Not only is its orbit highly elliptical, but it is tilted 44.187 degrees relative to the plane of the solar system. Pluto's orbit is only inclined 17 degrees.

How big is it? The latest size estimate, as of February 2006, is a diameter of 3000 km. To put that in perspective, our Moon is 3500 km, Pluto is 2300 km, and Pluto's moon Charon only 1200 km.

It takes 557 years for the newly-discovered body to orbit the Sun. Right now, it is on the far side of the Solar System, not too far from its farthest point from the Sun.

On September 10, 2005, astronomers discovered that Eris has a moon, and this was provisionally designated S/2005 (2003 UB313). Some mouthful to say! So, since they nicknamed the main body Xena, they decided to nickname its companion Gabrielle (after the TV warrior's constant companion.)

Here is an excellent website for (mostly) astronomical information and updates on 136199: ERIS

MYTHOLOGY

The goddess Hesiod describes who 'fosters evil war and battle' is described as being the sister of Ares (Mars, to the Romans), with Zeus (Jupiter) and Hera (Ceres) as her parents.

Eris, as daughter of Nyx, has some quite interesting siblings, although the list varies depending upon the author.

And Eris herself has been listed of the mother of several other interesting beings, called the Kakodaimones, who were the evil spirits which plagued mankind. The moon of the body Eris has been named after the one listed in bold in the following paragraph from Hesiod:

There are many stories of Eris in literature, but probably the most famous took place at the marriage of Peleus to Thetis. Eris was not invited to the wedding. (Would you invite Strife to your wedding?) When she found out that she had been snubbed, but Hera (Juno), Athena (Pallas), and Aphrodite (Venus) had been sent invitations (by Chiron, in fact), but she had not been invited, she was enraged, and sought revenge. She decided to go to the wedding anyway. Colluthus wrote:

Zeus saw the quarrel heating up, and called to Hermes (Mercury) to give escort the goddesses to a shepherd named Paris, and instruct him to give the apple to the goddess he saw as the most beautiful. In this way, he sought to resolve the argument. (Some say that Zeus knew what would happen, and planned the whole thing.)

When Paris was told of his honor by Hermes, each of the goddesses tried to sway his decision by offering him a gift. (Bribing the judge?) Hera said if she were chosen fairest of all women, she would make him king of all men; Athena promised him victory in war; and Aphrodite promised him Helene in marriage.

Paris chose Aphrodite, for Helene was one of the most beautiful, desirable of all women. With Aphrodite's aid Paris seduced queen Helene and abducted her to Troy, and this led to the Trojan War.

There are many, many stories of Eris accompanying her brother Ares onto the battlefield. She is often described as having an insatiable desire for bloodshed. Even after all the other gods had withdrawn from battle, she remained, rejoicing over the slaughter.

But she was also mentioned as responsible for other 'battles.' On more than one occasion, for example, she is listed as the cause of marital strife.

Aesop retold one of the Eris stories which may indeed show us one aspect of Eris' meaning to us:

And yet, with all of this, there is another side to Eris. As Hesiod wrote:

The ancient astrologers associated war, as well as healthy competition, with the 7th house, and the 7th sign (Libra). Could Eris, therefore, be associated with Libra?

MODERN MYTHOLOGY

What is the Discordian view of Eris? For that, I'd like to quote from their 'bible', the Principia Discordia:

"...It was not until they traced the Greek writing on the apple that they discovered the ancient Goddess known to the Greeks as Eris and to the Romans as Discordia. This was on the fifth night, and when they slept that night each had a vivid dream of a splendid woman whose eyes were as soft as feather and as deep as eternity itself, and whose body was the spectacular dance of atoms and universes. Pyrotechnics of pure energy formed her flowing hair, and rainbows manifested and dissolved as she spoke in a warm and gentle voice:

"I have come to tell you that you are free. Many ages ago, My consciousness left man, that he might develop himself. I return to find this development approaching completion, but hindered by fear and by misunderstanding.

"You have built for yourselves psychic suits of armor, and clad in them, your vision is restricted, your movements are clumsy and painful, your skin is bruised, and your spirit is broiled in the sun.

"I am chaos. I am the substance from which your artists and scientists build rhythms. I am the spirit with which your children and clowns laugh in happy anarchy. I am chaos. I am alive, and I tell you that you are free.""

ASTROLOGY

It was at its furthest point from the Sun (aphelion) on March 16, 1977, at 13 Aries 36. (1977 was an interesting year. Six days earlier, rings were discovered around the planet Uranus, shaking up our reality, letting us know Saturn wasn't the only ringed planet. And later in the year, November 1, Chiron was discovered, right between Saturn and Uranus.)

Going back in time, it was closest to the Sun (perihelion) on July 7, 1699, at 8 Libra 53. A planet's perihelion is, in many ways, the beginning of its orbital cycle. What shift took place int he world at the end of the 17th Century, as we entered into the 18th Century? Why have some called the 1700's "The Age of Reason and Change"? Could this be related to the perihelion in Libra, sign of the scales of balance, fairness, law and justice?

Obviously, it is way too soon to list meanings for this planet, but it is not too soon to begin studying it astrologically. Here are a few significant positions for Eris:
Discovery position: 19 Aries 45 R
Position when announced to the world: 21 Aries 05 R

The dialectic is a branch of logic in the art of reasoning and\or disputing. Through the use of it Socrates would lead his adversary to make clear his position on the subject, then, often with the introduction of an absolutely contrary theory, the discussion would end with an admission, on the other side, of an inaccuracy. It was employed to set one theory in opposition with another, and thus to develop a subject in a comprehensive manner. First an idea (a Thesis) was thrown up against another theory (an Antithesis); from this, it was thought, one would advance to a third stage, and the truth would emerge. Often, - though not necessarily - there would come about a combination of both the ideas (a synthesis). From this process, it is thought, one would arrive at the truth of a proposition; this is not to be confused with a negotiation process whereby, usually, a compromise is wrought out.

Henry Alphern wrote (in An Outline History of Philosophy):

Hesiod wrote that there were two different Eris goddesses. One of them, the daugher of Nyx (Night) stirred up healthy competiton. Think about the last good, stirring debate you watched. A discussion involving opposing viewpoints, first one side, then the other, at times perhaps getting quite heated. Didn't you come away mentally stimulated, perhaps with your own thoughts galvanized?

Competition comes from the Latin word competere, which means: to strive together, to coincide. The very basis of healthy competition is not to create enmity, but to strive together to come up with something better than existed previously. In a healthy competition, everyone benefits, no matter whoo wins.

President William McKinley was an indefatigable campaigner. He helped rebuild the Republican Party in 1896 by rejecting divisive ethnic issues and promoting pluralism--whereby every group in the nation would prosper and none would be singled out for attack. He once wrote:

He was born on January 29, 1843, with Mercury approximately 27 Aquarius 18, closely conjunct Eris at 27 Aquarius 53.

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey had a mind that quickly grasped complicated issues. He was instrumental in merging two opposing political parties (the Democratic and the Farmer-Labor party), and with their combined backing he was elected Mayor of Minneapolis. He gained a national reputation by his strong stand for civil rights. In fact, in one of the most renowned speeches in American political history, Humphrey told the 1948 Democratic National Convention: "To those who say, my friends, to those who say, that we are rushing this issue of civil rights, I say to them we are 172 years too late! To those who say, this civil rights program is an infringement on states' rights, I say this: the time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadow of states' rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights!" Humphrey and his allies succeeded; the pro-civil-rights plank was narrowly adopted. But not without causing strife! As a result of the Convention's vote, the Mississippi and one half of the Alabama delegation walked out of the hall. Many Southern Democrats were so enraged that they formed the "Dixiecrat" party and nominated their own presidential candidate.

He once wrote:

Humphrey was born May 27, 1911. This gave him a Mars (25 Pisces 19) conjunct Eris (26 Pisces 39), both square Pluto (26 Gemini 53.)

