah in the video game "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" (PS2, 2003 ).

Princess Farah ("Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time"; PS2, 2003)

Liv Tyler, actress of the movie "Jersey Girl" (2004) and the triology "The Lord of the Rings" (2001-2003), has Dione in Cancer (3rd Moon-Node House) in parallel aspect by declination with the Sun and Mercury in Cancer (4th Moon-Node House), wich are in the Crossing Point of Age Progressions (Signs Horoscope / Moon-Node Horoscope).

Matthew Broderick, actor of the movies "War Games" (1983) and "Gotzilla" (1998), has Dione in Scorpio (10th Moon-Node House), in trine with Mercury in Pisces (6th Moon-Node House), and in semisextile/quincunx with the Crossing Axis of Age Progressions (Signs Horoscope / Moon-Node Horoscope) in Gemini/Sagittarius.

(55) Pandora, courage needed to make a big step foward

(55) Pandora is a main belt asteroid discovered in September of 1858. It has a perihelion of 2.37 AU and an aphelion of 3.15 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.76 AU (near the 8:3 mean motion resonance with Jupiter). It has a diameter of about 67 km. It has an inclination of 7.2º. There are important photometric observations in the years 1977 and 2010.

 
Greek mythology

Pandora was a by-product of the cyclical interaction between Prometheus and Zeus:

1. Prometheus convinced the human beings to stay with the best part of the ox offered in sacrifice to the gods, giving to these, the bones hidden behind a layer of fat.
2. Upon discovering the deception, Zeus punished humanity, taking away the fire.
3. But Prometheus stole it from the gods and gave it back to the humanity.
4. Then Zeus, in an act of supremacy, chained Prometheus to a rock in the Caucasus, where an eagle extracted his liver every day, after been regenerated during the night, due to his immortality.
5. In addition, Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create Pandora. All the gods honored her with gifts, giving her beauty, cunning, eloquence, manual dexterity and curiosity. Zeus sent her, by means of Hermes, to Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus, in whose house was a box containing all the misfortunes that could affect humanity. Prometheus, had already warned Epimetheus to do not accept gifts from Zeus, but after seeing Pandora he could not resist. Finally, in spite of so much that he had been forbidden by Epimetheus, Pandora opened the box as Zeus had planned, and all the misfortunes were scattered throughout the world. However, the box also contained hope, which would help mankind to overcome all these evils.

 

"While this story has been interpreted a number of diferent ways, the interpretation that best fit the minor planet is to view the problems that were released as unforeseen challenges, and to view the hope as the better life one will have if one conquers those challenges." (Zane B. Stein)


To go out to face it

The drive and initiative of the cardinal cross is combined with the action of the fire element to give a great step forward and make decisive actions to achieve personal goals. The strength of the core of the I is necessary to be able to remain firm in the purpose and go ahead with the action taken, ready to confront everything that could get in the way.

In the movie "Tangled" (2010), the young Rapunzel lives with her mother at the top of a tower, hidden in the forest. Her mother makes her believe that the outside world is riddled with dangers and ban her to leave the tower.

Rapunzel feels an immense curiosity by the floating lights that appear on the horizon, every year the day of her birthday. That intrigue is increasing until, at the age of 18 years old, she has enough courage to asks her mother to take her to see the floating lights. But her mother dissuade her in all possible ways.

One day, while her mother is on a trip, the young Flyn, escaping from the guards of the palace, after having stolen the royal haversack, hide in the tower of Rapunzel, but she captures him and hides the haversack. Finally she reaches an agreement with him to be guide to the city, in time to see the floating lanterns.

"Tangled" (2010)

Once (55) Pandora has taken the step forward, is faced with a new and unknown situation, in which it is easy to make mistakes due to the inexperience. However, the risk is worthwhile, as it leads to self-realization and a greater integration in the society.

"Star Wars - Episode VI - A New Hope" (1977)

(9) Metis, nutrition and healthy life style

(9) Metis is a main belt asteroid discovered in April of 1848. There is a prediscovery image back to April of 1822. It was spotted without being identified in August of 1974.

The orbit is located at the inner main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.09 AU and an aphelion of 2.67 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.38 AU. It has an orbital period of 3 years and 252 days. It has an inclination of   5.5º. It has a diameter of about 190 km.
 
Photometric observations were taken in the years 1993, 2002 and 2007 and 2008. There were star occultations in 1984, August of 1989, February of 2006 and March of 2014.

