(12) Victoria, changes in a company's policy

(12) Victoria is a main belt asteroid discovered in September of 1850.

The orbit is located between the hungaria zone and the mid main belt. It has a perihelion of 1.81 AU and an aphelion of 2.84 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.33 AU. It has an orbital period of 3 years and 204 days. It has an inclination of 8.3º. It has a diameter of about 113 km.

Orbital resonance:
10:3 with Jupiter (99.9%)
9:17 with Mars (99.7%)
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3:2 with Interamnia (99.9%)
7:5 with Psyche (99.7%)

 
Historical Character

Victoria (1819-1901), queen of the United Kingdom, inherited the throne at the age of 18 (1837), after the death without offspring of three paternal uncles.

(12) Victoria is related with changes in a company's policy that occur as a result of a ownership change: after a succession, a fusion with another company, or the purchase by a larger company (10:3 resonance with Jupiter).

(109) Felicitas, decide whether to pass by or stop to say hello

(109) Felicitas is a main belt asteroid discovered in October of 1869.

The orbit is located at the middle main belt. It has a perihelion of 1.89 AU and an aphelion of 3.49 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.69 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 157 days. It has an inclination of 7.9º. It has a diameter of about 89 km.

Photometric observations were carried out in 2002. A stellar occultation occurred in March 2003.


Orbital resonance:
9:11 with Vesta (99.9)
16:13 with Europa (99.9)
12:13 with Amphitrite (99.9)


Roman mythology

Felicitas was the goddess of luck and good fortune.

"Colonia" (2015) 

(109) Felicitas is related with the moments in which there is a casual encounter with a known person and a choice has to be made: passing by or stopping to say hello (9:11 resonance with Vesta, 16:13 resonance with Europe; 12:13 with resonance Amphitrite).

"The Recruit" (2003)

(137) Meliboea, ability to be placed at the right time and place, respect to what one is wishing

(137) Meliboea is a main belt asteroid discovered in April of 1874. It was spotted without being identified in March of 1923, October of 1958 and April of 1962.

The orbit is located at the outter main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.45 AU and an aphelion of 3.79 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.12 AU. It has an orbital period of 5 years and 189 days. It has an inclination of  13.4º. It has a diameter of about 145 km.

There are photometric obsrvations in the years 1990-1991, 2002 and 2009. Star occultations occured in May of 2001, September of 2007, November of 2009 and January of 2016.

Orbital resonance:
16:3 with Saturn (99.9%)
15:7 with Jupiter (99.7%)
1:9 with Venus (99.6%)
2:11 with Earth-Moon (99.6%)
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5:6 with Ceres-Pallas (99.8%)
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7:9 with Eunomia (99.8%)
15:13 with Cybele (99.6%)
10:11 with Psyche (99.6%)
5:6 with Herculina (99.5%)


Greek mythology

Meliboea was a young maiden of Ephesus, who had a loving relationship with a young man named Alexis. However, her parents betrothed her to another man, so that Alexis, desperate, had to leave the city.

On her wedding day, Meliboea tried to kill herself by jumping off the roof, but landed unhurt. She fled to the seashore, where she found a boat. When she mounted on it, the ropes loosened on their own and the boat got out at sea. Without direction, the boat took her to the port of a city, in which Meliboea found Alexis, who was preparing a feast with his friends.

The reunited lovers got married, and in gratitude, two temples were dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, called "Automate" (spontaneous or by it self) and "Epidaetia" (time to sit at the table to eat).

(137) Meliboea is related with the ability to be placed at the right time and place, respect to what one is wishing, like at the end of the movie "Serendipity" (2001) and at the beginning of the movie "Pretty Woman" (1990), or in the movies "Star Trek" (2009), "Dragon Fly" (2002) and "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991).

Shakti Gawain, author of the book "Creative Visualization" (1978), has Meliboea in Cancer in trine with Mercury in Scorpio, and in square with Vesta in Libra. Mercury also forms a trine with Uranus in Cancer, and a sextile with Saturn in Virgo.

(1902) Shaposhnikov, behavioral-event interview

(1902) Shaposhnikov is a hilda asteroid discovered in April of 1972. There are prediscovery images back to October of 1966, May of 1956 and April of 1955. It was spotted without being identified in April of 1940, June of 1941, October of 1950, November and December of 1951, October and November of 1958, December of 1959 and May of 1972.

The orbit is between the outter main belt and zone of orbital piercing from Jupiter toward the main belt. It has a perihelion of 3.08 AU and an aphelion of 4.84 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.96 AU. It has an orbital period of 7 years and 328 days. It has an inclination of 12.4º. It has a diameter of about 97 km.

During the year 2010 and 2011, photometric observations were made.

Orbital resonance:
5:21 with Mars (99.9%)
3:2 with Jupiter (99.9%)
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12:17 with Hygiea (99.9%)
7:12 with Ceres-Pallas (99.9%)
 

Historical character

Vladimir Grigorevich Shaposhnikov (1905-1942), was an astronomer, expert in astrometry, who worked at the Simeiz Observatory, before perishing in the World War II.

The discovery of (1902) Shaposhnikov clashed with the development of the behavioral-event interview technique (McClelland & Dayley, 1972), using the critical incidence method (Flanagan, 1954) and the TAT (Thematic Apperception Test , McClelland), which were developed during the prediscoveries of this asteroid in the 1950s.