• Research in history should reflect an interesting transition from 1922-1927. Eris was straddling the cusp between Pisces and Aries that whole period:
  
  • Enters Aries June 3, 1922
  • Retrogrades back into Pisces July 21, 1922
  • Enters Aries April 27, 1923
  • Retrogrades back into Pisces August 28, 1923
  • Enters Aries April 1, 1924
  • Retrogrades back into Pisces September 24, 1924
  • Enters Aries March 9, 1925
  • Retrogrades back into Pisces October 22, 1925
  • Enters Aries February 12, 1926
  • Retrogrades back into Pisces December 5, 1926
  • Enters Aries January 1, 1927 (where it still is to this day)
• Look especially to 1924 & 1925, when the Spring Equinox occurred only hours away from the Sun/Eris conjunction.
  
  • 1924: Only a few days after the conjunction in 1924, Greece proclaims itself a Republic. Less than a week after that, Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the Beer Hall Putsch.
  • 1925: Shortly before the conjunction, a law was passed in Tennessee that, in effect, forbade the teaching of evolution in schools, or "any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible." This sparked a major furor, putting on trial a teacher (John T. Scopes) in what was to become one of the most famous trials in history. William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow locked horns in what has become known as the Scopes Monkey Trial.

• Birthcharts. Do you know anyone born on or near any of these dates?
• Personal Events. Have you had anything happen to you around these dates?
• Historical Events. Have there been any patterns in world events for these dates?

  DEGREE	DATE	TIME (U.T.)		DEGREE	DATE	TIME (U.T.)
  22 PI 20	3/13/1900	8 Hr 35 Min 56 Sec		7 AR 49	3/28/1953	19 Hr 25 Min 59 Sec
  22 PI 40	3/13/1901	22 Hr 30 Min 47 Sec		8 AR 05	3/29/1954	7 Hr 37 Min 00 Sec
  23 PI 00	3/14/1902	12 Hr 22 Min 29 Sec		8 AR 20	3/29/1955	19 Hr 27 Min 02 Sec
  23 PI 20	3/15/1903	2 Hr 19 Min 49 Sec		8 AR 35	3/29/1956	7 Hr 31 Min 35 Sec
  23 PI 40	3/14/1904	16 Hr 05 Min 19 Sec		8 AR 51	3/29/1957	19 Hr 31 Min 54 Sec
  23 PI 59	3/15/1905	5 Hr 52 Min 01 Sec		9 AR 06	3/30/1958	7 Hr 27 Min 08 Sec
  24 PI 19	3/15/1906	19 Hr 40 Min 27 Sec		9 AR 21	3/30/1959	19 Hr 28 Min 04 Sec
  24 PI 38	3/16/1907	9 Hr 08 Min 41 Sec		9 AR 36	3/30/1960	7 Hr 13 Min 42 Sec
  24 PI 58	3/15/1908	22 Hr 42 Min 04 Sec		9 AR 51	3/30/1961	19 Hr 14 Min 08 Sec
  25 PI 17	3/16/1909	12 Hr 12 Min 36 Sec		10 AR 06	3/31/1962	7 Hr 18 Min 18 Sec
  25 PI 36	3/17/1910	1 Hr 38 Min 19 Sec		10 AR 21	3/31/1963	19 Hr 07 Min 05 Sec
  25 PI 55	3/17/1911	15 Hr 05 Min 09 Sec		10 AR 36	3/31/1964	7 Hr 13 Min 23 Sec
  26 PI 13	3/17/1912	4 Hr 18 Min 10 Sec		10 AR 51	3/31/1965	19 Hr 10 Min 54 Sec
  26 PI 32	3/17/1913	17 Hr 37 Min 10 Sec		11 AR 06	4/1/1966	7 Hr 02 Min 09 Sec
  26 PI 51	3/18/1914	7 Hr 04 Min 24 Sec		11 AR 21	4/1/1967	18 Hr 56 Min 52 Sec
  27 PI 10	3/18/1915	20 Hr 16 Min 45 Sec		11 AR 36	4/1/1968	6 Hr 35 Min 22 Sec
  27 PI 28	3/18/1916	9 Hr 38 Min 18 Sec		11 AR 51	4/1/1969	18 Hr 27 Min 14 Sec
  27 PI 47	3/18/1917	22 Hr 55 Min 43 Sec		12 AR 06	4/2/1970	6 Hr 17 Min 14 Sec
  28 PI 05	3/19/1918	12 Hr 03 Min 39 Sec		12 AR 20	4/2/1971	17 Hr 48 Min 50 Sec
  28 PI 23	3/20/1919	1 Hr 12 Min 34 Sec		12 AR 35	4/2/1972	5 Hr 39 Min 19 Sec
  28 PI 41	3/19/1920	14 Hr 05 Min 43 Sec		12 AR 50	4/2/1973	17 Hr 24 Min 07 Sec
  28 PI 59	3/20/1921	3 Hr 04 Min 15 Sec		13 AR 05	4/3/1974	5 Hr 10 Min 57 Sec
  29 PI 16	3/20/1922	16 Hr 07 Min 11 Sec		13 AR 19	4/3/1975	17 Hr 05 Min 18 Sec
  29 PI 34	3/21/1923	4 Hr 50 Min 19 Sec		13 AR 34	4/3/1976	4 Hr 45 Min 34 Sec
  29 PI 51	3/20/1924	17 Hr 43 Min 19 Sec		13 AR 48	4/3/1977	16 Hr 36 Min 49 Sec
  0 AR 08	3/21/1925	6 Hr 36 Min 51 Sec		14 AR 03	4/4/1978	4 Hr 22 Min 47 Sec
  0 AR 26	3/21/1926	19 Hr 27 Min 05 Sec		14 AR 17	4/4/1979	15 Hr 49 Min 58 Sec
  0 AR 43	3/22/1927	8 Hr 26 Min 16 Sec		14 AR 31	4/4/1980	3 Hr 33 Min 47 Sec
  1 AR 01	3/21/1928	21 Hr 11 Min 08 Sec		14 AR 45	4/4/1981	15 Hr 10 Min 57 Sec
  1 AR 18	3/22/1929	10 Hr 02 Min 01 Sec		15 AR 00	4/5/1982	2 Hr 44 Min 56 Sec
  1 AR 35	3/22/1930	22 Hr 53 Min 08 Sec		15 AR 14	4/5/1983	14 Hr 23 Min 23 Sec
  1 AR 52	3/23/1931	11 Hr 22 Min 33 Sec		15 AR 28	4/5/1984	1 Hr 48 Min 54 Sec
  2 AR 09	3/23/1932	0 Hr 03 Min 10 Sec		15 AR 43	4/5/1985	13 Hr 30 Min 07 Sec
  2 AR 26	3/23/1933	12 Hr 39 Min 15 Sec		15 AR 57	4/6/1986	1 Hr 12 Min 24 Sec
  2 AR 43	3/24/1934	1 Hr 10 Min 45 Sec		16 AR 11	4/6/1987	12 Hr 41 Min 44 Sec
  3 AR 00	3/24/1935	13 Hr 46 Min 20 Sec		16 AR 26	4/6/1988	0 Hr 28 Min 27 Sec
  3 AR 16	3/24/1936	2 Hr 06 Min 15 Sec		16 AR 40	4/6/1989	12 Hr 08 Min 06 Sec
  3 AR 33	3/24/1937	14 Hr 38 Min 11 Sec		16 AR 54	4/6/1990	23 Hr 41 Min 09 Sec
  3 AR 49	3/25/1938	3 Hr 15 Min 19 Sec		17 AR 09	4/7/1991	11 Hr 18 Min 29 Sec
  4 AR 06	3/25/1939	15 Hr 36 Min 54 Sec		17 AR 23	4/6/1992	22 Hr 41 Min 46 Sec
  4 AR 22	3/25/1940	4 Hr 13 Min 48 Sec		17 AR 37	4/7/1993	10 Hr 19 Min 03 Sec
  4 AR 39	3/25/1941	16 Hr 41 Min 59 Sec		17 AR 51	4/7/1994	21 Hr 52 Min 22 Sec
  4 AR 55	3/26/1942	5 Hr 04 Min 58 Sec		18 AR 05	4/8/1995	9 Hr 09 Min 30 Sec
  5 AR 11	3/26/1943	17 Hr 29 Min 14 Sec		18 AR 19	4/7/1996	20 Hr 46 Min 01 Sec
  5 AR 27	3/26/1944	5 Hr 37 Min 04 Sec		18 AR 32	4/8/1997	8 Hr 17 Min 59 Sec
  5 AR 43	3/26/1945	17 Hr 55 Min 38 Sec		18 AR 46	4/8/1998	19 Hr 51 Min 09 Sec
  5 AR 59	3/27/1946	6 Hr 14 Min 43 Sec		19 AR 01	4/9/1999	7 Hr 32 Min 54 Sec
  6 AR 14	3/27/1947	18 Hr 14 Min 21 Sec		19 AR 15	4/8/2000	19 Hr 01 Min 07 Sec
  6 AR 30	3/27/1948	6 Hr 28 Min 41 Sec		19 AR 29	4/9/2001	6 Hr 41 Min 38 Sec
  6 AR 46	3/27/1949	18 Hr 39 Min 15 Sec		19 AR 43	4/9/2002	18 Hr 14 Min 14 Sec
  7 AR 02	3/28/1950	6 Hr 49 Min 52 Sec		19 AR 57	4/10/2003	5 Hr 29 Min 50 Sec
  7 AR 18	3/28/1951	19 Hr 08 Min 36 Sec		20 AR 11	4/9/2004	17 Hr 05 Min 21 Sec
  7 AR 33	3/28/1952	7 Hr 12 Min 42 Sec		20 AR 25	4/10/2005	4 Hr 31 Min 48 Sec
  7 AR 49	3/28/1953	19 Hr 25 Min 59 Sec		20 AR 38	4/10/2006	15 Hr 56 Min 44 Sec

