Basics
Class: S-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 4.30 years
Discovered: 29th July 1851 (time unknown), from Naples, Italy, by Annibale de Gasparis
Notes: Largest of the stony asteroids.
Events at time of discovery:
- July 20 – Birth of Arnold Pick, Czechoslovakian neurologist
- July 28 – Total solar eclipse visible in Canada, Greenland, Iceland and Northern Europe, the first solar eclipse to be photographed.
- August 12 – Isaac Singer is granted a United States patent for his improved sewing machine.
Naming information
Name origin: Greek goddess of good order and lawful conduct
Mythology: Eunomia was associated with the internal stability of a state, including the enactment of good laws and the maintenance of civil order. She was also the spring-time goddess of green pastures (nomia in Greek). Eunomia was one of the Horai (seasons), along with Eirene and Dike. Sometimes identified with Eurynome, mother of the Kharites.
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| Ceiling painting in the Peace Palace (law courts), The Hague, featuring Eunomia at top right with Dike, Eirene and Themis. Photo by PetrusSilesius, CC BY-SA 3.0. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 3+ Capricorn
Discovery Sabian: A Group Of People Outfitting A Large Canoe At The Start Of A Journey By Water
Discovery nodal signature: Capricorn-Cancer
Estimated orbital resonances: Mercury 1:18, Venus 1:7, Earth 3:13, Mars 1:2, Ceres 14:13, Jupiter 11:4
Discovery chart details: Eunomia was trine a Saturn-Uranus conjunction and sextile Eris. Vesta was sesquiquadrate the North Node; Mars square Neptune; Ceres semi-square Saturn-Uranus. Venus was square Chariklo.
Summary and references
Amable considers Eunomia to represent "useful and practical order, which improves clarity and facilitates activity"[1]. Additionally, associations seem to encapsulate the power of co-operative effort and of discernment combined with humility. These can result in significant leaps forward for humanity as a whole.
References:1) Amable: (15) Eunomia
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| Noon discovery chart for (15) Eunomia: 29th July 1851, Naples, Italy. |
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