Sagittarius node

Minor planets with their North Node in Sagittarius at discovery.

Detail of a studio portrait photograph of Venetia Burney, aged 11, around the time she named Pluto (crop).
Aries discovery, Asteroids, Focus On, Inner main belt objects, Main belt objects

Focus On: (6235) Burney

Name origin: Venetia Phair (née Burney), who at age 11 was the first to suggest the name Pluto when said planet was discovered. She studied mathematics and became an accountant, and later a teacher.

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Digitally enhanced bas-relief marble sculpture of Aeolus blowing wind.
Aeolia family, Asteroids, Focus On, Gemini discovery, Main belt objects

Focus On: (396) Aeolia

Aiolos was the divine keeper of the winds and king of the mythical, floating island of Aiolia (Aeolia). He kept the violent Storm-Winds locked safely away inside the cavernous interior of his isle, releasing them only at the command of greatest gods to wreak devastation upon the world.

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