(171) Ophelia is a main belt asteroid discovered in January of 1877.
The orbit is located in the outer zone of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.71 AU and an aphelion of 3.54 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.12 AU. It has an orbital period of 5 years and 195 days. It has an inclination of 2.5º. It has a diameter of about 116 km.
Photometric observations were carried out in the years 1979 and 2006.
Orbital resonance:
15:7 with Jupiter (%100.0)
1:9 with Venus (%100.0)
1:23 with Mercury (99.9)
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5:6 with Pallas (99.9)
5:6 with Ceres (99.8)
5:6 with Herculina (99.9)
Character of English literature
Ophelia is one of the characters in the play "Hamlet" by Shakespeare. Initially there is love potential between her and Hamlet, but the relationship does not come to fruition, because Hamlet decides to focus on the recent death of his father. After the dramatic ending in which most of the characters die, including Hamlet, Ophelia goes mad and starts singing while she wanders aimlessly. Distractedly she enters into the river and dies drowned.
(171) Ophelia is related with the adaptation to love cycles in personal relationships.
Every cycle has a beginning and an end, and it is important to know how to adapt to each of its phases, taking advantage of what life offers in the present moment.
"Centennial" (1978)
In full cycle of love, the activity is fluid and stable: everything happens naturally and predictably. When a relationship ends, it is necessary to accept it internally, in order to be able to move on with life and start new relationships in a healthy way.
“Safe Heaven” (2013)
Rhonda Findling, writer of the book "Don't Call That Man! (A Survival Guide to Letting Go)"
(1996), has Ophelia in Cancer (6th Moon-Node House), in conjunction with
Makemake, and in quincunx with Mars and the Galactic Center in Sagittarius
(1st Moon-Node House).
Naomi
Watts, actress of the movie "21 Grams" (2003) and "The Pinted Veil"
(2006), has Ophelia in Aquarius (3rd Moon-Node House), in square with Venus and Mercury in Scorpio (6th Moon-Node House), and in trine with Uranus in Libra
(7th Moon-Node House).
Hinako
Ashihara, author of the manga “Sand Chronicles (砂時計, Sunadokei)” (2003), has Ophelia in Aquarius (11th Moon-Node House), in conjunction with the Sun, wich is in conjunction with Venus and trine with Pluto in Libra (3rd Moon-Node House).
(243) Ida is a main belt asteroid discovered in September of 1884. It was spotted without being identified in February of 1988.
The orbit is located at the outter main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.74 AU and an aphelion of 2.98 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.86 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 306 days. It has an inclination of 1.1º.
Dactil, a satellite of 1.4 km, was discovered in August of 1993 and anounced in March of 1994. It was officially named in September of 1994.
Orbital resonance:
7:18 with Mars (99.9%)
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3:4 with Vesta (99.9%)
9:10 with Juno (99.8%)
15:13 with Hygiea (99.8%)
9:8 with Europa (99.9%)
8:9 with Eunomia (99.9%)
Greek mythology
Mount Ida, the current mount Psiloritis (in modern Greek Ψηλωρείτης "monte alto"), stands in the Amari Valley, in the center of the Greek island of Crete. It is the highest peak on the island, with a height of 2456 meters (8,057 feet).
(243) Ida is related with elements that fix attention on a single point or direction (3:4 resonance with Vesta), such as for example a lighthouse on the coast or traffic lights in a cross street, the reflectors of a bike or the green light of an electronic device when it is on.
8P Tuttle is an amor comet discovered in January of 1858. There ia a prediscovery image back to January of 1790. It reached the perihelion in January of 2008.
The orbit is between the Earth-Moon system and Saturn. It has a perihelion of 1.02 AU and an aphelion of 10.38 AU. The semimajor axis is at 5.70 AU. It has an orbital period of 13 years and 233 days. It has an inclination of 54.9º (vigintile 54º [=biquintile 144º > 0º Capricorn], 0º55' orb). It has a diameter of about 4.5 km.
Radar observations in January 2008, revealed that your kernel is actually made up of two cores in touch.
8P/Tuttle is the comet that generates the meteor shower known as
Ursids, from day 17 to 26 December of each year. Its name is due to the
fact that its radiant point is located very close to the star Kochab
(Beta Ursae Minoris) in the constellation of Ursa Minor.
Orbital resonance:
13:6 with Saturn (99.6%)
13:15 with Jupiter (99.6%)
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4:15 with Vesta (99.7%)
2:5 with Europa (99.8%)
7:15 with Cybele (99.7%)
8P/Tuttle is related to elements of physical protection (Saturn) for the
body and its motion (Earth-Moon system), such as for example the
fireman's uniform with thermal insulators, helmet, sunglasses, shield,
etc.