  ERIS ASPECTING MAJOR PLANETS

  Of course, not only Eris/Sun conjunctions should be significant, but any major aspect between a planet and this body.

  ERIS AND PLUTO

  My first thought was to look for a conjunction between Eris and Pluto, since they are both long-range influences. But I couldn't find one during the whole 20th Century, or even the 19th. Since 1700, these two bodies have only had one conjuction, on December 16, 1756 (at 18 Sagittarius 33.) I've disovered that a remarkable artist was born while these two bodies were only about a degree apart, and invite you to read look at the chart of William Blake.

  Due to the the extreme eccentricities of these two planets, other aspects between them are rare as well. The only times the two planets were in exact opposition between 1700 and the present were in the 20th Century. (The first position in the list is that of Pluto, the second, Eris):

  • Nov 20, 1976 - 13 Lib 17 to 13 Ari 17
  • Mar 7, 1977 - 13 Lib 31 to 13 Ari 31
  • Oct 4, 1977 - 13 Lib 58 to 13 Ari 58
  • May 10, 1978 - 14 Lib 26 to 14 Ari 26
  • Aug 15, 1978 - 14 Lib 38 to 14 Ari 38

  Three major discoveries in astronomy were made during this period which forever changed our picture of the solar system. All three of these discoveries would have a Pluto/Eris opposition in their charts.:

  • March 10, 1977, Uranus was discovered to have rings. Up until that time, Saturn was the only planet thought to have rings.
  • Nov 1, 1977, Chiron was discovered. Nothing of note was thought to be in that part of the system, and it opened up a whole new category of bodies called Centaurs.
  • July 2, 1978, Pluto was discovered to have a moon, which was named Charon. This discovery led to the conclusion that Pluto was much smaller than previously supposed.

  And the only times they were square since 1700 were also in the 20th Century:

  Sep 20, 1907	-	24 Gem 48 to 24 Pis 48
  Nov 24, 1907	-	24 Gem 13 to 24 Pis 13
  Aug 14, 1908	-	25 Gem 31 to 25 Pis 31
  Jan 1, 1909	-	24 Gem 32 to 24 Pis 32
  Jul 17, 1909	-	26 Gem 02 to 26 Pis 02
  Feb 2, 1910	-	25 Gem 05 to 25 Pis 05
  Jun 19, 1910	-	26 Gem 25 to 26 Pis 25
  Mar 16, 1911	-	25 Gem 54 to 25 Pis 54
  Oct 5, 1911	-	26 Gem 32 to 26 Pis 32

  This grouping is especially intriguing because the Galactic Center during this period was 25 Sag 34 to 25 Sag 37, with Pluto opposing it (unlike now when Pluto is conjunct the GC) and Eris squaring it.

  ERIS AND OTHER PLANETS

  Eris conjunct Mercury should shape a person's manner of speaking, and thinking; Eris conjunct Mars should shape a person's method of attacking problems, etc. Here are all the conjunctions (1900-2006) of Eris to the major planets plus Chiron. (Note: there were no Neptune or Pluto conjunctions during this period.) Do you know anyone born on or near any of these dates?