Orbital resonance:
1:6 with Venus (99.9%)
-
13:11 with Juno (99.9%)
5:4 with Ceres-Pallas (99.8%)
7:6 with Eunomia (99.8%)

 
Greek mythology

Metis was a sea nymph famous for his wisdom and cunning. It was the first lover and wife of Zeus, Athena was born from their union. Zeus managed to convince Metis to administer Chronos a drug to force him to expel all the children that had swallowed before. Once released, joined Zeus to defeat the hard titans.

(9) Metis is related with a healthy life style (wellness), which in addition to be based on right nutrition, daily physical exercise and adequate sleep, also believes that work, personal relationships and leisure, must be equally healthy.

 

Jane Austen, author of romantic novels, published in the early 19th century, has Metis in Aquarius (nodal house 7, cusp) conjunct the South Node of the Moon; and trine Jupiter in Gemini (nodal house 3, cusp), which is near the crossing point of age progressions (Signs Horoscope).

 

Stephenie Meyer, author of the novel "Twilight" (2005), has Metis in Sagittarius (1st Moon-Node House) in semisextile with Juno and the Black Moon in Capricorn (12th Moon-Node House); and in sextile Jupiter in Aquarius (11th Moon-Node House), which is in conjunction with Venus, and at the Crossing Point of Age Progressions (Signs Horoscope).

(78) Diana, easily approach to animals that are usually very jumpy

(78) Diana is a main belt asteroid discovered in March of 1863. It has a perihelion of 2.08 AU and an aphelion of 3.16 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.62 AU. It has an inclination of 8.7º. It has a diameter of about 115 km. In September of 1980 occulted a star. There are important observations in the years 1986 and 2006-2008.

Roman mythology

Diana ('heavenly' or 'divine') was the goddess of hunt, the moon and birthing, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to animals and direct them. She was protective of immature forms of life, both in the animal kingdom as in the human.

(78) Diana can move without making any noise and easily approach to animals that are usually very jumpy. On the other hand, (78) Diana also has a especial sense of self-protection and reacts instinctively in the face of any form of inappropriate approach or contact.

(78) Diana and (137295) 1999 RB216
"Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" (2006)

Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the book "A Wizard of Earthsea" (1968), has Diana in Aries in the Crossing Point of the Age Progressions (Basis Horoscope / Moon-Node Horoscope) in trine with the Galactic Center in Sagittarius. Ged, the main protagonist, received, being very young, the nickname Sparrowhawk, because there always was a hawk perched on his shoulder or fluttering up, close to him. 

(149) Medusa, respecting fundamental rights

(149) Medusa is a main belt asteroid discovered in September of 1875.

The orbit is located at the inner main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.03 AU and an aphelion of 2.31 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.17 AU. It has an orbital period of 3 years and 76 days. It has an inclination of 0.9º. It has a diameter of about 20 km.

There was an important photometric observation in the year 2010.

Orbital resonance:
5:16 with Earth-Moon (99.6%)
10:17 with Mars (99.6%)  *[7:12 with Mars (99.5%)]
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15:11 with Juno (99.6%)
5:3 with Interamnia (99.9%)
14:9 with Psyche (99.9%)
7:4 with Davida (99.8%)
17:10 with Europa (99.8%)
7:4 with Euphrosyne (99.8%)


Greek mythology

Medusa ('guardian', 'protectress') was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as having the face of a hideous human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Gazing directly into her eyes would turn onlookers to stone. Medusa was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield.

Medusa was a priestess in the temple of Athena and, originally, was a ravishingly beautiful maiden, "the jealous aspiration of many suitors," but after being raped by Poseidon in his own temple, Athena, enraged, confered defensive power to her by transforming her beautiful hair in snakes and making her face so terrible to behold that the mere sight of it would turn onlookers to stone.

Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon when was beheaded by the hero Perseus while she was sleeping. With the help of Athena and Hermes, who gave him the winged sandals, a helmet of invisibility of Hades, a sword and shield mirrored, the hero killed Medusa approaching her without looking at her directly, but looking at the reflection of the Gorgon in the shield to avoid being petrified. His hand was being guided by Athena, so he could cut off her head. (Wikipedia: Medusa)

From the symbolic point of view, the fact that Medusa was raped by Poseidon in her own temple, means that it was someone known to the victim, that is why the consequences were so serious.