"The 5th Wave" (2016)

In the behavioral-event interviews progressively deeper questions are asked about how respondent acted, felt and thought in a specific situation of the past, in order to know if he has the necessary skills for the job requested.

"Winter's Bone" (2010)

(1902) Shaposhnikov is related with situations in which, to clear all initial doubts (3:2 resonance with Jupiter), it goes more and more deeper into the desired characteristics of a nutrition source, wich can be food, relationships or work.

(71) Niobe, groups of mercurial people

(71) Niobe is a main belt asteroid discovered in August of 1861.

The orbit is located at the center of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.27 AU and an aphelion of 3.23 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.75 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 211 days. It has an inclination of 23.2º. It has a diameter of aboout 81 km.

A star occultation occurred in August of 2009.

Orbital resonance:
1:19 with Mercury (99.9%)
7:17 with Mars (99.7%)
13:5 with Jupiter (99.6%)
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17:12 with Sylvia (99.9%)
7:6 with Interamnia (99.9%)
12:11 with Psyche (99.9%)
18:13 with Cybele (99.8%)
11:9 with Euphrosyne (99.8%)


Greek mythology

Niobe, queen of the city of Thebes, based her happiness in her large family: seven sons and seven daughters, all of great beauty.

(71) Niobe is related with environments of much stimulation, such as sport teams or amusement parks and fairs. But above all, with groups of mercurial people, working together to find intelligent solutions (1:19 resonance with Mercury), for example in working meetings or academic groups of preteens (age that corresponds to the cusp of the 3rd House).

"Star Trek" (2009)

(26) Proserpina, receptivity and deep devotion

(26) Proserpina is a main belt asteroid discovered in May of 1853. It was spotted without being identified in May of 1935 and November of 1954.

The orbit is located at the center of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.41 AU and an aphelion of 2.89 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.65 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 120 days. It has an inclination of 3.5º. It has a diameter of about 95 km.

Photmetric observation were taken in the years 1979, 1981, 2001, 2007 y 2008.

Orbital resonance:
3:13 with Earth-Moon (99.9%)
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15:13 with Psyche (99.9%)
3:2 with Sylvia (99.9%)
13:10 with Davida (99.9%)

 
Roman mythology

Proserpina became the queen of the Underworld, after Pluto kidnaped her while she was picking flowers.

The essential thing with (26) Proserpina is to stay connected with the inner self to assess the personal preferences and values in relation to every experience or situation (3:13 resonance with the Earth-Moon system). Through this style of receptivity becomes aware of what it wants to do and decisions can be taken according to the personal way of being and at the right moment.

Because of the subjective way in which the preferences about people or activities involved were acquired, it is capable of an amazing receptivity and devotion, like Kate in the movie "Family Man" (2001), or Helena in the video game "Uncharted" (PS3, 2007).

However, before (26) Proserpina is aware of its wishes, can have a hesitant attitude to life, waiting for something or someone to transform its life from the outside, like Rapunzel at the beginning of the movie "Tangled" (2010).

(342) Endymion, being interested in someone

(342) Endymion is a main belt asteroid discovered in October of 1892. It was spotted without being identified in March of 1892.

The orbit is located at the outter main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.24 AU and an aphelion of 2.89 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.56 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 43 days. It has an inclination of 7.3º.

Orbital resonance:
5:11 with Mars (99.5%)
3:20 with Venus (99.5%)
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15:11 with Davida (99.8%)
20:13 with Cybele (99.8%)
15:11 with Euphrosyne (99.8%)
13:10 with Interamnia (99.8%)
11:7 with Sylvia (99.7%)
9:8 with Herculina (99.6%)


Greek mythology

Endymion was a shepherd who lived in a cave on Mount Latmos. In the evenings, fascinated with the Moon, he began to write notes about its movements.

"Fifty Shades of Grey" (2015)

(342) Endymion is related with the interest that it is felt toward a particular person or field of interest, like in the movie "The Proposal" (2009).

"No Reservations" (2007)

(5751) Zao, food containers

(5751) Zao is an amor asteroid discovered in January of 1992. It was spotted without being identified in march of 1989.

The orbit is between the Earth-Moon system and the main belt (Ceres' aphelion). It has a perihelion of 1.21 AU and an aphelion of 2.99 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.10 AU. It has an orbital period of 3 years and 18 days. It has an inclination of 16.0º. It has a diameter of about 2.3 km.

There are photometric observations between the years 1992 and 1995, and also in the year 2001.

Orbital resonance:
8:13 with Mars (99.7%)
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10:7 with Juno (99.8%)
11:6 with Hygiea (99.6%)
17:8 with Sylvia (99.8%)
7:4 with Interamnia (99.8%)


Japanese Geography

Mont Zao is the general name of the volcanic mountains that lie in the northern part of mainland Japan. It was designated as a National Park in 1963. With its abundance of nature and clear skies, Mont Zao is one of the most attractive mountains for mountaineers, skiers and starwatchers.

(5751) Zao is related with containers of food, such as cans, bottles and tapers; and also with the picnic table, the tablecloth, napkins and cooking utensils, such as dishes, glasses and cutlery.

"The Wedding Planner" (2001)

(3361) Orpheus, acting at the right time

(3361) Orpheus is an apollo asteroid discovered in April of 1982.

The orbit is located between Venus/Earth-Moon and Mars. It has a perihelion of 0.81 AU and an aphelion of 1.60 AU. The semimajor axis is at 1.20 AU. It has an orbital period of 1 year and 120 days. It has an inclination of 2.7º.
 