  CONJUNCT	DEGREE	DATE	TIME---(U.T.)		CONJUNCT	DEGREE	DATE	TIME---(U.T.)		CONJUNCT	DEGREE	DATE	TIME (U.T.)
  MERC/UB313	22 PI 08	2/27/1900	0 Hr 42 M		MERC/UB313	3 AR 23	4/2/1936	0 Hr 02 M		CHIR/UB313	12 AR 55	5/30/1971	17 Hr 06 M
  MARS/UB313	22 PI 33	3/29/1900	14 Hr 46 M		VENU/UB313	3 AR 31	4/13/1936	21 Hr 26 M		CHIR/UB313	12 AR 45	9/8/1971	2 Hr 21 M
  VENU/UB313	21 PI 53	6/2/1900	21 Hr 55 M		MERC/UB313	3 AR 33	3/24/1937	22 Hr 35 M		MARS/UB313	11 AR 56	1/14/1972	3 Hr 28 M
  .	.	.	.		VENU/UB313	3 AR 02	5/2/1937	9 Hr 55 M		VENU/UB313	12 AR 09	2/20/1972	16 Hr 29 M
  VENU/UB313	22 PI 48	3/23/1901	22 Hr 55 M		SATU/UB313	4 AR 17	6/15/1937	5 Hr 16 M		MERC/UB313	12 AR 23	3/14/1972	14 Hr 20 M
  MERC/UB313	23 PI 02	4/10/1901	11 Hr 35 M		SATU/UB313	4 AR 04	8/22/1937	17 Hr 18 M		CHIR/UB313	12 AR 26	3/19/1972	9 Hr 46 M
  MERC/UB313	23 PI 17	4/5/1902	9 Hr 48 M		SATU/UB313	3 AR 27	2/19/1938	21 Hr 08 M		MERC/UB313	12 AR 33	3/29/1972	9 Hr 50 M
  VENU/UB313	23 PI 35	5/1/1902	0 Hr 05 M		MARS/UB313	3 AR 18	3/2/1938	22 Hr 40 M		MERC/UB313	12 AR 53	4/29/1972	23 Hr 43 M
  VENU/UB313	23 PI 04	2/22/1903	12 Hr 52 M		VENU/UB313	3 AR 42	3/15/1938	8 Hr 48 M		VENU/UB313	12 AR 51	4/4/1973	4 Hr 47 M
  MERC/UB313	23 PI 31	3/29/1903	10 Hr 57 M		MERC/UB313	3 AR 43	3/16/1938	21 Hr 09 M		MERC/UB313	13 AR 05	4/26/1973	4 Hr 47 M
  MARS/UB313	23 PI 20	2/18/1904	12 Hr 26 M		MERC/UB313	3 AR 54	3/9/1939	15 Hr 54 M		MARS/UB313	13 AR 32	7/12/1973	8 Hr 29 M
  MERC/UB313	23 PI 45	3/20/1904	18 Hr 03 M		VENU/UB313	4 AR 30	4/29/1939	8 Hr 40 M		MERC/UB313	13 AR 15	4/19/1974	10 Hr 13 M
  VENU/UB313	23 PI 59	4/8/1904	5 Hr 42 M		JUPI/UB313	4 AR 48	6/8/1939	11 Hr 53 M		VENU/UB313	13 AR 32	5/16/1974	21 Hr 54 M
  VENU/UB313	23 PI 26	1/28/1905	4 Hr 26 M		JUPI/UB313	4 AR 18	9/23/1939	19 Hr 48 M		VENU/UB313	13 AR 00	3/5/1975	23 Hr 34 M
  MERC/UB313	23 PI 57	3/12/1905	18 Hr 18 M		MARS/UB313	3 AR 41	1/9/1940	10 Hr 19 M		MERC/UB313	13 AR 25	4/11/1975	15 Hr 20 M
  MARS/UB313	23 PI 45	1/27/1906	17 Hr 20 M		JUPI/UB313	3 AR 44	1/19/1940	6 Hr 42 M		JUPI/UB313	13 AR 46	5/17/1975	2 Hr 45 M
  MERC/UB313	24 PI 10	3/4/1906	22 Hr 47 M		VENU/UB313	3 AR 56	2/15/1940	12 Hr 37 M		MARS/UB313	13 AR 56	6/9/1975	0 Hr 50 M
  VENU/UB313	24 PI 14	3/9/1906	22 Hr 42 M		MERC/UB313	4 AR 41	4/20/1940	21 Hr 58 M		MERC/UB313	13 AR 33	4/2/1976	10 Hr 41 M
  MERC/UB313	24 PI 42	3/20/1907	9 Hr 00 M		VENU/UB313	4 AR 42	3/30/1941	19 Hr 51 M		VENU/UB313	13 AR 45	4/19/1976	12 Hr 47 M
  MERC/UB313	25 PI 00	4/13/1907	13 Hr 24 M		MERC/UB313	4 AR 53	4/15/1941	7 Hr 53 M		VENU/UB313	13 AR 21	2/17/1977	20 Hr 43 M
  VENU/UB313	25 PI 07	4/23/1907	9 Hr 36 M		MARS/UB313	5 AR 23	7/11/1941	19 Hr 20 M		MERC/UB313	13 AR 42	3/25/1977	7 Hr 41 M
  SATU/UB313	25 PI 21	5/19/1907	13 Hr 43 M		MERC/UB313	5 AR 04	4/8/1942	2 Hr 00 M		VENU/UB313	13 AR 53	4/10/1977	5 Hr 53 M
  SATU/UB313	24 PI 58	9/5/1907	21 Hr 36 M		VENU/UB313	5 AR 25	5/11/1942	1 Hr 45 M		VENU/UB313	14 AR 15	5/16/1977	6 Hr 27 M
  MARS/UB313	24 PI 13	1/2/1908	23 Hr 16 M		VENU/UB313	4 AR 53	3/1/1943	11 Hr 00 M		MARS/UB313	14 AR 15	5/16/1977	5 Hr 22 M
  SATU/UB313	24 PI 26	1/31/1908	17 Hr 20 M		MERC/UB313	5 AR 14	3/31/1943	3 Hr 45 M		MERC/UB313	13 AR 51	3/18/1978	6 Hr 15 M
  MERC/UB313	25 PI 17	4/9/1908	19 Hr 35 M		MARS/UB313	5 AR 51	6/4/1943	7 Hr 16 M		VENU/UB313	13 AR 53	3/20/1978	20 Hr 36 M
  VENU/UB313	24 PI 31	9/2/1908	14 Hr 23 M		MERC/UB313	5 AR 24	3/22/1944	0 Hr 16 M		MARS/UB313	14 AR 31	4/25/1979	19 Hr 33 M
  VENU/UB313	25 PI 24	3/25/1909	12 Hr 11 M		VENU/UB313	5 AR 41	4/15/1944	3 Hr 01 M		MERC/UB313	14 AR 34	4/30/1979	20 Hr 47 M
  MERC/UB313	25 PI 31	4/3/1909	11 Hr 24 M		MERC/UB313	5 AR 34	3/14/1945	4 Hr 39 M		VENU/UB313	14 AR 37	5/5/1979	6 Hr 55 M
  MARS/UB313	26 PI 04	7/11/1909	21 Hr 38 M		MARS/UB313	6 AR 12	5/10/1945	22 Hr 26 M		VENU/UB313	14 AR 05	2/21/1980	22 Hr 21 M
  MERC/UB313	25 PI 43	3/27/1910	0 Hr 29 M		VENU/UB313	5 AR 12	7/2/1945	13 Hr 18 M		MERC/UB313	14 AR 44	4/24/1980	1 Hr 50 M
  VENU/UB313	26 PI 09	5/3/1910	9 Hr 35 M		MERC/UB313	5 AR 46	3/8/1946	18 Hr 55 M		VENU/UB313	14 AR 46	4/5/1981	4 Hr 58 M
  VENU/UB313	25 PI 38	2/24/1911	1 Hr 57 M		VENU/UB313	5 AR 51	3/16/1946	13 Hr 20 M		MARS/UB313	14 AR 46	4/5/1981	5 Hr 19 M
  MERC/UB313	25 PI 56	3/19/1911	2 Hr 01 M		MERC/UB313	5 AR 57	3/25/1946	9 Hr 10 M		MERC/UB313	14 AR 54	4/16/1981	16 Hr 00 M
  MARS/UB313	26 PI 40	5/29/1911	7 Hr 59 M		MERC/UB313	6 AR 18	4/24/1946	6 Hr 20 M		MERC/UB313	15 AR 02	4/8/1982	14 Hr 22 M
  MERC/UB313	26 PI 08	3/10/1912	2 Hr 00 M		MERC/UB313	6 AR 31	4/20/1947	15 Hr 31 M		VENU/UB313	15 AR 26	5/18/1982	4 Hr 58 M
  VENU/UB313	26 PI 31	4/9/1912	18 Hr 50 M		MARS/UB313	6 AR 31	4/20/1947	8 Hr 34 M		VENU/UB313	14 AR 55	3/7/1983	0 Hr 47 M
