Focus On: (12) Victoria

Basics

Class: S-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 3.56 years
Discovered: 13th September 1850 (time unknown), by John Russell Hind in London, U.K.
Notes: About 112-124 km across with an albedo of 0.18. Victoria has been observed to occult a star three times since its discovery. Elongated; suspected to be a binary asteroid, with a moon of irregular shape.
Events at time of discovery:

• September 5 – Birth of Eugen Goldstein, German physicist
• September 13 – Piz Bernina, the highest summit of the eastern Alps, is first ascended.
• September 18 – The Fugitive Slave Law is passed by the United States Congress. Harriet Tubman becomes an official conductor of the Underground Railroad.

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Naming information

Name origin: Roman goddess of victory; also to honour Queen Victoria
Mythology: The goddess was the daughter of Styx by the Titan Pallas. Victoria specifically determined who would be successful in war, and was associated with Bellōna. Nike, the Greek version, was linked more with games.

Intaglio in lapis lazuli representing Victoria, 100-200 A.D., found in Tongeren Gallo-Roman museum, Belgium.

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Astrological data

Discovery degree: 2+ Aries
Discovery Sabian: The Cameo Profile of a Man, Suggesting the Shape of His Country
Discovery nodal signature: Scorpio-Gemini
Estimated orbital resonances: Mars 3:5, Ceres 9:7, Jupiter 10:3
Discovery chart details: Victoria was semi-sextile Eris. Juno opposite Uranus-Pluto (out of sign); Vesta square Nessus; Mars sextile and Pholus quincunx the North Node. Stellia in Aries and Libra.

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Summary and references

The discovery Sabian is indicative of identifying oneself with, participating in, or absorption by a greater whole or collective. Amable adds policy and ownership changes in corporations^[1]. According to Jessie M. from Path-strology: "From my research, it doesn’t appear that this asteroid will make a person unable to lose – rather, they simply have a better ability of bouncing back and trying again – which is much more likely to ensure success than just quitting altogether"^[2].

References:
1) Amable: (12) Victoria
2) Path-strology: Fun and Unique Asteroids in the Natal Chart: Part 3

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Noon discovery chart for (12) Victoria: 13th September 1850, London, U.K.