"Green Zone" (2010)

Defensive capability

The most outstanding of (149) Medusa is the ability to change the situation through very fast movements and almost reflex changes in the gestures of the face (5:16 resonance with Earth-Moon system).

"How To Train Your Dragon" (2010)

On the other hand, there are points of singularity in which there is a choice with karmic implications between two alternatives, from which the relationship takes a new direction (14:9 resonance with Psyche), like in the movie "Entangled" (2010).

"Tangled" (2010)

The other side of (149) Medusa is a well built admiration that is supported by facts or circumstances that respect fundamental rights (7:4 resonance with Davida).

"Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" (2010)

(216) Kleopatra, access rights to shared functions or assets

(216) Kleopatra is a main belt asteroid (middle zone II) discovered in April of 1880.

The orbit it is located in the middle zone of the main belt.It has a perihelion of 2.09 AU and an aphelion of 3.49 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.79 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 247 days. It has an inclination of 13.1º. It has a diameter of about 135 km, with dimensions of 217 x 94 x 81 km.   

Binary contact asteroid, in which the two lobes gravitated together, progressively approaching, until they were joined.

In September 2008, two satellites, of about 9 km and 7 km, were discovered. In February 2011 they received their official names: Alexhelios and Cleoselene, in honor to Cleopatra's children: Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene II.

Photometric observations were carry out in May 1978, December 1981, September and December 1982, March 1983, October 1986, February and May 1987, May 1990, May 2000, September 2001, April 2009 , October 2008, July 2012, 2013 and July 2014.

Orbital resonance:
3:14 with Earth-Moon (99.8)
2:5 with Mars (99.5)
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7:9 with Vesta (99.8)
8:7 with Interamnia (%100.0)
6:5 with Euphrosyne (99.9)
7:6 with Europa (99.8)
7:8 with Amphitrite (99.8)
6:5 with Davida (99.8)
18:13 with Sylvia (99.8)
11:12 with Eunomia (99.8)


Historical character

Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC) was the last queen of Ancient Egypt, a time when was very widespread coregency or co-principality: a way of ruling in which Pharaoh exercised his/her monarch functions together with another person. This system allowed the learning of the future sovereign, at the same time that he/she was evaluated.

Furthermore, in Ancient Egypt, unlike what happened in later times, women in general, could share property with their husband, inherit, buy and sell property.

The asteroid Kleopatra is related with the access rights to shared functions or assets that are granted to a trusted person.

"Labyrinth" (1986)

Jennifer Connelly, actress of the movie "Labyrinth" (1986), has Kleopatra in Capricorn (2nd Moon-Node House, cusp) in trine with the Black Moon in Virgo (6th Moon-Node House, cusp); and in (hepta)cuartinovile@70º with Chiron in Aries (11th Moon-Node House).

Ann Brashares, author of the book "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (2001), has Kleopatra in Cancer (10th Moon-Node House), in conjunction with Mercury-Pallas --which are in square with the Crossing Point of Age Progressions (Sign Horoscope)--; in sextile with Pluto in Virgo (8th Moon-Node House); and in semisextile with Ceres in Leo (9th Moon-Node House).

(65) Cybele, personal way of seeing things

(65) Cybele is a cybele asteroid discovered in March of 1861. It was spotted without being identified in December of 1949.

The orbit is between the main belt and Jupiter. It has a perihelion of 3.04 AU and an aphelion of 3.80 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.42 AU. It has an orbital period of 6 years and 127 days. It has an inclination of 3.5º. It has a diameter of about 273 km.

Photometric observations were taken in the years 1983, 1985 and 2004. There were star occultations in October of 1979, August of 2008 and October of 2009.

Orbital resonance:
4:7 with Vesta (99.9%)
11:16 with Juno (99.9%)
6:7 with Europa (99.8%)

 
Greek mythology

At first, the name chosen to call this asteroid was "Maximiliana" in honor to the King Maximilian II of Bavaria. But at that time, by convention, asteroids received classical mythological names and many astronomers protested.

In a hunting day, in which it began to rain, Atalanta and Hippomenes took refuge in a temple of Cybele and made love there, enraging the goddess for doing so in a sacred place. Cybele transformed them in male lions and sentenced them to look each at a diferent side so that they never would be able to see each other again. 

