Basics
Class: C-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 4.43 years
Discovered: 24th March 1860 (time unknown), from Düsseldorf, Germany, by Robert Luther
Events at time of discovery:
- March 22 – The Grand Duchy of Tuscany is annexed to the newly formed Kingdom of Italy.
- April 2 – The first Italian Parliament meets at Turin.
- April 3 – The Pony Express begins its first run.
- May 1 – A Chondrite-type meteorite falls to earth in Muskingum County, Ohio, near the town of New Concord.
- May 9 – Birth of J. M. Barrie, Scottish author
Naming information
Name origin: Roman goddess/personification of peace and social harmony.
Mythology: Often associated with Pax (Peace) in assuring a stable society; probably a close match with the Greek concept of homonoia (likemindedness), which was also anthropomorphised.
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| Artist's rendering of the Temple of Concord (1892), by Christian Hülsen. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 29+ Virgo
Discovery Sabian: Totally Intent Upon Completing An Immediate Task, A Man Is Deaf To Any Allurement
Discovery nodal signature: Leo-Pisces
Estimated orbital resonances: Jupiter 8:3, Saturn 20:3, Uranus 19:1
Discovery chart details: New lunar phase chart. Like Pallas and Vesta, Concordia was discovered in the last degree of Virgo; this time sesquiquadrate to Venus, opposite Sedna and trine Pholus. Mercury was stationary conjunct Ceres. Mars was in the first degree of Capricorn. The Sun was sesquiquadrate Saturn and sextile Uranus. Venus was sextile Jupiter.
Summary and references
Alongside the themes ruled by the goddess (i.e. peace and harmony[1] and positive social interaction and agreements[2]), the correspondences suggest determination, planning and focus – and/or complaisance – in the fulfilment of that aim.
References:1) Mark Andrew Holmes: Concordia
2) Amable: (58) Concordia
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| Noon discovery chart for (58) Concordia: 24th March 1860, Düsseldorf, Germany. |
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