It passed close to Earth in November of 1933, November of 1937, November of 1941, December of 1945, December of 1945, December of 1949, March of 1970, April of 1974, April of 1978, April of 1982, April of 1986, March of 1990, December of 2009, December of 2013 and November of 2017. It has a diameter of about 300 m.

Orbital resonance:
6:13 with Venus (99.8)
3:4 with Earth-Moon (99.8)
17:12 with Mars (99.8)
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23:7 with Juno (99.8)
15:4 with Psyche (99.8)


Greek mythology
 
Orpheus, son of Calliope and the king of Thrace, was a great poet and musician. The melodies that came out of his lyre were so beautiful that they melted with stones, trees and wild animals.

Orpheus was married with the beautiful Eurydice, whom shortly after getting married, was fatally stung by a poisonous snake that she accidentally stepped on.
 
To bring her back to life, Orpheus descended into the world of the dead and asked Hades to set her free. He sang a melody so beautiful that Hades could not resist.

He agreed to let Eurydice return, but on the condition that he did not look at her until they had completely abandoned the world of the dead. Orpheus led his wife guiding her with the notes of his lyre through the paths of the underground world. However, when he had left, but she still was not (although it was almost out), he could not resist and turned to look at her, which vanished with a heart-rending cry.

(3361) Orpheus is related with the development of intimate relationships in which physical attraction and desire gradually gain strength, and in which there are also unique moments of physical proximity oriented to the first kiss, in which above all, each one has to evaluate their feelings and those of the other person, to decide if it is the right moment (6:13 resonance with Venus).

However, despite feeling that everything is adequate, performing the final movement involves acting decisively (3:4 resonance with the Earth-Moon system).
 

Remaining half-done

This are relationships with a lot of potential, but there is a risk of remaining half-done if the opportunity is not used due to doubts or inhibitions; or on the contrary, if one acts impulsively, without the necessary patience to wait for the other person to feel the same.

"Project Almanac" (2014) [1]

"Project Almanac" (2014) [2]

An impulsive behavior when the other person is not ready yet, could lead to a rejection or disappointment, and consequently, loss of hope and faith in the relationship.

"Project Almanac" (2014) [3]

If the relationship gets complicated or difficulties arise, (3361) Orpheus can also require decisive actions through the difficult path, in which the lunar affection manifests itself through a communication with strong emotional friction and also accompanied by physical contact in solid postures, how to hug or hold the other person with both hands (3:4 resonance with the Earth-Moon system).

"Project Almanac" (2014) [4]

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" (2009)

(3361) Orpheus - (1862) Apollo

 
Sofía Black D’Elia, actress of the movie “Project Almanac” (2014), has Orpheus in Capricorn (12th Moon-Node House), in conjuction with Uranus and Neptune, and in trine with Jupiter in Virgo (4th Moon-Node House).

Jonny Weston, actor of the movie “Project Almanac” (2014), has Orpheus in Taurus (11th Moon-Node House), in opposition to Pluto in Scorpio (5th Moon-Node House), and in trine with Neptune in Capricorn (3th Moon-Node House) and in trine with the Black Moon in Virgo (7th Moon-Node House).

(14) Irene, exhibition of products in shop windows or stands

(14) Irene is a main belt asteroid discovered in May of 1851. It was spotted without being identified in August of 1906, March of 1913 and October of 1952.

The orbit is located at the center of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.15 AU and an aphelion of 3.01 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.58 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 58 days. It has an inclination of 9.1º. It has a diameter of about 152 km.

Orbital resonance:
20:7 with Jupiter (99.7%) 
9:20 with Mars (99.5%) 
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10:9 with Pallas (99.8%)
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9:7 with Interamnia (99.9%)
10:9 with Herculina (99.9%)
6:5 with Psyche (99.8%)
 

Greek mythology

Irene (Eirene) means in ancient Greek "the one that brings peace". In Greek mythology she was one of the three Horae, toghether with Dike and Eunomia. Irene was the embodiment of peace and wealth. It was usually represented by a beautiful woman with a crown of flowers and an olive branch in one hand, and on the other, a cornucopia.

The 11th hexagram of I-Ching, entitled 'Peace', is related with special moments in which supply and demand are very high. 

John Herschel explained, through the following letter, the reasons that led him to choose the name of the asteroid: "You will readily discover that this name [...] has some relation to this event (the Great Industrial Exhibition) which is now filling our metropolis [London] with the talent of all civilised nations, with those of Peace, the productions of Art and Science, in which all mankind must feel an interest."

The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in the Crystal Palace of Hyde Park, London, ran from May 1 until October 18, 1851.

(14) Irene is related with the exhibition of products in shop windows or stands, according to categories (9:7 resonance with Interamnia).

(101955) Bennu, moving the focus of attention toward visual elements that generate interest, because they change their brightness and color quickly and strikingly

(101955) Bennu is an apollo asteroid discovered in September of 1999.
The orbit is located between Venus-Earth/Moon and Mars.It has a perihelion of 0.89 AU and an aphelion of 1.35 AU. The semimajor axis is at 1.12 AU. It has an orbital period of 1 year and 71 days. It has an inclination of 6.0º.

Orbital resonance:
11:7 with Mars (99.8)
-
14:3 with Hygiea (%100.0)
18:5 with Eunomia (99.9)

 
Egyptian mythology

Bennu ('to shine' or 'to rise in brilliance') was a mythological bird of Ancient Egypt, which periodically renewed itself, like the Sun. It was known as "He Who Came Into Being by Himself".

