Basics
Class: XC-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 4.24 years
Discovered: 4th April 1858 (time unknown), from Düsseldorf, Germany, by Robert Luther.
Notes: Large, very dark main belt asteroid resonant with both Jupiter and Saturn.
Events at time of discovery:
- March 30 – Hymen Lipman patents a pencil with an attached eraser.
- April 19 – The United States signs a treaty with the Yankton Sioux Tribe.
- April 23 – Birth of Max Planck, German physicist
- June 2 – Comet Donati, the first to be photographed, is discovered by Giovanni Battista Donati, and remains visible for several months afterwards.
Naming information
Name origin: Greek nymph and minor goddess.
Mythology: Kalypso is most famed for detaining Odysseus on her island for seven years, before the gods intervened to get him released. She then aids him to leave. Name means “to cover”, “to conceal”, “to hide”, or “to deceive”, or “concealing the knowledge”.
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| Calypso Cave in Xagħra, Gozo: the cave of Calypso and Odysseus in Maltese tradition. Photo by Carole Raddato. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 28+ Virgo
Discovery Sabian: A Seeker After Occult Knowledge is Reading an Ancient Scroll Which Illumines His Mind
Discovery nodal signature: Cancer–Pisces
Estimated orbital resonances: Earth 4:17, Mars 1:2, Ceres 12:11, Jupiter 14:5, Saturn 7:1, Chiron 12:1, Uranus 20:1
Discovery chart details: Noon. Kalypso was opposite Sedna and sesquiquadrate Asbolus. Stellia in Aries and Taurus. Jupiter sextile North Node. Mercury trine Ceres; Venus semi-sextile Neptune; Saturn sesquiquadrate and Pluto sextile Eris. Uranus trine Pholus; Juno sesquiquadrate Neptune; Vesta opposite Pluto. Chiron square Chariklo.
Summary and references
The sense of the name Kalypso may carry across astrologically[1]; though there are indicators also of (perhaps eventual) revelation and lucidity; of information that manifests regardless of obstacles, or when actively or appropriately sought; lore that is worth seeking.
References:
1) Martha Lang-Wescott: Basic Resources
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| Noon discovery chart for (53) Kalypso: 4th April 1858, Düsseldorf, Germany. |