Basics
Class: Cb-type asteroid
Location: Outer main belt
Orbit length (approx): 5.62 years
Discovered: 1st September 1854 (time unknown), from Washington, D.C., by James Ferguson
Notes: Very young asteroid, one of the largest (approximately tied for seventh place) and the third roundest.
Events at time of discovery:
- August 23 – Birth of Moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer
- August 27 – English lawyer Alfred Wills and party set out for the first ascent of the Wetterhorn in Switzerland, regarded as the start of the “golden age of alpinism”.
- August 31-September 8 – An epidemic of cholera in London kills over 10,000. Dr. John Snow traces the source of one outbreak (which killed 500) to a single water pump.
- September 3 – Birth of Anna Sandström, Swedish social reformer
Naming information
Name origin: Greek; one of the three Kharites and goddess of good cheer, mirth, merriment and joy. Her name is the feminine form of the Greek word euphrosynos meaning “merriment”.
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| Statue of Euphrosyne at Achilleion Palace, Corfu Island, Greece. A bust of Sophocles is in the background. Photo by MrPanyGoff. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 25+ Aries
Discovery Sabian: A Man Possessed of More Gifts than He Can Hold
Discovery nodal signature: Taurus–Libra
Estimated orbital resonances: Earth 3:17, Ceres 9:11, Jupiter 17:8, Chiron 9:1, Uranus 15:1
Discovery chart details: Noon. Euphrosyne was semi-sextile and Juno sesquiquadrate the North Node. Minor grand trine between Nessus, Pluto and Eris. Venus sesquiquadrate Sedna; Mars opposite Chariklo-Pluto and trine Eris; Saturn square Neptune and trine Vesta; Uranus trine and Vesta square Pallas-Chiron.
Summary and references
Current delineations include: feelings communicated during physical contact between people[1]; the gift of joy[2]. Correspondences draw attention to various causes of happiness: some involving present enjoyment of an experience, others rather deeper, such as justice, contentment with what is available, achievement of an important goal, or fundamental healing.
References:
1) Amable: (31) Euphrosyne
2) James R. Lewis: The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences (Visible Ink Press, 2003)
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| Noon discovery chart for (31) Euphrosyne: 1st September 1854, Washington, D.C. |