Thursday 15 February 2018

(121725) Aphidas, searching for security and physical protection in moments of high risk

(121725) Aphidas is a centaur discovered in December of 1999. It reached the perihelion in October of 1973. It was offiacially named in October of 2017.

The orbit is between Saturn and Neptune, with an orbital piercing from Neptune toward Uranus. It has a perihelion of 9.71 AU and an aphelion of 26.27 AU. The semimajor axis is at 17.99 AU. It has an orbital period of 76 years and 124 days. It has an inclination of 6.7º. It has a diameter of about 84 km.


Orbital resonance:
11:10 with Uranus (99.9%)
13:4 with Pluto (99.8%)
5:13 with Saturn (99.6%)
13:6 with Neptune (99.6%)

 

Greek mythology

During the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, the Centaurs got drunk and tried to assault and rape the invited women. Aphidas was sleeping on a bear-skin rug with a cup in his unconscious hand.

During the battle between the Lapitas and the Centaurs that followed the wedding, the Lapith Phorbas killed Aphidas with a thrown spear while he slept.

(121725) Aphidas is related with the search for security and physical protection (Saturn) in moments of high risk, in which the adrenaline triggers, generating very turbulent emotions (orbital piercing from Neptune toward Uranus).

"10 Cloverfield Lane" (2016)

"The Hitcher" (2006)

Saturday 10 February 2018

Albion, William Blake mythology for (15760) 1992 QB1

On January 31, 2018, (15760) 1992 QB1 was officially named (15760) Albion.

"The Ancient of Days" (William Blake, 1794),
binary quality, as a basis for the birth of Computer Age.

'Albion' is the Greek name with which the island of Great Britain was originally known. The term derives from the Latin 'albus', which means 'white', in allusion to the color of the stones of the White Cliffs of Dover, the first thing that is seen of the islands when crossing the English Channel from France.

In the creation mythology of William Blake (1757-1827), Albion is the island-dwelling primordial man who divided himself into the four Zoas (Urthona, Urizen, Luvah and Tharmas), each representing important aspects of human character.

The First Industrial Revolution (time in which William Blake lived) originated in England due to several factors: on one hand, the presence of a parliamentary monarchy based on the division of powers and individual freedom, with a sufficient level of legal guarantee for the private businessman; and on the other, the abundance of raw materials (especially coal, fuel for the steam engine) and the ability to import them through the maritime network (especially cotton from India, for textile manufacturing).

Coalbrookdale (1801), one of the places where the Industrial Revolution originated.