Basics
Class: Cold cubewano
Location: Kuiper belt
Orbit length (approx): 291.69 years
Discovered: 11th March 2005, 04:48 UTC, from Kitt Peak Observatory, AZ, by Marc William Buie
Notes: Binary system with one known satellite, !Hãunu; 140km and 120km in diameter respectively. The system is currently undergoing mutual occultation events from the perspective of Earth.
Events at time of discovery:
- March 11 – A day of mourning is held in Spain to mark the first anniversary of the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks. At noon, King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía inaugurate the Forest of the Departed, a memorial park in Madrid where an olive or cypress tree has been planted for each victim of the tragedy.
- – President of Switzerland, Samuel Schmid, speaks in Madrid in a conference on terrorism and urges countries to respect international law and human rights.
- – In the U.K., the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 is finally given Royal Assent.
- – Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov announces he is going to retire from professional competitions.
Naming information
Name origin: ǀXam mythology, South Africa
Mythology: Wikipedia states: “ǂKá̦gára and his brother-in-law ! Hãunu fought an epic battle in the east using thunder and lightning, producing mountainous clouds and rain. The conflict was fought over ǂKá̦gára’s returning his younger sister, ! Hãunu’s wife, to their parents.” This story is reportedly told to children to explain thunderstorms.
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| The Nossob Riverbed, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa; at the heart of the ǀXam lands. Photo by Bernard Dupont. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 29+ Leo
Discovery Sabian: An Unsealed Letter
Discovery nodal signature: Cancer–Capricorn
Estimated orbital resonances: Saturn 1:10, Uranus 2:7, Neptune 9:16, Pluto 6:7, Eris 19:10
Discovery chart details: New phase chart with stellium in Pisces/5th. Minor grand trine between Moon, Chiron and Pholus. Mars square, Uranus semi-square and Vesta conjunct North Node. Moon semi-square Neptune and sextile Nessus; Sun trine Saturn and semi-sextile Eris; Mercury sesquiquadrate Ceres. Venus semi-sextile Neptune and semi-square Chiron; Mars semi-square Uranus. Jupiter trine Neptune; Saturn square Eris. Vesta trine and Asbolus square Pluto; Ceres trine Asbolus.
Summary and references
Meanings suggested include: bringing rain and storms[1]; karmic invulnerability or instant karma, solving problems by understanding their causes, concealing personal motives and interests, ability to redefine a scenario based on clear evidence[2]; storms, unusual weather, Uranian themes such as invention, rule-breaking and science fiction[3]; “opening the mind to an entirely different way of thinking” or a new mental map[4]; strong sense of community, sharing, respect for culture and tradition versus rejection, judgment, exclusion and selfishness, rescue, warriors[5]. Possibly also relates to skill in working with elemental or natural forces, familial tension, overreaction or immediate reaction, fighting to be seen or heard as one truly is.
References:
1) Mark Andrew Holmes: ǂKá̦gára
2) Amable: ǂKá̦gára
3) Kirsti Melto: New Moon in Cancer – July 10, 2021
4) Zane Stein: ǂKá̦gára
5) Philip Sedgwick: New Dwarf Planets, Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More
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| Discovery chart for (469705) ǂKá̦gára: 11th March 2005, 04:48 UTC, Tucson, AZ. The cubewano is not depicted. |