(65) Cybele is related with the beliefs and structures of thought that determine the philosophy and personal way of seeing things.

"Source Code" (2011)

  

"Walk of Shame" (2013)

(80) Sappho, stage of the relationship immediately preceding the first kiss

(80) Sappho is a main belt asteroid discovered in May of 1864. It has a perihelion of 1.84 AU and an aphelion of 2.76 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.29 AU. It has an orbital period of 3 years and 175 days. It has an inclination of 8.7º. It has a diameter of about 80 km. There are important observations between the years 1980 and 1985.

Orbital resonance:

• 3:17 with Venus (99.8%)
• 17:5 with Jupiter (99.7%)
• 7:13 with Mars (99.6%)

• 5:4 with Juno (99.7%)
• 11:7 with Europa (99.6%)

Greek Poetry

Sappho was a Greek poet that lived during the 7th and 6th centuries BC in the island of Lesbos and wrote a wide range of poems about love.

(80) Sappho enjoys very much the company of the other person and, although the main interest of (80) Sappho is not the sexual relationship, so that the phase prior to it extends more than normal, there is a clear passion that manifests itself through an assertive attitude toward the relationship. Also, he/she makes jokes and symbolic allusions to the sexual contact.

(80) Sappho is related to the stage of the relationship immediately preceding the first kiss, which is characterized by very common visits and encounters: more time is spended with the person that is special. There is spontaneous good humor and details of earlier conversations are remembered; he/she always looks directly in the face when he/she speaks, aligning the chin; it maintains a closer distance, from which the casual grazes are more frequent; sits and places in positions slightly open and shows a total confidence during physical proximity.

"War Games" (1983)

(80) Sappho creates a solid commitment, that is increasingly strengthening, as the relationship moves from one stage to the next (resonance 5:4 with Juno).

Ally Sheedy, actress of the movies "War Games" (1983) and "Short Circuit" (1986), has Sappho in Pisces (5th Moon-Node House) in opposition to the Black Moon in Virgo (11th Moon-Node House), and in square with the Sun in Gemini (2nd Moon-Node House).

[Hailee Steinfeld, actress of the movie "The Edge of Seventeen" (2016), has Sappho in Capricorn (10th Moon-Node House) in the Crossing Point of Age Progressions (Signs Horoscope / Moon-Node Horoscope), and in semisextile with Uranus in Aquarius (9th Moon-Node House).]

(45) Eugenia, moving to the source of nourish

(45) Eugenia is a main belt asteroid discovered in June of 1857. It was spotted without being identified in January of 1941.

The orbit is located at the middle of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.49 AU and an aphelion of 2.94 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.72 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 178 days. It has an inclination of  6.6º. 

Orbital resonance:
2:9 with Earth-Moon (99.7%)
-
13:9 with Sylvia (99.9%)
5:4 with Euphrosyne (99.9%)
17:12 with Cybele (99.8%)
10:9 with Psyche (99.8%)
5:4 with Davida (99.7%)


Historical character

(45) Eugenia was the second asteroid to be named after a real person, instead of one of the classical mythology (the first was (12) Victoria, which received the name of the Queen of the United Kingdom).

The Empress Eugenia de Montijo (1826-1920) was born in Granada (Spain), but at the age of 9 years she was sent to France to study at the Convent of the Sacred Heart. At the age of 23 years she met Napoleon III, with whom she married four years later.

(45) Eugenia is related with the displacement to the source of nourish, like migratory birds in nature.

"The Horse Wisperer" (1998)

(87) Sylvia, adoptive relationships

(87) Sylvia is a cybele asteroid belt asteroid discovered in May of 1866.
 
The orbit is between the outer main belt and the hilda zone. It has a perihelion of 3.16 AU and an aphelion of 3.79 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.48 AU. It has an orbital period of 6 years and 182 days. It has an inclination of 10.8º. It has a diameter of about 286 km.

Two setellites, of about11 km each, were discovered in February of 2001 and August of 2004. In August of 2005, they were officially named as Remulus and Remus.

Stellar occultation took place in December of 2006 and January of 2013.

Orbital resonance:
2:13 with Earth-Moon (99.9%)
-
6:7 with Hygiea (99.9%)
13:15 with Davida (99.8%)


Roman mythology

Amulius dethroned his twin brother Numitor, king of Alba until then, and forced his niece Rhea Silvia to live a life of chastity so that she could not engender heir.