  VENU/UB313	26 PI 00	1/30/1913	6 Hr 01 M		VENU/UB313	6 AR 37	4/30/1947	15 Hr 38 M		MARS/UB313	15 AR 01	3/16/1983	15 Hr 08 M
  MERC/UB313	26 PI 21	3/2/1913	17 Hr 33 M		VENU/UB313	6 AR 04	2/16/1948	20 Hr 39 M		MERC/UB313	15 AR 10	3/31/1983	8 Hr 31 M
  MARS/UB313	27 PI 06	5/4/1913	8 Hr 06 M		MERC/UB313	6 AR 42	4/12/1948	23 Hr 42 M		MERC/UB313	15 AR 19	3/22/1984	12 Hr 59 M
  VENU/UB313	26 PI 46	3/11/1914	10 Hr 04 M		MARS/UB313	6 AR 48	3/30/1949	16 Hr 22 M		VENU/UB313	15 AR 38	4/20/1984	12 Hr 55 M
  MERC/UB313	27 PI 11	4/14/1914	12 Hr 55 M		VENU/UB313	6 AR 49	3/31/1949	23 Hr 35 M		VENU/UB313	15 AR 16	2/21/1985	14 Hr 30 M
  MERC/UB313	27 PI 26	4/9/1915	5 Hr 38 M		MERC/UB313	6 AR 52	4/5/1949	7 Hr 14 M		MARS/UB313	15 AR 17	2/23/1985	4 Hr 03 M
  MARS/UB313	27 PI 29	4/13/1915	15 Hr 00 M		MERC/UB313	7 AR 02	3/28/1950	4 Hr 35 M		MERC/UB313	15 AR 30	3/17/1985	20 Hr 47 M
  VENU/UB313	27 PI 37	4/25/1915	0 Hr 45 M		VENU/UB313	7 AR 31	5/12/1950	15 Hr 38 M		MERC/UB313	15 AR 40	4/1/1985	3 Hr 16 M
  JUPI/UB313	27 PI 58	7/1/1915	0 Hr 19 M		VENU/UB313	7 AR 00	3/2/1951	15 Hr 28 M		VENU/UB313	15 AR 40	4/1/1985	9 Hr 55 M
  JUPI/UB313	27 PI 46	8/9/1915	20 Hr 36 M		MARS/UB313	7 AR 05	3/11/1951	2 Hr 51 M		MERC/UB313	16 AR 00	5/3/1985	4 Hr 17 M
  JUPI/UB313	26 PI 54	1/28/1916	7 Hr 46 M		MERC/UB313	7 AR 12	3/20/1951	2 Hr 33 M		VENU/UB313	16 AR 10	5/20/1985	8 Hr 57 M
  MERC/UB313	27 PI 39	4/1/1916	3 Hr 57 M		JUPI/UB313	7 AR 55	5/30/1951	19 Hr 02 M		VENU/UB313	15 AR 47	3/21/1986	20 Hr 19 M
  VENU/UB313	27 PI 02	11/2/1916	4 Hr 29 M		JUPI/UB313	7 AR 16	10/17/1951	11 Hr 26 M		MERC/UB313	16 AR 12	4/29/1986	8 Hr 36 M
  MARS/UB313	27 PI 50	3/23/1917	23 Hr 10 M		JUPI/UB313	6 AR 53	1/9/1952	2 Hr 57 M		MARS/UB313	15 AR 36	1/30/1987	20 Hr 24 M
  MERC/UB313	27 PI 51	3/24/1917	8 Hr 59 M		MERC/UB313	7 AR 22	3/11/1952	22 Hr 44 M		MERC/UB313	16 AR 22	4/22/1987	13 Hr 00 M
  VENU/UB313	27 PI 53	3/26/1917	23 Hr 02 M		VENU/UB313	7 AR 47	4/16/1952	7 Hr 02 M		VENU/UB313	16 AR 30	5/6/1987	8 Hr 16 M
  CHIR/UB313	28 PI 03	9/12/1917	1 Hr 44 M		MARS/UB313	7 AR 24	2/17/1953	19 Hr 56 M		JUPI/UB313	16 AR 34	5/11/1987	18 Hr 10 M
  CHIR/UB313	27 PI 45	2/20/1918	18 Hr 04 M		MERC/UB313	8 AR 07	4/24/1953	8 Hr 19 M		VENU/UB313	15 AR 59	2/23/1988	3 Hr 54 M
  MERC/UB313	28 PI 02	3/16/1918	7 Hr 47 M		VENU/UB313	7 AR 19	9/2/1953	18 Hr 52 M		MERC/UB313	16 AR 31	4/13/1988	17 Hr 09 M
  VENU/UB313	28 PI 38	5/5/1918	13 Hr 41 M		VENU/UB313	7 AR 57	3/17/1954	16 Hr 36 M		MARS/UB313	16 AR 01	12/23/1988	12 Hr 44 M
  VENU/UB313	28 PI 06	2/25/1919	12 Hr 57 M		MERC/UB313	8 AR 19	4/18/1954	16 Hr 03 M		MERC/UB313	16 AR 39	4/5/1989	11 Hr 43 M
  MARS/UB313	28 PI 11	3/4/1919	10 Hr 37 M		MARS/UB313	7 AR 44	1/25/1955	23 Hr 46 M		VENU/UB313	16 AR 40	4/6/1989	4 Hr 30 M
  MERC/UB313	28 PI 14	3/8/1919	12 Hr 07 M		MERC/UB313	8 AR 29	4/11/1955	8 Hr 33 M		MERC/UB313	16 AR 48	3/28/1990	8 Hr 15 M
  MERC/UB313	28 PI 27	3/1/1920	12 Hr 13 M		VENU/UB313	8 AR 42	5/1/1955	21 Hr 13 M		VENU/UB313	17 AR 21	5/19/1990	10 Hr 55 M
  MERC/UB313	28 PI 42	3/21/1920	3 Hr 04 M		VENU/UB313	8 AR 09	2/18/1956	3 Hr 59 M		MARS/UB313	17 AR 34	6/24/1990	15 Hr 34 M
  VENU/UB313	28 PI 58	4/11/1920	5 Hr 48 M		MERC/UB313	8 AR 38	4/2/1956	9 Hr 01 M		VENU/UB313	16 AR 49	3/8/1991	1 Hr 47 M
  MERC/UB313	29 PI 02	4/16/1920	18 Hr 24 M		MARS/UB313	8 AR 09	12/22/1956	2 Hr 17 M		MERC/UB313	16 AR 57	3/21/1991	7 Hr 43 M
  VENU/UB313	28 PI 27	1/2/1921	7 Hr 18 M		MERC/UB313	8 AR 47	3/25/1957	4 Hr 40 M		VENU/UB313	17 AR 32	4/21/1992	12 Hr 45 M
  MERC/UB313	29 PI 17	4/13/1921	14 Hr 36 M		VENU/UB313	8 AR 53	4/2/1957	2 Hr 21 M		MERC/UB313	17 AR 39	5/3/1992	0 Hr 16 M
  MARS/UB313	28 PI 32	11/2/1921	7 Hr 22 M		MERC/UB313	8 AR 57	3/17/1958	9 Hr 05 M		MARS/UB313	17 AR 54	5/29/1992	10 Hr 11 M
  VENU/UB313	29 PI 10	3/12/1922	19 Hr 29 M		VENU/UB313	9 AR 34	5/14/1958	3 Hr 32 M		VENU/UB313	17 AR 12	2/27/1993	2 Hr 42 M
  MERC/UB313	29 PI 29	4/7/1922	3 Hr 15 M		MARS/UB313	9 AR 48	6/21/1958	2 Hr 48 M		VENU/UB313	17 AR 26	3/22/1993	15 Hr 47 M
  MARS/UB313	28 PI 55	1/19/1923	22 Hr 48 M		VENU/UB313	9 AR 03	3/3/1959	18 Hr 54 M		MERC/UB313	17 AR 50	4/27/1993	4 Hr 33 M
  MERC/UB313	29 PI 41	3/30/1923	14 Hr 03 M		MERC/UB313	9 AR 08	3/12/1959	5 Hr 47 M		VENU/UB313	18 AR 05	5/23/1993	13 Hr 43 M
  VENU/UB313	0 AR 00	4/26/1923	13 Hr 26 M		MERC/UB313	9 AR 19	3/27/1959	19 Hr 33 M		VENU/UB313	17 AR 40	3/22/1994	19 Hr 51 M
  MERC/UB313	29 PI 52	3/21/1924	13 Hr 56 M		MERC/UB313	9 AR 40	4/27/1959	16 Hr 38 M		MERC/UB313	17 AR 58	4/19/1994	17 Hr 47 M
  VENU/UB313	29 PI 25	12/2/1924	16 Hr 31 M		VENU/UB313	9 AR 48	4/17/1960	9 Hr 45 M		MARS/UB313	18 AR 10	5/8/1994	7 Hr 40 M
