Basics
Class: S-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 4.26 years
Discovered: 15th December 1852 (time unknown), from London, U.K., by John Russell Hind
Notes: Mainly contains iron and magnesium silicates.
Events at time of discovery:
- December 15 – Birth of Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- December 19 – Birth of Albert A. Michelson, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- December 28 – Birth of Leonardo Torres Quevedo, Spanish engineer, one of the pioneers of computing and the radio control, inventor of El Ajedrecista (The Chess Player)
Naming information
Name origin: Ancient Greek muse of comedy and bucolic poetry.
Mythology: ‘Thalia’ translates to “Rich Festivity” or “Blooming”. Possibly, with Apollo, parent of the Korybantes, worshippers of Cybele.
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| Thalia on an antique fresco from Pompeii. Photo by Sailko. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 20+ Taurus
Discovery Sabian: A Finger Pointing to a Line in an Open Book
Discovery nodal signature: Taurus–Sagittarius
Estimated orbital resonances: Earth 4:17, Mars 1:2, Ceres 12:11, Jupiter 14:5, Chiron 12:1
Discovery chart details: Noon. Thalia was sesquiquadrate Mercury-Chiron and sextile Asbolus. Mars also conjunct Chiron, both trine Vesta-Uranus alongside retrograde Mercury. Jupiter square Neptune. Saturn-Nessus-Sedna minor T-square, with Sedna stationary. Venus sextile Pholus; Ceres trine Nessus.
Summary and references
Interpretations offered so far include “a happy, jubilant, entertaining, and comical personality”[1]; abundance, good cheer, comedy[2]. Correspondences further suggest the role of comic narrative in telling particularly meaningful or emotionally challenging stories; also serendipity.
References:
1) Path-strology: A Handful of Fun (and Unique) Asteroids in the Natal Chart
2) TAKE Astrology: Asteroids in Astrology
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| Noon discovery chart for (23) Thalia: 15th December 1852, London, U.K. |