Friday, 20 June 2014

(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.