But the god Mars fell in love with the princess and seduced her one day that she went to a fountain in a cave consecrated to the god. From the union two twin brothers were born, Romulus and Remus, but Amulio ordered to look in Rhea drown the two childs.

However, those who had to comply the terrible order is backed down and abandoned on the banks of the river Tiber, where a wolf that had gone out to drink, nursed them. Later, they were found by a shepherd, who took care of them.

"What Maisie Knew" (2012)

(87) Sylvia is related with adoptive relationships, like in the movies "Mostly Marta" (2001), "Rails & Ties" (2007), "What Maisie Knew?" (2012), "Welcome Aboard (Bienvenue parmi nous)" (2012), "Safe Heaven" (2013), "Red Corner" (1997), "I Robot" (2004) and the video game "The Last of Us" (PS3, 2013).

"The Last of Us" (PS3, 2013)

(3362) Khufu, developing the appropriate strategies or techniques to fight opponents who seemed invulnerable

(3362) Khufu is an aten asteroid discovered in August of 1984.
 
Its orbit is located between Mercury and Mars; forms an orbital piercing from Mercury to Venus. It has a perihelion of 0.52 AU and an aphelion of 1.45 AU. The semimajor axis is at 0.98 AU. It has an orbital period of 359 days. It has an inclination of 9.9º (quartinovile@10º, 0º05' orb).

Orbital resonance:
5:8 with Venus (%100.0)
21:11 with Mars (99.9)
-
17:3 with Hygiea (99.9)
14:3 with Ceres (99.7)
25:6 with Amphitrite (99.6) 


Egyptian mythology

Named for the Egyptian god-king Khufu, better known by his Greek name of Cheops, a pharoah of the 29th century B.C. and builder of the largest of the great pyramids at Giza, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

The discovery of the asteroid Khufu coincided with the popularization of martial arts films, like "Karate Kid" (1984), in which the protagonist first lost against the bad guy, but then developed a special technique, with which he finally managed to beat him.

"Ghouls 'n Ghosts" (Capcom, 1988)

It also coincided with the popularization of video games, like "Kung Fu Master" (1984), in which at the end of each phase or at the end of the game itself, a particularly difficult boss or monster awaited, which, however, due to it was a character controlled by the computer and limited to its artificial intelligence, sooner or later, one became familiar with its movements and ended up discovering its weak points and the way to beat him.

Similarly, the asteroid Khufu is related with the ability to develop appropriate strategies or techniques to fight opponents --who initially may  seem invulnerable-- by closely observing their movements.

"Karate Kid" (2010)

Jackie Chan, actor of the movie "Karate Kid" (2010), has Khufu in Aries (10th Moon-Node House) in opposition to the Black Moon; and in binovile with the Lunar Node in Capricorn (1st Moon-Node House, cusp).

(3753) Cruithne, intelligent and powerful phrase

(3753) Cruithne is an aten asteroid in 1:1 resonance with the Earth discovered in October of 1983 and rediscovered in October of 1986 [1983 UH=1986 TO]. There are prediscovery images back to November of 1979, October of 1975 and October of 1973. The dinamics of the orbit was understood in the year 1997, it is between Mercury and Mars, but constantly modified by the gravity of the Earth (co-orbital asteroid). It has a perihelion of 0.48 AU and an aphelion of 1.51 AU. It has an inclination of 19.8º.

Named for the most common term used by the Irish for the Picts--one of the ancient peoples of Scotland. 'Cruithne' was the eponymous ancestor of the Picts, and it was his seven sons who gave their names to the seven divisions of the Pictish Kingdom. 

The word Picts comes from 'picti' in latin meaning 'the painted' or 'the tattooed'; the world could also come from 'peihta' in celtic, previous popular etymology, meaning 'fighter'.

Brands, tattoos and piercings of tribal warrior

 
With (3753) Cruithne, body language acquires great importance. First, through the distance and relative position of the body during the communication; and second, through the physical appearance, which includes the body (tattoos, hair and beard), clothing (corporate or official uniform, for example) and equipment (tools or weapons).

(4034) Vishnu
"Labyrinth" (1986)

(3753) Cruithne represents the powerful and intelligent phrase, full of will, that inclines the balance of a discussion towards victory, like Luck at the end of the movie "Star Wars. Episode VI - The Return of the Jedi" (1983).