Basics
Class: Ch-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 4.66 years
Discovered: 30th November 1894, 20:49 UTC, from Nice, France, by Auguste Charlois
Notes: Mean radius about 44.2km.
Events at time of discovery:
- November 26 – Birth of Norbert Wiener, American mathematician
- November 27 – Birth of Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese industrialist
- November 29 – Birth of Lucille Hegamin, American singer, entertainer
Naming information
Name origin: “Delia” is an epithet for the ancient Greco-Roman Moon goddess Artemis, after her birthplace at Delos.
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| Cycladic krater from 7th century BCE depicting Artemis, holding a deer, welcoming Apollo on his return to Delos. Housed at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens; photo by George E. Koronaios. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 4+ Gemini
Discovery Sabian: A Revolutionary Magazine Asking for Action
Discovery nodal signature: Sagittarius–Gemini
Estimated orbital resonances: Venus 2:15, Earth 3:14, Mars 5:11, Jupiter 18:7, Saturn 19:3, Uranus 18:1
Discovery chart details: New phase chart with Scorpio stellium. Saturn on IC. Delia was sesquiquadrate the Moon and semi-sextile Jupiter; Moon also sextile Mercury; Sun conjunct Venus and Vesta. Mercury sesquiquadrate Jupiter and trine Eris; Pallas conjunct Uranus; Chiron opposite Sedna and sextile Asbolus. Chariklo sextile Eris. Relatively few one-degree aspects.
Summary
May represent irrepressible passion, subtlety and intelligence, the drive of a specific calling which excludes other facets of life, uniqueness that requires an outlet.
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| Discovery chart for (395) Delia: 30th November 1894, 20:49 UTC, Nice, France. |