Friday 3 March 2017

(24) Themis, coherence in communication and behavior in situations of compromise

(24) Themis is a main belt asteroid discovered in April of 1853. It was spotted without being identified in January of 1947 and July of 1955.

The orbit is located in the outter main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.74 AU and an aphelion of 3.52 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 0.7º. It has a diameter of about 198 km
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Photometric observations took place in the years 1875, 1975-1976 and October of 2009.

There were star occultations in August of 1999 and May of 2004. 

Orbital resonance:
1:9 with Venus (99.7%)
15:7 with Jupiter (99.7%)
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11:14 with Juno (99.9%)
5:6 with Pallas (99.8%)
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9:10 with Psyche (99.9%)
8:7 with Cybele (99.8%)
5:6 with Herculina (99.8%)
7:6 with Sylvia (99.7%)
 


Greek mythology

Themis was the goddess of justice and balance of natural laws. It was represented by holding a balance with the right hand raised and a sword, down, in the left hand.

Themis was the embodiment of divine order and right relationships between man and woman, and was the basis of the legitimate and orderly family. It was the first that offered a drink to Hera when she returned afflicted by the infidelities of Zeus.   

(24) Themis is related with coherence in acting and communicating in situations of compromise in which there is freedom (11:14 resonance with Juno). It only compromises if it is really willing, and if it changes its decision or something prevents it from fulfilling it, then it notifies quickly.

Ginnifer Godwin, actress of the movie "He's Just Not That Into You" (2008), has Themis in Aries in the cusp of the 7th House in the Moon-Node Horoscope.