It represented the spiritual component of Ra, Aton or Osiris and the soul force that guided the gods during the journey through the underworld.

Hieroglyph of Bennu

The discovery of the asteroid Bennu coincided with the popularization of GIF animated graphics in advertising banners on web pages on the Internet, shortly after the patent was released in 1998. In addition, the asteroid received its official name in 2012, coinciding with the inclusion of the word 'gif' in the Oxford dictionary.

The asteroid Bennu is related with moving the focus of attention toward visual elements that generate interest, because they change their brightness and color quickly and strikingly.

(16) Psyche, moments of dizzy changes in a relationship

"50 Fist Dates" (2004)

(16) Psyche is a main belt asteroid discovered in March of 1852.

The orbit is in the outer zone of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.52 AU and an aphelion of 3.32 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.92 AU. It has an orbital period of 5 years. It has an inclination of 3.0º. It has a diameter of about 200 km.

Star occultations occured in March and May of 2002, May of 2004, April of 2006 and August of 2014.

Orbital resonance:
1:5 with Earth-Moon (99.9%)


Greek mythology

Psique was the youngest and most beautiful of three sisters. Aphrodite, jealous of her beauty, sent Eros to launch an arrow that would made her fall in love with the most horrible man he found. However, Eros fell in love with her and launched the arrow at the sea; when Psyche was asleep, he took her flying up to his palace. To avoid Aphrodite seeing him, he visited Psyche always at night and in the dark, forbidding Psyche to find out his identity.

One day, already pregnant, when she went to visit her sisters, they asked her about her lover and she ended up confessing that she really did not know how he looked like. They planted the seed of doubt and convinced her to observe him with a lamp in the middle of the night while he was asleep. In doing so, she did not saw the monster that she had imagined, but his dazzling beauty. Her surprise caused that a drop of very hot oil of the lamp to fell on Eros, who woke up and left her, hurt and disappointed.

When Psyche realized what she had done, she asked Aphrodite to gave her the opportunity to regain the love of Eros and she imposed her four tasks:

1. In a room with a huge pile of mixed seeds, she should classify them before sunset, each one in its heap. The task seemed impossible until a multitude of ants came to her aid, placing each kind of seed, grain by grain, in its own pile.
2. She should acquire some of the gold wool of the terrible rams of the Sun. The horned animals were huge and aggressive, which were in the middle of a field fighting among themselves. Psyche had to walk among them trying to catch their wool. The task also seemed impossible until a few green reeds helped her, advising her to wait until sunset, when the rams were dispersed to rest; then she could pick up the strands of gold wool from the brambles, against which the rams had rubbed.
3. She should fill a small glass bottle with water from the banned river. This river, guarded by dragons, fell in cascade from a spring located on the top of the highest mountain to the deepest pit of the underworld, and then emerge through the soil and sprout again from the spring. That time, an eagle aid her and she was able to see the landscape from a distant prospect and swoop at the right time.
4. She should descend to the underground world with a small box so that Persephone filled with beauty. That time, a clairvoyant tower advised her that she would find people in miserable situation that would ask her for help, and that on three occasions she should ignore their pleas and continue on her own way. If she did not, she would stand forever in the underground world.

The four tasks that Aphrodite imposed to Psyche, suggest the appropriate way to start a relationship, or to become reconciled after a break:

1. Knowing how to choose the right person, after having properly classified the people of the environment, according to the type of relationship possible or appropriate (companion, friend, lover, partner,...).
2. Knowing when to disrupt temporarily the dialog, if it becomes too intense, so clarifying thoughts and feelings, and to be able to speak more calmly without entering in a meaningless discussion.
3. Knowing how to choose the right moment to start each type of activity.
4. Knowing how to get psyched up and go on, whithout looking back, onze a new relationship has started.

(16) Psyche follows a cyclical evolution, with a very long phase of continuous changes, not very noticeables (approximately 90% of the full cycle), followed by a very short phase were dizzy changes occur.

"The Last of Us" (PS3, 2013)

Sometimes, a hidden element is exposed, triggering a waterfall of changes. At that stage, a conversation can start as usual, but acquire a completely unpredictable course of development, that result in major changes in the relationship (1:5 resonance with the Earth-Moon system).

"Safe Heaven" (2013)

"The Beach" (1999)

Chris Pine, actor of the movies "Star Trek" (2009), "Carriers" (2009) and "Unstopable" (2010), has Psyche in Gemini, in the Crossing Point of the Age Progressions (Signs Horoscope and Moon-Node Horoscope). Psyche is in square with the Moon in Pisces; and forms a grand trine with Aphrodite in Libra and Salacia in Aquarius.

(434326) 2004 JG6, resourceful and friendly comments

(434326) 2004 JG6 is an atira asteroid discovered in May of 2004.

The orbit is between the periheion of Mercury and the Earth-Moon system. It has a perihelion of 0.29 AU and an aphelion of 0.97 AU. The semimajor axis is at 0.63 AU. It has an orbital period of 186 days. It has an inclination of 18.9º.

Orbital resonance:
9:19 with Mercury (99.6%)
6:5 with Venus (99.4%)
11:3 with Mars (99.4%)
-
11:1 with Euphrosyne (99.9%)
21:2 with Interamnia (99.8%)
11:1 with Davida (99.7%)


Earth-Moon system and Mercury combination

(434326) 2004 JG6 combines the charm of the Moon and the perception and capacity for physical movement of the Earth, with the resourceful and capacity for analysis of Mercury. Has a great ability to make resourceful and friendly comments, relocating mentally in a complex environment in which questions are asked or intelligent solutions are exposed, as for example in the questions round of a conference room or a press conference (9:19 resonance with Mercury).

