Saturday, 29 September 2018

Dziewanna, Slavic mythology for the object (471143) 2010 EK139

On September 25, 2018, the scattered disc object (471143) 2010 EK139 was oficially named (471143) Dziewanna:


"Dziewanna was the Slavic Goddess of the wild nature, forests and the hunt. Gold-haired, young and beautiful, she brought the spring and revitalized the Earth. Wild yellow mullein flowers (Polish: dziewanna) were her symbol. Dried, they served as torches during her celebrations."

(471143) Dziewanna is a scattered disc object with high aphelion and perihelion located in the zone of orbital piercig from Neptune toward the Kuiper belt. It is in 1:7 resonance with Uranus and 7:25 with Neptune.

"Warm Bodies" (2013) [1]


"Warm Bodies" (2013) [2]


"Warm Bodies" (2013) [3]