Basics
Class: S-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 4.30 years
Discovered: 5th October 1855 (time unknown), from Düsseldorf, Germany, by Robert Luther
Notes: Large asteroid, may be binary.
Events at time of discovery:
- September 25 – Birth of James P. Parker, United States Navy commodore
- September 29 – The Port of Iloilo in the Philippines is opened to international trade, by Queen Isabel II of Spain.
- October 12 – Birth of Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor
- October 17 – Henry Bessemer files his patent in the United Kingdom for the Bessemer process of steelmaking.
- – Crimean War: Battle of Kinburn – Combined French and British forces subdue Russian shore forts. The successful use of French floating batteries makes this the first use of modern ironclad warships in action
Naming information
Name origin: Roman goddess of trust and good faith (bona fides).
Mythology: Fidēs was one of the original virtues to be considered an actual religious divinity. She is everything that is required for “honour and credibility, from fidelity in marriage, to contractual arrangements, and the obligation soldiers owed to Rome.” Fidēs also means reliability, between two individuals or between people and their communities.
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| Italo Gismondi’s (1887-1974) scale model of the Capitoline Hill under Constantine, on which stood a temple to Fides, at the Museum of Roman Civilisation. Photo by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 2+ Aries
Discovery Sabian: The Cameo Profile of a Man, Suggesting the Shape of His Country
Discovery nodal signature: Aries–Libra
Estimated orbital resonances: Mercury 1:18, Venus 1:7, Earth 3:13, Mars 1:2, Ceres 14:13, Jupiter 11:4
Discovery chart details: Noon. Pluto was conjunct, Juno quincunx and Eris sextile the North Node; Pluto and Eris were in a Yod with retrograde Venus. Saturn in last arc minute of Gemini. Venus sesquiquadrate Uranus; Mars quincunx Pholus; Jupiter semi-sextile Chiron and sesquiquadrate Nessus; Saturn sextile Asbolus. Uranus trine Pholus; Pallas conjunct Neptune approaching end of orb. Ceres was semi-square Sedna. Juno square Eris.
Summary and references
Associations particularly suggest obligations to the community at large as an astrological domain, along with identifying with what is beyond oneself; possibly also using what is due from others as a tool of manipulation[1].
References:
1) Mark Andrew Holmes: Fides
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| Noon discovery chart for (37) Fides: 5th October 1855, Düsseldorf, Germany The asteroid is not depicted. |