Basics
Class: Sk-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 3.84 years
Discovered: 11th May 1850 (time unknown) by Annibale de Gasparis from Naples, Italy
Notes: Large, bright asteroid.
Events at time of discovery:
- April – Stephen Foster's parlour ballad "Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway" is published in the United States.
- May 10 – Birth of Sir Thomas Lipton, Scottish merchant, yachtsman
- May 12 – Birth of Henry Cabot Lodge, American statesman
- May 23 – The USS Advance puts to sea from New York to search for Franklin's lost expedition in the Arctic.
- May 25 – The hippopotamus Obaysch arrives at London Zoo from Egypt, the first seen in Europe since Roman times.
Naming information
Name origin: Greek nymph, one of the Seirenes (Sirens)
Mythology: The Seirenes were three monstrous sea-nymphs who lured sailors to their death with a bewitching song. They were formerly handmaidens of the goddess Persephone, and when she was secretly abducted by Haides, Demeter gave them the bodies of birds to assist in the search. After Odysseus survived their song, they were so distressed that they drowned themselves. They were depicted as birds with either the heads or entire upper bodies of women.
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| Detail from illustration of Parthenope from the Mechanical Curator collection ("Nuovo Dizionario Geografico universale"), published 1826 and held in the British Library. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 20+ Scorpio
Discovery Sabian: Obeying His Conscience, a Soldier Resists Orders
Discovery nodal signature: Cancer-Pisces
Estimated orbital resonances: Mercury 1:16, Mars 5:9, Ceres 6:5
Discovery chart details: Mars-Vesta conjunction square Uranus-Pluto and semi-square Jupiter. Mercury, Juno, Asbolus and Chariklo formed a Kite pattern. Venus likely opposite Chiron.
Summary
Alongside all things watery, associations imply creative self-fulfilment; free expression and independent thought; potent emotion and its effects; beauty and delight; searching, especially for hidden truths and root causes.
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| Noon discovery chart for (11) Parthenope: 11th May 1850, Naples, Italy |
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