"Wimbledon" (2004)

(434326) 2004 JG6 also combines the mood changes of the Moon and the perception and capacity for physical movement of the Earth, with the thought processes of Mercury. In a context of physical activity, the ability to make nice comments at key moments, has a cumulative effect which results in a large change in the dynamics of the group and the personal relationships (6:5 resonance with Venus), like in the movie "Wimbledon" (2004).

"Wimbledon" (2004)

(49) Pales, paying attention to each of the elements of a group

(49) Pales is a main belt asteroid discovered in September of 1857. It was spotted without being identified in January of 1908, March of 1947, December of 1950, June of 1954 and November of 1988.

The orbit is located at the outer zone of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.39 AU and an aphelion of 3.79 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.09 AU. It has an orbital period of 5 years and 160 days. It has an inclination of  3.1º. It has a diameter of about 149 km.

Photometric observations were carried out in the year 1977.

Orbital resonance:
11:13 with Ceres-Pallas (99.9%)
2:3 with Vesta (99.9%)
4:5 with Juno (99.7%)
-
7:6 with Cybele (99.9%)
1:1 with Europa (99.8%)


Roman mythology

Pales was a divinity protective of shepherds and domestic cattle.

(49) Pales represents the ability to focus attention on each of the elements of a group, over which attention alternates every so often (2: 3 resonance with Vesta), like for example on the indicators in the cockpit of an airplane.

(2063) Bacchus, dance parties

(2063) Bacchus is an apollo asteroid discovered in April of 1977.

The orbit is located between the zone of orbital piercing from Venus toward Mercury, and the aphelion of Mars. It has a perihelion of 0.70 AU and an aphelion of 1.45 AU. The semimajor axis is at 1.07 AU. It has an orbital period of 1 year and 43 days. It has an inclination of 9.4º. It has a diameter of about 1 km.

Photometric observations were made in March-April of 1996, October of 2015 and September of 2016.

Orbital resonance:
11:20 with Venus (99.8%)
8:9 with Earth-Moon (99.5%)
5:3 with Mars (99.2%) 
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13:4 with Vesta (99.7%)
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17:3 with Cybele (99.9%)
5:1 with Euphrosyne (99.8%)
5:1 with Hygiea (99.5%)
5:1 with Davida (99.5%)
19:4 with Interamnia (99.5%)

 
Roman mythology

Baco was the god of wine and merriment, son of Jupiter and Semele. Bacchus was honored in various festivals, such as the Bacchanalia, characterized by drink and debauchery.

(2063) Bacchus is related with dance parties and collective events with Venus-Mars eroticism (17:3 resonance with Cybele).

"Grease" (1977)

(5731) Zeus, sharp and pointy objects, with high penetration capacity

(5731) Zeus is an apollo asteroid discovered in November of 1988. There are prediscovery images back to October-September of 1988.

The orbit is located between the zone of orbital piercing from Venus toward the Earth-Moon system, and the Cybele zone. It has a perihelion of 0.78 AU and an aphelion of 3.74 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.26 AU. It has an orbital period of 3 years and 149 days. It has an inclination of 11.4º.

Orbital resonance:
11:20 with Mars (99.7%)
5:17 with Earth-Moon (99.7%)
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18:11 with Hygiea (99.9%)
8:5 with Europa (99.8%)
19:10 with Sylvia (99.8%)
11:7 with Interamnia (99.7%)


Mitología Griega

Zeus was represented in two different ways in the classical Greek era:

1. Sitting majestically on his throne.
2. Standing, striding forward, with a lightning bolt in his raised right hand.

(5731) Zeus is related with sharp and pointy objects, with high penetration capacity.

"Prince of Persia - Warrior Within" (2004)

(532) Herculina, education and teaching

(532) Herculina is a main belt asteroid discovered in April of 1904. It was spotted without being identified in May of 1950.

The orbit is located at the mid zone of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.28 AU and an aphelion of 3.26 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.77 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 226 days. It has an inclination of 16.3º.It has a diameter of about 222 km.

Photometric observations were carried out in the years 1982, 1985, 1987-1988, 2002 and 2004. Star were occulted in June of 1978, June of 2002 and April of 2015.

Orbital resonance:
2:15 with Venus (99.8%)
18:7 with Jupiter (99.8%)
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11:14 with Vesta (99.9%)
1:1 with Ceres-Pallas (99.6%)
11:8 with Cybele (99.9%)
13:12 with Psyche (99.8%)
6:5 with Hygiea (99.4%)


Historical character

The asteroid (532) Herculina was discovered by Max Wolf (1863-1932), whose father strove to inculcate interest in science, building a small observatory in the garden of his family home. After completing his postgraduate studies, he accepted a teaching post at Heidelberg University, rejecting positions at other institutions for several years. He participated actively in the supervision of the construction of the observatory Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl, where he worked as a director, once inaugurated and until his death.

(532) Herculina is related to education and teaching (11:8 resonance with Cybele). It has the capacity to transmit patterns of behavior and norms of coexistence to children, like in the movie "Superman" (1978); or procedures and company policy to workers who have just joined into the company, like in the movie "Unstoppable" (2010).

