Aya, Akkadian mythology for (55565) 2002 AW197

On June 30, 2025, the object (55565) 2002 AW197 was officially named (55565) Aya.

 

"Aya is the goddess of the dawn in Akkadian mythology. Aya was the consort of the Sun god, Shamash." [WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 15].

 

"Buduhudug was the mythical mountain where the sun set, the place where Shamash entered Aya, reuniting with her each day after he finished his journey through the sky.

Ninsun, Gilgamesh's mother, during her prayer to Shamash, asks Aya three times to intercede on behalf of her son to guarantee his safety both during the day and the night on his journey to the Land of the Living where he would face the giant Humbaba, guardian of the Cedar Forest. Ninsun makes clear that the optimal time for Aya to supplicate her husband is just after sunset, when he returns home from his daily journey." (Wikipedia)

 

This mythology indicates the importance of choosing the right strategy in each specific case to obtain the expected result.

Mani, Norse mythology for (307261) 2002 MS4

On June 9, 2025, object (307261) 2002 MS4 was officially named (307261) Mani.

 

"Máni [male character] is a personification of the Moon from Old Norse as described in the Prose Edda. Máni is the son of Mundilfari and the brother of Sól [female character], the Sun." (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 13)

 

In Norse mythology, the gods assigned Máni and Sól (sons of Mundilfari) the task of controlling and directing the Moon and the Sun respectively, avoiding being reached by the wolves Hati and Sköll (eclipsing agents).

 

In this mythology, the sociability of the Moon (astrological meaning) takes on a masculine component, manifesting itself in the form of initiative during social interaction. The wolves, following behind, symbolize social integration and the restructuring of the positions that each member occupies in the social hierarchy. 

 

The classical Kuiper belt object Mani represents the capacity for evolution and adaptation to rapid changes in state in the form of a burst (5:16 resonance with Uranus). It also represents the ability to remain open to understanding others if their attitude and behavior are in line with our values ​​(8:13 resonance with Neptune).

 

The objet Mani has the ability to remain open to facts or information that progressively help defining the quality of the situation or problem (perihelion in 8:3 resonance with Eris). It also produces events or circumstances that force shortcomings related to identification processes to come to light (perihelion in 4:3 resonance with Haumea-Varuna-2002_UX25).

 

The object Mani is also related to infiltration capabilities (aphelion in 1:2 resonance with Neptune), which require a certain degree of personality sophistication (aphelion in 3:4 resonance with Pluto). It also generates exceptional opportunities in which access is opened to processes or functions that are normally closed or internal (aphelion in 5:6 resonance with Salacia), which all together make the course of development or the final outcome very difficult to deduce from the outset (aphelion in 5:3 resonance with Gonggong).

Taowu, Chinese mythology for (471325) 2011 KT19

On February 3, 2025, the damocloid centaur 2011 KT19 was officially named (471325) Taowu.

 

"One of the Four Perils of Chinese mythology, Taowu is a ferocious and stubborn beast said to lurk within the western regions of China. It is depicted as having a human head, tiger legs, boar tusks, and a long tail." (WGSBN Bulletin 5, #2).

 

 

This mythological creature combines emotional and mental intelligence (human head), the ability to catch and grab its prey (tiger legs), initiative and forward momentum (boar tusks), and a great sense of balance when moving and rejoining (long tail).

 

The concept of 'peril' in Ancient China is explained in the hexagram nº 29 of I-Ching, entitled "“The Abysmal”". It refers to the ability to analyze all the possibilities and aspects of a situation, which allows one to find the correct and most appropriate solution to it.

 

The damocloid centaur Taowu is in resonance 1:18 with Jupiter (semi-major axis), which indicates faith and confidence in resolving situations that are untimely, out of place or inverted; and in resonance 1:2 with Neptune (aphelion), which indicates the capacity for infiltration. Its retrograde and highly inclined orbit is related to inner experiences that are very far from the everyday and the habitual.