  MARS/UB313	29 PI 24	12/18/1924	10 Hr 54 M		MERC/UB313	9 AR 52	4/22/1960	23 Hr 11 M		MERC/UB313	18 AR 07	4/11/1995	15 Hr 13 M
  MERC/UB313	0 AR 03	3/13/1925	13 Hr 08 M		MARS/UB313	10 AR 09	5/24/1960	16 Hr 29 M		VENU/UB313	18 AR 23	5/7/1995	9 Hr 10 M
  VENU/UB313	0 AR 14	3/28/1925	7 Hr 29 M		MERC/UB313	10 AR 02	4/16/1961	5 Hr 53 M		VENU/UB313	17 AR 52	2/24/1996	9 Hr 26 M
  MERC/UB313	0 AR 14	3/6/1926	6 Hr 21 M		VENU/UB313	9 AR 22	12/2/1961	3 Hr 53 M		MERC/UB313	18 AR 15	4/2/1996	8 Hr 44 M
  VENU/UB313	0 AR 58	5/7/1926	12 Hr 51 M		VENU/UB313	9 AR 57	3/18/1962	18 Hr 35 M		MARS/UB313	18 AR 25	4/17/1996	11 Hr 35 M
  MARS/UB313	1 AR 12	6/16/1926	18 Hr 47 M		MERC/UB313	10 AR 12	4/8/1962	12 Hr 08 M		MERC/UB313	18 AR 23	3/25/1997	13 Hr 17 M
  VENU/UB313	0 AR 26	2/26/1927	21 Hr 44 M		MARS/UB313	10 AR 28	5/3/1962	6 Hr 05 M		VENU/UB313	18 AR 32	4/7/1997	3 Hr 26 M
  MERC/UB313	1 AR 03	4/18/1927	7 Hr 49 M		MERC/UB313	10 AR 21	3/31/1963	8 Hr 24 M		SATU/UB313	19 AR 12	6/25/1997	9 Hr 28 M
  URAN/UB313	1 AR 04	4/20/1927	8 Hr 07 M		VENU/UB313	10 AR 42	5/3/1963	1 Hr 20 M		SATU/UB313	18 AR 57	9/12/1997	8 Hr 35 M
  JUPI/UB313	1 AR 29	6/18/1927	12 Hr 06 M		JUPI/UB313	10 AR 53	5/23/1963	11 Hr 00 M		SATU/UB313	18 AR 24	3/3/1998	19 Hr 18 M
  JUPI/UB313	1 AR 08	9/1/1927	18 Hr 50 M		JUPI/UB313	10 AR 05	11/17/1963	15 Hr 54 M		MERC/UB313	18 AR 34	3/21/1998	1 Hr 49 M
  URAN/UB313	0 AR 40	10/15/1927	1 Hr 25 M		JUPI/UB313	9 AR 56	12/20/1963	11 Hr 26 M		MARS/UB313	18 AR 39	3/28/1998	23 Hr 37 M
  JUPI/UB313	0 AR 25	1/25/1928	9 Hr 04 M		VENU/UB313	10 AR 10	2/19/1964	10 Hr 34 M		MERC/UB313	18 AR 43	4/3/1998	23 Hr 06 M
  URAN/UB313	0 AR 25	1/25/1928	20 Hr 09 M		MERC/UB313	10 AR 30	3/22/1964	5 Hr 52 M		MERC/UB313	19 AR 04	5/6/1998	7 Hr 09 M
  MERC/UB313	1 AR 16	4/11/1928	20 Hr 36 M		MARS/UB313	10 AR 44	4/12/1964	7 Hr 55 M		VENU/UB313	19 AR 12	5/20/1998	15 Hr 45 M
  VENU/UB313	1 AR 17	4/12/1928	14 Hr 31 M		MERC/UB313	10 AR 40	3/15/1965	3 Hr 20 M		VENU/UB313	18 AR 41	3/9/1999	2 Hr 23 M
  MARS/UB313	1 AR 38	5/19/1928	1 Hr 26 M		VENU/UB313	10 AR 53	4/3/1965	4 Hr 06 M		MERC/UB313	19 AR 16	5/2/1999	11 Hr 18 M
  VENU/UB313	0 AR 47	3/2/1929	8 Hr 26 M		MARS/UB313	11 AR 00	3/23/1966	19 Hr 09 M		JUPI/UB313	19 AR 18	5/5/1999	19 Hr 46 M
  MERC/UB313	1 AR 28	4/4/1929	16 Hr 38 M		MERC/UB313	11 AR 24	4/27/1966	15 Hr 42 M		MARS/UB313	18 AR 55	3/8/2000	2 Hr 11 M
  VENU/UB313	1 AR 29	3/14/1930	3 Hr 03 M		VENU/UB313	11 AR 34	5/15/1966	13 Hr 41 M		VENU/UB313	19 AR 24	4/22/2000	12 Hr 07 M
  MERC/UB313	1 AR 39	3/27/1930	19 Hr 54 M		VENU/UB313	11 AR 03	3/4/1967	21 Hr 42 M		MERC/UB313	19 AR 25	4/24/2000	14 Hr 56 M
  MARS/UB313	2 AR 00	4/27/1930	7 Hr 34 M		MERC/UB313	11 AR 35	4/21/1967	21 Hr 51 M		MERC/UB313	19 AR 34	4/16/2001	18 Hr 12 M
  MERC/UB313	1 AR 50	3/19/1931	17 Hr 26 M		SATU/UB313	12 AR 04	7/3/1967	11 Hr 35 M		VENU/UB313	19 AR 57	5/26/2001	5 Hr 56 M
  VENU/UB313	2 AR 17	4/28/1931	0 Hr 07 M		SATU/UB313	11 AR 55	8/19/1967	16 Hr 51 M		MARS/UB313	19 AR 12	2/14/2002	11 Hr 30 M
  VENU/UB313	1 AR 43	2/14/1932	3 Hr 18 M		MARS/UB313	11 AR 17	3/2/1968	22 Hr 44 M		VENU/UB313	19 AR 32	3/23/2002	19 Hr 09 M
  MERC/UB313	2 AR 00	3/10/1932	21 Hr 47 M		SATU/UB313	11 AR 17	3/2/1968	18 Hr 49 M		MERC/UB313	19 AR 42	4/8/2002	11 Hr 57 M
  MARS/UB313	2 AR 20	4/6/1932	6 Hr 54 M		MERC/UB313	11 AR 44	4/13/1968	13 Hr 04 M		MERC/UB313	19 AR 50	3/31/2003	8 Hr 03 M
  MERC/UB313	2 AR 13	3/5/1933	5 Hr 03 M		VENU/UB313	11 AR 48	4/18/1968	11 Hr 46 M		VENU/UB313	20 AR 15	5/8/2003	9 Hr 47 M
  MERC/UB313	2 AR 26	3/23/1933	3 Hr 39 M		VENU/UB313	11 AR 23	2/14/1969	19 Hr 30 M		MARS/UB313	19 AR 32	1/17/2004	19 Hr 40 M
  VENU/UB313	2 AR 31	3/29/1933	14 Hr 29 M		MERC/UB313	11 AR 53	4/5/1969	12 Hr 27 M		VENU/UB313	19 AR 44	2/25/2004	15 Hr 34 M
  MERC/UB313	2 AR 46	4/20/1933	15 Hr 16 M		VENU/UB313	12 AR 04	4/20/1969	23 Hr 01 M		MERC/UB313	19 AR 59	3/23/2004	8 Hr 24 M
  MARS/UB313	2 AR 38	3/17/1934	18 Hr 45 M		VENU/UB313	12 AR 15	5/9/1969	13 Hr 56 M		VENU/UB313	20 AR 23	4/8/2005	2 Hr 20 M
  MERC/UB313	3 AR 00	4/17/1934	4 Hr 54 M		VENU/UB313	11 AR 57	3/19/1970	19 Hr 57 M		MERC/UB313	20 AR 41	5/6/2005	2 Hr 49 M
  VENU/UB313	3 AR 14	5/9/1934	8 Hr 49 M		MERC/UB313	12 AR 02	3/28/1970	7 Hr 18 M		MARS/UB313	21 AR 06	7/13/2005	15 Hr 02 M
  VENU/UB313	2 AR 42	2/28/1935	5 Hr 00 M		MARS/UB313	11 AR 35	9/2/1970	15 Hr 08 M		MERC/UB313	20 AR 51	4/30/2006	6 Hr 27 M
  MERC/UB313	3 AR 12	4/10/1935	15 Hr 02 M		MERC/UB313	12 AR 11	3/20/1971	11 Hr 44 M		VENU/UB313	21 AR 04	5/21/2006	20 Hr 03 M
  MARS/UB313	2 AR 57	2/26/1936	0 Hr 30 M		VENU/UB313	12 AR 41	5/4/1971	4 Hr 31 M		.	.	.	.

