Rumina, Roman mythology for the object (145451) 2005 RM43

On September 1, 2025, the scattered disc object (145451) 2005 RM43 was officially named (145451) Rumnina.

 

"Rumina is a minor Roman goddess who was invoked as a protector of nursing mothers." (WGSBN Bull. 5, #20, 7) 

 

Rumina was a deity who protected breastfeeding, both in humans and animals.

 

On the banks of the Tiber River, a she-wolf (Lupa) found a beached basket containing the twin babies Romulus and Remus. The she-wolf nursed and cared for them until they were discovered by a shepherd (Faustulus), who raised them as his own sons.

 

 

In the place where the basket was found, a wild fig tree grew, considered sacred to the goddess Rumina, which symbolized the ability to give and sustain life.
 

The most striking feature of this mythology is that the capacity for nursing and care occurs between different species, which aligns with the ability of scattered disc objects with a very high aphelion to understand and interact with different cultures and societies.

 

The discovery of the object Rumina coincided with the Prüm Convention, a treaty signed in May 2005 by Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Spain in the city of Prüm, Germany, which was later joined by other members of the European Union. This treaty outlined the police cooperation measures adopted, such as the exchange of data related to DNA, fingerprints, and vehicle registrations.

 

The prediscoveries of the object Rumina [photographs taken before its discovery], coincide with progress in this area. For example, Europol officially began its operations in July 1999.

 

The first prediscovery of the object Rumnia, wich dates back to November 1976, coincides with the beginning of police cooperation between the member states of the European Community through the 'Trevi Group' network, comprised of representatives from the Ministries of Justice and Interior.

Goibniu, Irish mythology for the object (90568) 2004 GV9

On September 1, 2025, the classical Kuiper belt object (90568) 2004 GV9 was officially named (90568) Goibniu.

 

"Goibniu is the god of metallurgy and hospitality in Irish mythology. He served as the metalsmith for the supernatural Tuatha Dé Danann [the folk of the goddess Danu]." [WGSBN Bull. 5, #20, 7]

 

Thanks to their control of trade routes along the Rhine and Danube, the Celts were the first Central European tribe to experience and benefit from the Iron Age, and they brought their metalworking knowledge to Ireland and other countries in northern and western Europe.

 

Celtic forges produced agricultural tools, horse harnesses, swords, and experimented with alloys. These workshops changed the course of history by manufacturing the first chainmail armor, horseshoes, iron wheel rims, and iron plowshares, among other things.

 

Celtic culture reached Ireland gradually, though primarily as a result of Celtic invasions beginning around 500 BC. The blacksmithing skills of the Celts were complemented by the indigenous Irish metalworking knowledge of the Bronze Age, forming the basis of Celtic-Irish culture between 400 BC and 900 AD.

 

The metalworking process used by Irish artisans involved assembling many different pieces. This required mastery of techniques such as welding and riveting, as well as mechanical joining. Bone and slate diagrams are archaeological evidence indicating that the design and assembly were carefully planned in advance.

 

Goibniu is a classic Kuiper Belt object, associated with the ability to handle a large workload in a short amount of time, thanks to the distribution of tasks across separate units that are executed simultaneously, in parallel. This is what is known in computer science as 'multithreaded processing'.

 

The challenge arises during the integration of the different tasks, since each one is different and therefore takes more or less time to complete. This implies waiting for one, sometimes several or all, of these tasks to finish.

 

This concept of 'waiting' is a critical point in the story of the smith Culann from Irish mythology:

 

"Culann was a smith whose house was guarded by a fierce guard dog. Culann invited Conchobar, King of Ulster, and his retinue to a banquet at his house. On the way, Conchobar saw his young nephew Sétanta playing hurling and was so impressed that he invited him to join him at the banquet. Sétanta told him he would catch up after the game. However, the banquet began, and Culann asked Conchobar if he was expecting anyone else. Conchobar, who had forgotten about Sétanta, replied that he wasn't, and Culann unleashed his guard dog. So when Sétanta arrived, Culann was taken by surprise and had no choice but to kill it in self-defense. Sétanta offered to perform his duties, taking his place until a replacement could be bred. Therefore, he was renamed 'Cú Chulainn', which means 'Culann's hound'." (Goibniu, Wikipedia)

The discovery of the object Goibniu coincided with the appearance of the PS3 video game console processor, made up of a CPU that managed 7 separate processing units in parallel; and also with the first dual-core PC CPUs.

 

 

The prediscoveries of the object Goibniu [photographs taken before its discovery], also coincide with advances in that direction. For example, the Intel Pentium processor, which appeared in 1993, had an architecture capable of executing two operations simultaneously in each clock cycle, thanks to its segmentation [pipeline] into two data channels.

 

The first prediscovery of the object Goibniu dates back to 1954, when appeared the first computer built with transistors, instead of vacuum tubes.

 

Giovanni Ribisi, actor of the movie "The Flight of the Phoenix" (2004) and "Avatar" (2009), has Goibniu in Virgo (4th Moon-Node House), in opposition to Jupiter; and in (bi)septile to Mercury-Sun in Sagittarius (12th Moon-Node House).