Basics
Class: C-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 4.54 years
Discovered: 12th January 1856 (time unknown), from Paris, France by Jean Chacornac
Events at time of discovery:
- January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California.
- January 9 – Birth of Lizette Woodworth Reese, American poet and teacher
- January 12 – Birth of John Singer Sargent, American artist
Naming information
Name origin: Aetolian princess who became a Spartan queen.
Mythology: Mother of the Dioscuri, Clytaemnestra and Helen, after Zeus seduced her in the guise of a swan. According to Ovid, she was famed for her beautiful black hair and snowy skin. Zeus is said to have celebrated Helen's birth by creating the constellation Cygnus.
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| Leda and the Swan, 16th-century copy after the lost original by Michelangelo. Photo by Sailko. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 7+ Leo (74% approx probability)
Discovery Sabian: A Communist Activist Spreading his Revolutionary Ideals
Discovery nodal signature: Capricorn-Leo
Estimated orbital resonances: Mercury 1:19, Earth 2:9, Mars 7:15, Jupiter 13:5, Saturn 13:2
Discovery chart details: Venus was trine Leda. Leda was also very closely quincunx Juno. Mercury was conjunct Chiron. Nodes were at end of Aries-Libra, having just entered. Jupiter, Neptune, Eris, Vesta and Pallas were all in Pisces, likely along with the Moon.
Summary
Correspondences suggest Leda may represent bringing forth a new paradigm or custom (and the dismantling needed to produce fresh ideas); beauty, beguilement, inspiration and vision; determination to complete what is begun, and to forge a legacy.
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| Noon discovery chart for (38) Leda: 12th January 1856, Paris, France. |
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