Focus On: (19) Fortuna
Name origin: Roman goddess of fortune and fate, and the personification of luck.
Asteroids, Focus On, Inner main belt objects, Main belt objects, Pisces discovery
Asteroids, Focus On, Inner main belt objects, Main belt objects, Virgo discovery
Focus On: (17) Thetis
Name origin: Greek sea goddess and the leader of the fifty Nereides. Like many other sea gods, Thetis possessed the gift of prophecy and power to change her shape at will.
Asteroids, Capricorn discovery, Central main belt objects, Eunomia family, Focus On, Main belt objects
Focus On: (15) Eunomia
Name origin: Greek goddess of good order, civic stability and lawful conduct.
Asteroids, Central main belt objects, Focus On, Main belt objects, Taurus discovery
Focus On: (13) Egeria
Name origin: Roman nymph, wife and counsellor of king Numa Pompilius.
Asteroids, Focus On, Inner main belt objects, Main belt objects, Scorpio discovery
Focus On: (11) Parthenope
Name origin: Greek nymph, one of the Seirenes (Sirens) – three monstrous sea-nymphs who lured sailors to their death with a bewitching song.
Asteroids, Focus On, Inner main belt objects, Main belt objects, Virgo discovery
Focus On: (4) Vesta
Name origin: Roman goddess of the hearth fire. Vesta was held in high regard in Roman culture, where she was worshipped with a perpetual fire guarded by the Vestal Virgins.
Aries discovery, Asteroids, Central main belt objects, Focus On, Main belt objects
Focus On: (3) Juno
Name origin: Roman goddess representing various spheres, including fertility, brides, war, lunar cycles, beginnings, youth, liveliness and strength, and multiple others.
Asteroids, Central main belt objects, Focus On, Main belt objects, Virgo discovery
Focus On: (2) Pallas
Name origin: Pallas Athene, Greek goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defence of towns, heroic endeavour, weaving, pottery and various other crafts.
Central main belt objects, Dwarf planets, Focus On, Main belt objects, Taurus discovery
Focus On: (1) Ceres
Name origin: Roman goddess of agriculture, grain, abundance, fertility and mothers. Name means “to feed”.