  ERIS CONJUNCT MARS AND SATURN

  On March 2, 1968, there was an exact Mars/Saturn/Eris conjunction at 11 Aries 17. If Eris does have a major astrological influence, one would expect some very intense news stories at this time:
  • On March 2, 1968, the men of Company C, 4th Batalion, 9th Infantry "Manchus" walked into what was to become one of the worst single encounter loss of life incidents in the history of the Vietnam war. Their loss occurred during an ambush by a large communist force near the small village of Quoi Xuan.
    
  • Two weeks later, the Mỹ Lai Massacre occurred in Vietnam. This was a massacre by U.S. soldiers of hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, mostly women and children. It prompted widespread outrage around the world and reduced public support for the war in the United States.
    
  • Perhaps April 4 is too far to be considered part of this conjunction, but James Earl Ray's shooting of Dr. Martin Luther King may tie in to this aspect. James began plotting his crime some time before, including making arrangements in advance to rent a room where he would get a good shot at Dr. King.
    
  • The Polish 1968 political crisis reached a head in March, and involved a state-organized anti-Semitic campaign in the People's Republic of Poland, under pretense of anti-Zionism, that drove out most of Poland's remaining Jewish population.
  • Recently taking over the reigns of power in Czechoslovakia, Alexander Dubcek set out to reform all aspects of life in the country. The government platform criticized the policies of the past, proclaimed the legitimacy of basic human rights and liberties in Czechoslovakia, and objected to the persecution of people for their political convictions. This led to the people seeking more and more reforms, more freedoms, and came to be known as the "Prague Spring." The Soviet Union, however, saw all this as a threat, and tried to reign in Czechoslovakia and put and end to this break from the party line. When they could not stop what was occurring, they eventually invaded Czechoslovakia to reassert control.

  Also, born on that date is British actor Daniel Craig, who will be the latest James Bond.
  "A commanding, powerful actor. Seen back to back, his film roles show off an extraordinary range, and an exceptional grasp of rawness and complication." Gaby Wood, The Observer

  ERIS CONJUNCT JUPITER AND URANUS

  On January 25, 1928, there was an exact Jupiter/Uranus/Eris conjunction at 0 Aries 25. While there is a Jupiter/Uranus conjunction every 13-14 years, this would have been the first time all three of these bodies were conjunct for many hundreds of years. So whatever Eris represents, it should have been very represented in events around this time period, as well as in the lives of people born during this conjunction.

  Some interesting people were born on or near this date. What we need to do is try to figure out how the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction in their charts was modified (if it was modified) by the added presence of Eris. Here are the people I have found so far born at this time.

  January 23, 1928: Jeanne Moreau. French actress (Going Places, Jules & Jim) and successful recording artist; considered by Orson Welles as "the greatest actress in the world"; a close friend of major literary figures, like Jean Cocteau, Jean Genet, Henry Miller, Anais Nin and Marguerite Duras; became world famous, when she starred in Louis Malle's controversial hit Amants, Les (1958), as a provincial wife who abandons her family for a man she has just met; the film had a lot of censorship problems all over the world because of its erotic scenes and Moreau instantly became an international sex symbol; n 1948, when she was only 20 years old, she became the youngest full-time member in the history of Comédie Française, France's most prestigious theatrical company.
  Quotes: "I am open to what is irrational. I open doors to intuition, because rationality is really death."
  "I am a woman with absolutely no sense of nostalgia"
  "While you work, while you create, you have doubts, and this is essential."

  January 24, 1928: Desmond Morris. English zoologist, ethologist, Surrealist painter, author of many books but the most controversial is probably "The Naked Ape" (n unabashed look at the human species. The book is notable for its focus on humanity's animal-like qualities and our similarity with apes.). Official website: www.desmond-morris.com/
  Quotes: "This unusual and highly successful species spends a great deal of time examining his higher motives and an equal amount of time ignoring his fundamental ones."
  "There are 193 species of monkeys and apes, 192 of them are covered with hair. The exception is a naked ape self-named Homo sapiens."
  "We never stop investigating. We are never satisfied that we know enough to get by. Every question we answer leads on to another question. This has become the greatest survival trick of our species."

  January 25, 1928: Eduard Shevardnadze. He served under Mikhail Gorbachev as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1990 and was the President of Georgia from 1995 until 23 November 2003, when he resigned in the midst of mounting criticism following disputed parliamentary elections. His political career was filled with contradictions. He was a product of the Soviet system, but played a central role in dismantling that system. He built his reputation on fighting political corruption, but came to be seen as using corrupt methods to shore up his own position. He achieved worldwide renown as possibly the most liberal foreign minister in the history of the Soviet Union, but was never nearly as popular in his own country. He succeeded in maintaining Georgia's territorial integrity in the face of strong separatist pressures, but was unable to restore his government's authority in large areas of the country. He helped to establish a viable civil society in Georgia, but resorted to rigging elections to maintain his powerbase.
  Quotes: "You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains."
  "In my life I have always found ways of dealing with a situation."
  "To sum up, what has been our policy? We looked for and found friends all throughout the world."

  January 26, 1928: Eartha Kitt . American singer/actress. Perhaps most widely known for playing Catwoman in the old Batman TV show. She was born in the cotton fields of South Carolina, the daughter of a white dirt farmer and a black Cherokee mother. Given away by her mother, she arrived in Harlem at age nine, and at 15 she quit high school to work in a Brooklyn factory. As a teenager, Kitt lived in friends' homes and in the subways. By the 1950s, however, she had sung and danced her way out of poverty and into the spotlight. Orson Welles called her "the most exciting girl in the world". She was virtually exiled from the United States after making anti-war statements during a White House luncheon in 1968. The statements were so negative that Lady Bird Johnson began to weep uncontrollably.
  Quotes: The White House, 1968: "I am a mother and I know the feeling of having a baby come out of my gut. I have a baby and then you send him off to war. No wonder the kids rebel and take pot."
  "I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma."
  "My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions."

  Roger Vadim. French director of such movies as "And God Created Women" and "Barbarella". He tantalized audiences of the 1950s and 60s with some of the raciest films of the time. An auteur with an eye for sensuality, Vadim pushed the bounds of eroticism and used his movies to showcase some of the era's most striking starlets. In his own life, he was known for seducing, marrying or simply establishing the careers of his gorgeous leading ladies. In fact, one of his autobiographies is entitled "Bardot, Denueve, Fonda: My Life with the Three Most Beautiful Women in the World."
  Quotes: "The only thing I love in love is all the feelings, the imaginations, the orgasms of the woman. For this reason I'm not a good libertine."
  "You wouldn't ask Rodin to make an ugly sculpture, or me to make a film with an ugly woman."
  Talking about Brigette Bardot in "And God Created Women", and the scene of her dancing barefoot on a table (which remains one of the most erotic scenes in French cinema), "There was really nothing shocking in what Brigitte did, what was provocative was her natural sensuality."

  Gene Snyder, US House of Representative representing Kentucky (1963-65, and 1967-87).. He was not only a politician and graduate of law school, but also engaged in farming, real estate, insurance, and the residential construction business.

  Philip Jose Farmer. American science fiction novelist, is noteworthy for his Riverworld saga (in which dead notables like Mark Twain and British explorer Sir Robert Burton all pop back into existence in a strange land laid out along seemingly endless river), and his copious infusions of sexuality into a previously chaste genre. Farmer has authored roughly seventy-five books. His short piece entitled "Night of Light" sparked Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze". Phillip Jose Farmer is also noted for his fascination with trickster characters and his penchant for sly literary references and allusions. He has been described by some as the most anarchist of science fiction writers.
  Quotes: "Human beings are part of nature. Anything they do is natural. It's impossible for anything in nature to do anything unnatural."
  "If they give you lined paper, write the other way"

  January 27, 1928: Jean-Michel Damase. French composer, musician, music teacher and prodigy (began composing at age 9). chezdamase.tripod.com/biography.htm

  Let me know if you see any common threads. For example, Desmond Morris is, among other things, a noted Surrealist Painter, while Philip Jose Farmer creates a fictional world filled with real life historical figures, but in a very surreal setting, and Jeanne Moreau is a very big fan of 'irrationality'.
  Another example...most of these people seem to be talented in many different fields, rather than only one main focus.