"Unstoppable" (2010)

Cesar Millán, canine trainer and instructor in the TV series "The Dog Whisperer" (2004), has Herculina in Sagittarius and in the 4th Moon-Node House, in conjunction with Mars and the Great Attractor.

(99) Dike, structured family

(99) Dike is a main belt asteroid discovered in May of 1868. It was spotted without being identified in January of 1915, October of 1935, December of 1935, October of 1939, October of 1948, November of 1948, December of 1961 and November of 1974.

The orbit is located in the midle of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.14 AU and an aphelion of 3.18 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.66 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 127 days. It has an inclination of 13.8º. It has a diameter of about 81 km.

Photometric observations were carried out in the years 2009 and 2011. There were star occultations in October 2003, December 2005, February 2012 and May 2016.

Orbital resonance:
1:18 with Mercury (99.6%)
3:13 with Earth-Moon (99.6%)
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5:6 with Vesta (99.8%)
1:1 with Juno (99.7%)
9:7 with Hygiea (99.6%)
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19:13 with Cybele (99.8%)
16:13 with Interamnia (99.8%)
5:4 with Europa (99.7%)
9:7 with Euphrosyne (99.7%)


Greek mythology

Dike was the goddess of moral justice, as the basis of orderly and legitimate family. 

(99) Dike is related with correct relationships between the different members of a family and between each of them with the social outside.

Stephenie Meyer, author of the books of the saga "Twilight" (2005-2008), has Dike in Pisces (10th-11th Moon-Node Houses) in trine with Saturn in cancer (6th-7th Moon-Node Houses), and in sextile with the Sun and the Moon in capricorio (12th-1st Moon-Node Houses), which are in trine with Mars in Taurus (8th-9th Moon-Node Houses).

Kristen Stewart, actress of the saga of movies "Twilight" (2008-2012) has Dike in Sagittarius (10th-11th Moon-Node Houses) in trine with the Sun in Aries (2nd-3rd Moon-Node Houses).   

Chris Noth, actor of the movies "The Perfect Man" (2005) and the TV series "The Good Wife" (2009), has Dike in Libra (4th Moon-Node House) in septile with the Venus-Ceres conjunction. The beginning of the filming of "The Good Wife" (2009) clashed with the opposition in the Moon-Node Horoscope between the Age Progression and Dike.

(96189) Pygmalion, the touching moments of 'Venus in square'

(96189) Pygmalion is an amor asteroid discovered in July of 1991. There is a prediscovery image back to March of 1986.

The orbit is between Earth-Mars and the inner main belt. It has a perihelion of 1.26 AU and an aphelion of 2.37 AU. The semimajor axis is at 1.82 AU. It has an orbital period of 2 years and 168 days. It has an inclination of 13.9º. It has a diameter of about 3.2 km.

Orbital resonance:
1:4 with Venus (99.9%)
13:17 with Mars (99.9%)
12:1 with Saturn (99.7%)
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15:8 with Ceres-Pallas (99.8%)
16:9 with Juno (99.7%)
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16:7 with Davida (99.9%)
15:8 with Herculina (99.8%)
7:4 with Eunomia (99.8%)


Greek mythology

For a long time, Pygmalion, King of Cyprus, was searching, without finding her, a woman whose beauty corresponded to his ideal of woman. In the end, he decided to build a statue that reflected those ideals of beauty.

Pygmalion eventually fell in love with the statue, which he called Galatea. Thanks to Aphrodite, one night he dreamed that Galatea had came to life. And when he woke up, Pygmalion met Aphrodite, who was very touched and said: "You deserve that happiness, the one you have made. Here you have the queen you have been looking for. Love her and defend her".

The discovery of (96189) Pygmalion clashed with the release of the movie "The Beauty and the Beast" (Disney, 1991).

(96189) Pygmalion is related with the touching moments of dramatic tension, typical of 'Venus in square', in which the solution for love demands to take the most difficult path.

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

The effort to overcome the resistances of the situation, leads to decisive actions that consolidate the love relationship (1:4 resonance with Venus), like in the romantic novels of Nicholas Sparks: "The Notebook" (1996) , "Message in a Bottle" (1998), "A Walk to Remember" (1999), "Nights in Rodanthe" (2002), "Dear John" (2006), "The Choice" (2008), "The Last Song" (2009), "Safe Heaven" (2010), "The Best of Me" (2011) and "The Longest Ride" (2013).

"Safe Heaven" (2013)

Nicholas Spark, author of romantic novels, has Pygmalion in Gemini and in the 12th Moon-Node House, near Jupiter; in square with Uranus-Pluto in Virgo and the 9th Moon-Node House; In square with Quiron and Sylvia in Pisces and in the 3rd Moon-Node House; And near the opposition with Mercury in Sagittarius and in the 6th Moon-Node House.

(15) Eunomia, useful and practical order

(15) Eunomia is a main belt asteroid (middle zone I) discovered in July of 1851.

It has a perihelion of 2.14 AU and an aphelion of 3.14 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.64 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 109 days. It has an inclination of  11.7º (cuartioctile@11º15', 0º29' orb). It has a diameter of about 268 km.

Resonancia orbital (semieje mayor):
7:16 with Mars (%100.0)
1:7 with Venus (99.8)
11:4 with Jupiter (99.7)
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5:4 with Interamnia (99.5)


Greek mythology

Eunomia was the goddess of order and discipline.

