(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.

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(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).

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