Basics
Class: S-type asteroid
Location: Near Earth object, part of the Amor group
Orbit length (approx): 1.76 years
Discovered: 13th August 1898 (time unknown), from Berlin, Germany, by Carl Gustav Witt
Notes: Second-largest Near-Earth Object. Visited by the NEAR Shoemaker space probe in 1998, it became the first asteroid ever studied from orbit.
Events at time of discovery:
- August 11 – Birth of Maria Klenova, Russian marine geologist
- August 13 – Birth of Regis Toomey, American actor
- August 15 – Birth of Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet
- August 20 – The Gornergrat railway opens, connecting Zermatt to the Gornergrat in Switzerland.
- August 23 – The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, sets sail from London.
Naming information
Name origin: Greek god of love
Mythology: In the earliest account, Eros is a primordial god, while in later accounts he is described as one of the children of Aphrodite and Ares and, with some of his siblings, was one of the Erotes, a group of winged love gods. The main myth about him involves how he met, married and later rescued Psyche.
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| Composite image of (433) Eros from the NEAR Shoemaker mission, published in 2000 by NASA/JPL/JHUAPL. |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 22+ Aquarius
Discovery Sabian: A Big Bear Sitting Down and Waving All its Paws
Discovery nodal signature: Capricorn-Leo
Estimated orbital resonances: Venus 7:20, Earth 4:7, Mars 11:9, Ceres 13:5
Discovery chart details: Eros was sesquiquadrate Jupiter, square Chiron, trine Juno and semi-square Sedna. Mercury was square Mars and trine the North Node, to which Mars was quincunx. Jupiter was semi-square Chiron and opposite Sedna.
Summary and references
May represent desire, passion (of all kinds) and its fulfilment, what gives life meaning, genital or heart health[1]; emotive and yang expression, emotional feedback and stimulation through communication, teaching[2]; what 'turns us on' in any sphere[3]; "our journey of self enlightenment and understanding" (along with Psyche and Venus)[4]; love (especially physical contact), charisma[5]; thirst for survival and living life to the fullest[6]; lasting transformation through love, erotic love, creative revelations[7]; sexual orientation, erotic love as a path to spiritual illumination, vital energy[8].
References:1) Alex Miller: Eros 433
2) Amable: (433) Eros
3) Kirsti Melto: Full Moon in Aries – October 14, 2008
4) Neptune's Aura Astrology: Psyche 16 and Eros 433
5) Zane Stein: Eros
6) Martha Lang-Wescott: Basic Resources
7) TAKE Astrology: Asteroids in Astrology
8) Demetra George & Douglas Bloch: Asteroid Goddesses (Ibis Press, 2003)
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| Noon discovery chart for (433) Eros: 13th August 1898, Berlin, Germany. |
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