Saturday 29 September 2018

Dziewanna, Slavic mythology for (471143) 2010 EK139

On September 25, 2018, (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]