Eunomia is related with the useful and practical order, which improves clarity and facilitates activity.

Youtube: Lavendaire - How to Be More Organized & Productive

(25) Phocaea, techniques of food preservation

(25) Phocaea is a main belt asteroid (inner zone II) discovered in April of 1853. It was spotted without being identified in April of 1956.
 
Its orbit is in the inner zone of the main belt (it is part of the group of asteroids in 3:2 resonance with Hygiea). It has a perihelion of 1.78 AU and an aphelion of 3.01 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.40 AU. It has an orbital period of 3 years and 262 days. It has an inclination of  21.6º (golden aspect 21º15' [=golden aspect 68º45' > 0º Cancer], 0º20' orb).
It has a diameter of about 61 km.

Phthometric observations were carried out in the year 2010.

Resonancia orbital (semieje mayor):
16:5 with Jupiter (99.6)
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3:2 with Hygiea (99.9)
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15:13 with Eunomia (99.9)
11:10 with Amphitrite (99.8)
19:13 with Europa (99.8)

 
Geographical place

The town Phocea (name derived from the word 'seal') was founded in the 8th century by Greek settlers in present-day Turkey. Thanks to its ports, it developed an important maritime economy along the western Mediterranean (Masalia, Nice, Tartessos, Ampurias, Alalia, Corsica and Velia). 

The asteroid Phocae is related with all kinds of techniques of food preservation.

In ancient times, the most common were by dehydration, such as drying in the sun, adding salt, sugar or smoke; modifying the pH by adding vinegar; or, through fermentation, like the manufacture of cheeses made from milk.

During the discovery of the asteroid Phocaea, sterilization techniques were invented, such as Pasteurization; and subsequently refrigeration, freezing, vacuum packaging or in a protected atmosphere, and the addition of chemical preservatives.

(3811) Karma, ability to perceive the effects that a particular diet produces on health

(3811) Karma is a main belt asteroid (middle zone I) discovered in October of 1953. It was spotted without being identified in December of 1912 and March of 1984.

It is located at the intermediate zone of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.24 AU and an aphelion of 2.91 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.57 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 49 days. It has an inclination of 10.2º (quartinovile@10º, 0º12' orb). It has a diameter of about 30 km.

Resonancia orbital (semieje mayor):
5:11 with Mars (%100.0)
 

Oriental concept

Karma is an oriental concept based on the principle of cause and effect.

The asteroid Karma is related with the ability to perceive the effects that a particular nourishment source (diet, relationship or work) produces on well-being and health.

(8373) Stephengould, keeping the faith, in spite of the circumstances

(8373) Stephengould is a centaur discovered in January of 1992.

The orbit is between Mars and Jupiter. It has a perihelion of 1.45 AU and an aphelion of 5.09 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.27 AU. It has an orbital period of 5 years and 343 days. It has an inclination of 40.7º (nonile, 0º48' orb). It has a diameter of about 5.3 km.

A satellite of (8373) Stephengould, of about 1.4 km, was discoveredin January ofse descubrió en enero de 2010 y se anunció en marzo de 2010.

Orbital resonance:
2:1 with Jupiter (99.8%)
6:19 with Mars (99.7%)
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11:18 with Vesta (99.9%)
11:15 with Juno (99.8%)
7:9 with Ceres-Pallas (99.6%)
9:10 with Interamnia (99.9%)
7:9 with Herculina (99.9%)
11:12 with Europa (99.9%)
12:11 with Sylvia (99.8%)
13:18 with Eunomia (99.8%)
 

Relevant character

The greatest contribution of Stephen Jay Gould (10/09/1941) to the science was the theory of 'punctuated equilibrium', which he developed together with Niles Eldredge in 1972, and which proposes that most processes of biological evolution are characterized by long periods of evolutionary stability, wich is infrequently punctuated by swift periods of branching evolution.

At age 40, he was diagnosed with a cancer (peritoneal mesothelioma), which affects the abdominal lining and that is often found in people who have been exposed to asbestos. After a dificult two-years recovery, Gould published an article entitled «The median isn't the message», in which he explains his reaction to discovering that patients with this type of cancer had a median mortality of only eight months after diagnosed; and this relief upon realizing that statistical averages are useful abstractions, but do not cover the full range of possibilities, since some patients last longer and others survive. To determine where he was within the set of possibilities, he took into account the fact that the disease was detected early, that he was young, optimistic, and had the best treatments available. Thus, he assumed that he was in the favorable half of the upper statistical range.

After an experimental treatment of radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery, Gould made a full recovery and his article became a source of inspiration for many other cancer patients.

(8373) Stephengould is related with situations in which faith is kept, despite the initial impossibility to act (2:1 resonance with Jupiter; 7:9 resonance with Ceres-Pallas), like Sarah Connor at the beginning of the movie "Terminator 2 - Judgment Day" (1991).

"The Lovely Bones" (2009)

(46) Hestia, yoga and feng shui

(46) Hestia is a main belt asteroid discovered in August of 1857. It was spotted without being identified in March of 1935.

The orbit is located in the central region of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.09 AU and an aphelion of 2.95 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.52 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 3 days. It has an inclination of 2.3º. It has a diameter of about 124 km.

Photometric observations were made between the years 1980-1985 and in the years 1997, 2000 and 2012. There were star occultations in May of 2005, March and August of 2006 and June of 2009.

