Basics
Class: S-type asteroid
Location: Inner main belt, Massalia family
Orbit length (approx): 3.74 years
Discovered: 19th September 1852 (time unknown), from Naples, Italy, by Annibale de Gasparis
Notes: Namesake and parent body of the Massalia family, a very large group consisting of stony asteroids with low inclinations.
Events at time of discovery:
- 1852 – French semaphore line is superseded by the telegraph.
- September 24 – Henri Giffard makes the first airship trip.
- September 28 – Birth of Henri Moissan, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- September 30 – Birth of Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer
Naming information
Name origin: Latin name for the French city of Marseille, from which the independent discover Jean Chacornac sighted it the night following de Gasparis' discovery. Founded in 754 BC by Greek settlers from Phocaea, Marseille is the oldest city in France, as well as one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlements.
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| Skyline of the Euroméditerranée in Marseille from the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by TravelerFromEuropeanUnion. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 3+ Aries
Discovery Sabian: Two Lovers Strolling On a Secluded Walk
Discovery nodal signature: Libra-Taurus
Estimated orbital resonances: Earth 4:15, Mars 4:7, Ceres 11:9, Jupiter 16:5
Discovery chart details: Massalia was square the Nodes, semi-square Vesta and semi-sextile Eris. Vesta was semi-square the North Node and Jupiter sesquiquadrate, with the two bodies in opposition. Mercury was opposite Neptune and Mars opposite Pluto. Juno was semi-square and Ceres trine Saturn.
Summary
Correspondences suggest themes surrounding polarisation and reconciliation; communication, speed, distances and meetings; longstanding connections, foundations and roots; organic growth.
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| Noon discovery chart for (20) Massalia: 19th September 1852, Naples, Italy. |
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