Basics
Class: Cubewano
Location: Kuiper belt
Orbit length (approx): 310.52 years
Discovered: 19th November 1998, 09:52 UTC, from Kitt Peak Observatory, AZ, by the Deep Ecliptic Survey
Notes: Orbit slightly longer but less erratic than Pluto’s. Likely dwarf planet.
Events at time of discovery:
- November 19 – Death of Ted Fujita, 78, Japanese-American meteorologist
- – Death of Earl Kim, 78, American composer, and music pedagogue
- November 20 – A Proton rocket is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying the first segment of the International Space Station, the 21-ton Zarya Module.
Naming information
Name origin: In Greek myth, the primordial void state before the creation of the universe.
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| Here I decided to use a fractal, which is one method of illustrating chaos theory: in this case a Julia set (in white) for a specific rational function, with a Fatou set in red, green and blue tones. Image created by Georg-Johann Lay. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 26+ Taurus
Discovery nodal signature: Taurus–Scorpio
Estimated orbital resonances: Uranus 3:11, Neptune 8:15, Pluto 4:5, Eris 9:5
Discovery chart details: New phase chart with Sagittarius stellium. Sun and Chaos square Nodes from opposition with Pholus sextile North Node. Chaos also quincunx and Sun semi-sextile Pholus. Moon sextile Neptune; Mercury square Jupiter; Jupiter semi-sextile Eris. Pallas semi-square Saturn; Ceres trine Uranus. Chiron semi-sextile Nessus and square Chariklo; Vesta trine Eris. Juno closely conjunct Asbolus. Chariklo trine Nessus.
Summary and references
Themes may include unlimited potential[1], anarchy, disarray[2], “spiritual laws that support personal freedom and free will”[3], Robin Hood style figures[4], orderliness amid confusion, and mellowness[5].
References:
1) Alex Miller: Chaos 19521
2) Mark Andrew Holmes: Chaos
3) Amable: (19521) Chaos
4) Zane Stein: Chaos
5) Philip Sedgwick: New Dwarf Planets, Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More
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| Discovery chart for (19521) Chaos: 19th November 1998, 09:52 UTC, Tucson, AZ. |