Orbital resonance:
1:4 with Earth-Moon (99.7%)
22:3 with Saturn (99.8%)
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4:3 with Interamnia (99.9%)
7:5 with Davida (99.8%)
12:11 with Juno (99.7%)
19:12 with Cybele (99.9%)


Greek mythology

Hestia was the goddess of hearth.

(46) Hestia is related with puting in order the home and creating a peaceful atmosphere. It is particularly important in times of change of housing, when the boxes are unpacked and it is decided were to put each thing (1:4 resonance with the Earth-Moon system).

(46) Hestia is also related with yoga, were stretching are keep up in fixed positions (1:4 resonance with the Earth-Moon system).

In the year 1996 appeared the album "Kitaro's world of music featuring Nawang Khechog", that recreates the ambient of a Buddhist monastery.

L.S.G. "Blueprint (version 2)" [VA-Trance Hystory-Part 4: Milestones]

(571) Dulcinea, meeting in person

(571) Dulcinea is a main belt asteroid discovered in September of 1905. It was spotted without being identified in December of 1904.

The orbit is in the central region of the main belt. It has a perihelion of 1.82 AU and an aphelion of 2.99 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.41 AU. It has an orbital period of 3 years and 270 days. It has an inclination of 5.2º. It has a diameter of about 11 km.

There were star occultation in August of 2002 and March of 2015.

Orbital resonance:
19:6 with Jupiter (99.8%)
4:15 with Earth-Moon (99.7%)
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7:6 with Juno (99.9%)
16:13 with Ceres-Pallas (99.9%)
3:2 with Davida (99.7%)


Spanish literature

In the book "Don Quixote of La Mancha" of Miguel de Cervantes, Dulcinea del Toboso was the lady to whom Don Quixote aspired platonically.

(571) Dulcinea is related with meeting in person through an interview or a date/appointment, like in the movies "The Life of David Gale" (2002), "The Sum of All Fears" (2002) and "Dark Places" (2015).

(762) Pulcova, fashions and viral phenomena

(762) Pulcova is a main belt asteroid discovered in September of 1913. It was spotted without being identified in August of 1913 and August of 1952.

The orbit it is located in the outer main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.82 AU and an aphelion of 3.47 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.15 AU. It has an orbital period of 5 years and 219 days. It has an inclination of  13.0º. It has a diameter of about 142 km. There are photometric observations in the year 2008.

A satellite of (762) Pulcova, with about 19 km, was discovered in February of 2000 and anounced in October of 2000.

Orbital resonance:
21:4 with Saturn (99.8%)
17:8 with Jupiter (99.6%)
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7:9 with Juno (99.8%)
11:17 with Vesta (99.8%)


Astronomical observatory

(762) Pulcova was named after Pulkovo Observatory, near Saint Petersburg. 

In the elementary school where I studied, there was always a topic that becomed a fashion for everyone, it could be a trading cards colection, games, marbles or searching for quartz. However, when I turned nine years old, all that disappeared, because the total number of children in the school break for playtime was reduced when an additional school was opened in the municipality, were half of the students moved.

"A colony of ants is able to perform tasks of great complexity, as exploring its environment, building galleries, or decide the source of food between two possible choices. Pero, consideradas una por una, ninguna puede acometer, por sí sola, semejantes tareas, decimos que el comportamiento social del hormiguero emerge a partir de interaciones entre hormigas y no es reducible a las propiedades de un individuo de la colonia. But, taken one by one, none of them can undertake, by itself, such tasks, we say that the social behavior of the ant's nest emerges from interactions between ants and is not reducible to the properties of an individual of the colony. The same applies to the brain and the neurons that form it or to an ecosystem and the species that form it.

There is a critical density of ants, in which the system behaves as a whole, half way between order and disorder. If we try to modify their environment so to increase its density, the colony redefines its borders (hoarding close material) to return to its natural density." (translated to English from Spanish version of "New Scientist", May 1996)

"The Quiet Man" (1952)

(762) Pulcova is related with fashions, viral phenomena and gossip that expand collectively (11:17 resonance with Vesta), like in the movies "The Quiet Man" (1952) and "Malena" (2000).

"Malena" (2000)

(1247) Memoria, list of unsettled tasks

(1247) Memoria is a main belt asteroid discovered in August of 1932. It was spotted without being identified in November of 1905, October of 1927, May of 1931 and March of 1936.

The orbit is located at the outter main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.58 AU and an aphelion of 3.67 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.13 AU. It has an orbital period of 5 years and 200 days. It has an inclination of 1.7º. It has a diameter of about 36 km.
 
Orbital resonance: 
1:23 with Mercury (99.9%)
1:9 with Venus (99.8%)
15:7 with Jupiter (99.8%)
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5:6 with Pallas (99.9%)
11:14 with Juno (99.9%)
5:6 with Herculina (%100.0%)
 

Word from Latin

Memoria is a word in Latin, which is traslated as 'memory' and refers to several meanings related with the asteroid (1247) Memoria:

1.  Psychic faculty through which the past is retained and recalled.
2.  Remembrance that is made or warning that is given of something from the past.
3.  Book, Notebook or paper in wich something is write down to bear it in mind.
4.  Two or more rings that are brought in and placed as remembrance and reminder for the implementation of something, releasing one of them to hang over the finger.

(1247) Memoria is related with the list of unsettled tasks, that are keeped in mind to carry them out when there is time or the moment is right.

The most relevant of the asteroid (1247) Memoria is its ability to distribute in a balanced way the tasks and activities of the daily routine (1:23 resonance with Mercury).