Basics
Class: G/X-type asteroid
Location: Outer main belt
Orbit length (approx): 5.11 years
Discovered: 28th November 1892 (time unknown), from Nice, France, by Auguste Charlois
Notes: During its orbit, this asteroid has made close approaches to the dwarf planet Ceres.
Events at time of discovery:
- November 24 – The Hotel Zinzendorf catches fire in the city of Winston-Salem, NC; 45 people die.
- December 4 – Birth of Liu Bocheng, Chinese military officer
- December 5 – Birth of Cyril Ring, American film actor
- December 6 – Birth of Osbert Sitwell, English writer
Naming information
Name origin: Karl May (1842-1912), a German author best known for his novels of travels and adventures, set in the American Old West, the Middle East, and other locations. He also wrote poetry, a play, and music. He was a proficient player of several musical instruments. Many of his works were adapted for film, theatre, audio dramas and comics. Later in his career, May turned to philosophical and spiritual genres. He is one of the best-selling German writers of all time, with about 200,000,000 copies sold worldwide.
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| Photographic portrait of Karl May (1907) by Erwin Raupp. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 0+ Gemini
Discovery Sabian: A Glass-Bottomed Boat Reveals Undersea Wonders
Discovery nodal signature: Cancer–Sagittarius
Estimated orbital resonances: Mars 5:12, Ceres 9:10, Jupiter 7:3, Chiron 10:1
Discovery chart details: Noon. May was quincunx Venus, semi-square Jupiter and square Juno. T-square with Saturn, Chariklo and Pholus; minor T-square between Chariklo, Nessus and Pholus. Uranus opposite and Sun possibly quincunx North Node. Mars quincunx Saturn; Juno sesquiquadrate Jupiter; Saturn trine and Pholus sextile Neptune. Pallas-Eris sesquiquadrate Asbolus. Ceres semi-square Sedna.
Summary
Could relate to (perhaps dramatically) breaking new ground; multiple spheres, dimensions, professions or identities, maverick tendencies; adventure versus home (or adventures of the imagination).
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| Noon discovery chart for (348) May: 28th November 1892, Nice, France. |