Basics
Class: M-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 3.80 years
Discovered: 15th November 1852 (time unknown), from Paris, France, by Hermann Goldschmidt
Notes: Lutetia has an irregular shape and is heavily cratered, with the largest impact crater reaching 45 km in diameter. The surface is geologically heterogeneous and is intersected by a system of grooves and scarps, which are thought to be fractures.
Events at time of discovery:
- October 23 – The conjecture of the four color theorem is first proposed.
- November – Leo Tolstoy’s debut novel Childhood is published.
- November 8 – Birth of Eva Kinney Griffith, American activist and writer
- November 11 – The Palace of Westminster opens in London.
- November 15 – Birth of Ella Maria Ballou, American writer
Naming information
Name origin: Latin name for Paris, the capital city of France, where the asteroid was discovered (the full name being Lutetia Parisiorum, “Lutetia of the Parisii”). The etymology of Lutetia may refer to a swamp or marsh.
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| Lower lake of the Bois de Boulogne, a park in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, designed in the 1850s to provide rest and relaxation for families of all classes. Photo supplied by Free On Line Photos. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 12+ Taurus
Discovery Sabian: A Porter Carrying Heavy Baggage
Discovery nodal signature: Cancer–Sagittarius
Estimated orbital resonances: Earth 5:19, Mars 9:16, Ceres 6:5
Discovery chart details: Noon chart. Lutetia was in a minor T-square with Nessus and Sedna, and also quincunx Venus and Ceres. Pallas and Vesta formed a Yod with Mercury and another with Neptune; Jupiter a minor T-square with Eris and Pholus; stellia present in Taurus and Sagittarius. Saturn was semi-square the North Node. Mercury was square Neptune; Venus sextile Mars. Jupiter semi-sextile Chiron; Ceres quincunx Saturn.
Summary and references
Amable connects this asteroid with the distribution of utilities within a city or a home[1]; correspondences imply expectations, especially projected; working from the ground up, aspirations put into action; possibly a sense of being overwhelmed or stuck, or an urge to break out.
References:
1) Amable: (21) Lutetia
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| Noon discovery chart for (21) Lutetia: 15th November 1852, Paris, France. |