  
  Jumping Spider, species ERIS

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  While the above may not be the Tenth Planet astrologers have been seeking for years, it is still an important astrological tool. And there are many other new tools in the astrology toolbox, as well. Here is a taste of the major new bodies out past Pluto:

  PLUTINOS

  The named Plutino's, so far, include Ixion (discussed elsewhere on this site), Rhadamanthus and Huya. Orcus may also be a Plutino, so for now we will include it here as well. What exactly is a Plutino?

  First, let's mention what it isn't. Pluto is not a Plutino according to David Jewitt, the astronomer who coined the term. "Plutino" means "little Pluto", and since Pluto is a standard-sized Pluto, it couldn't be a "little Pluto."

  A reasonable definition of plutino is "a minor planet in 3:2 resonance with Neptune".

  Rhadamanthus

  Designated 1999 HX11, this body was discovered April 18, 1999, and has an orbit of 295.5395 years. (Let's say 295-1/2 years for convenience.)

  In mythology, he was the brother of Minos (King of Crete), son of Jupiter and Europa. However, he was raised by Asterion, not Jupiter. Minos became extremely jealous of his brother's popularity, and drove him out of Crete, so Rhadamanthus fled to Boeotia where he married Alcmene. (Homer represents him as dwelling in the Elysian fields.)

  On account of his inflexible integrity he was made one of the judges of the dead in the lower world, together with Aeacus and Minos. He was supposed to judge the souls of Asians, Aeacus those of Europeans, while Minos had the deciding vote. Rhadamanthus would decide upon cruel punishments for sinners; first, rebuking them, then trying their case, finally forcing them to confess.

  Dante makes Rhadamanthus one of the judges of the damned in the Inferno section of Divine Comedy. "Rhadamanthine" has since come to describe any just but inflexible judgment.

  Mark Andrew Holmes designed the symbol for Rhadamanthus, and has written about it at www.geocities.com/mahtezcatpoc/rhadamanthus.html

  When Rhadamanthus was discovered, it was at 1 Libra 48 R.

  Here is an ephemeris for 2007-2008, twice monthly, at 0 hrs UT:

  					
  	DATE		LONGITUDE	LAT	DEC
  Jan	1	2007	15Li03'24"	0s48	6s40
  Jan	11	2007	15Li05'44"	0s49	6s42
  Jan	21	2007	15Li05'26"	0s49	6s42
  Jan	31	2007	15Li02'31"	0s50	6s42
  Feb	10	2007	14Li57'09"	0s51	6s40
  Feb	20	2007	14Li49'34"	0s51	6s38
  Mar	2	2007	14Li40'03"	0s52	6s35
  Mar	12	2007	14Li29'01"	0s53	6s31
  Mar	22	2007	14Li16'51"	0s53	6s27
  Apr	1	2007	14Li04'03"	0s54	6s23
  Apr	11	2007	13Li51'06"	0s54	6s18
  Apr	21	2007	13Li38'27"	0s55	6s14
  May	1	2007	13Li26'35"	0s55	6s09
  May	11	2007	13Li15'56"	0s56	6s06
  May	21	2007	13Li06'51"	0s56	6s02
  May	31	2007	12Li59'41"	0s56	6s00
  Jun	10	2007	12Li54'39"	0s57	5s58
  Jun	20	2007	12Li51'57"	0s57	5s57
  Jun	30	2007	12Li51'41"	0s57	5s58
  Jul	10	2007	12Li53'52"	0s58	5s59
  Jul	20	2007	12Li58'31"	0s58	6s01
  Jul	30	2007	13Li05'30"	0s58	6s04
  Aug	9	2007	13Li14'41"	0s58	6s08
  Aug	19	2007	13Li25'52"	0s59	6s12
  Aug	29	2007	13Li38'48"	0s59	6s18
  Sep	8	2007	13Li53'12"	0s59	6s24
  Sep	18	2007	14Li08'44"	1s00	6s30
  Sep	28	2007	14Li25'03"	1s00	6s37
  Oct	8	2007	14Li41'48"	1s01	6s44
  Oct	18	2007	14Li58'34"	1s01	6s51
  Oct	28	2007	15Li14'56"	1s02	6s57
  Nov	7	2007	15Li30'34"	1s02	7s04
  Nov	17	2007	15Li45'02"	1s03	7s10
  Nov	27	2007	15Li57'59"	1s04	7s16
  Dec	7	2007	16Li09'04"	1s05	7s21
  Dec	17	2007	16Li18'02"	1s05	7s25
  Dec	27	2007	16Li24'37"	1s06	7s28
  Jan	6	2008	16Li28'40"	1s07	7s30
  Jan	16	2008	16Li30'05"	1s08	7s32
  Jan	26	2008	16Li28'53"	1s09	7s32
  Feb	5	2008	16Li25'08"	1s09	7s31
  Feb	15	2008	16Li19'00"	1s10	7s30
  Feb	25	2008	16Li10'45"	1s11	7s27
  Mar	6	2008	16Li00'43"	1s12	7s24
  Mar	16	2008	15Li49'17"	1s12	7s20
  Mar	26	2008	15Li36'54"	1s13	7s16
  Apr	5	2008	15Li24'02"	1s13	7s12
  Apr	15	2008	15Li11'11"	1s14	7s07
  Apr	25	2008	14Li58'47"	1s14	7s03
  May	5	2008	14Li47'19"	1s15	6s59
  May	15	2008	14Li37'11"	1s15	6s55
  May	25	2008	14Li28'44"	1s15	6s52
  Jun	4	2008	14Li22'15"	1s16	6s50
  Jun	14	2008	14Li17'59"	1s16	6s48
  Jun	24	2008	14Li16'04"	1s16	6s48
  Jul	4	2008	14Li16'36"	1s16	6s48
  Jul	14	2008	14Li19'35"	1s16	6s49
  Jul	24	2008	14Li24'59"	1s17	6s52
  Aug	3	2008	14Li32'41"	1s17	6s55
  Aug	13	2008	14Li42'31"	1s17	6s59
  Aug	23	2008	14Li54'15"	1s17	7s04
  Sep	2	2008	15Li07'39"	1s18	7s09
  Sep	12	2008	15Li22'24"	1s18	7s15
  Sep	22	2008	15Li38'10"	1s18	7s22
  Oct	2	2008	15Li54'37"	1s19	7s28
  Oct	12	2008	16Li11'20"	1s19	7s35
  Oct	22	2008	16Li27'57"	1s20	7s42
  Nov	1	2008	16Li44'04"	1s20	7s49
  Nov	11	2008	16Li59'16"	1s21	7s55
  Nov	21	2008	17Li13'13"	1s22	8s01
  Dec	1	2008	17Li25'31"	1s22	8s07
  Dec	11	2008	17Li35'52"	1s23	8s11
  Dec	21	2008	17Li44'01"	1s24	8s15
  Dec	31	2008	17Li49'44"	1s25	8s18
  

  Huya

  .

  Minor planet 38628 has been given the name Huya (Spanish: Juy�, pronounced "hoo YAH") is the name of the rain god of the Wayuu Indians of Venezuela and Colombia.

  Provisionally called 2000 EB173, it was discovered March 10, 2000 by Ignacio Ferrin, and has an orbit of 250.3576 years (let's call it 250-1/3 years for convenience.) It gets as close as 28.5591 AU to the Sun at perihelion, while its aphelion reaches 50.8856 AU.

  At discovery, it was located at 18 Libra 39 R.

  Sandy Turnbull has designed the symbol for Huya that is on the left, writing that it is "A modification of the meterological symbol for rain showers utilizing the symbols for the element water and a variation of Pluto to indicate its orbit."

  Mark Andrew Holmes has designed the Huya symbol that is on the right, and has written a bit about it at www.geocities.com/mahtezcatpoc/huya.html

  Here is an ephemeris for 2007-2008, twice monthly, at 0 hrs UT:

  					
  	DATE		LONGITUDE	LAT	DEC
  Jan	1	2007	6Sc33'56"	10n59	3s19
  Jan	11	2007	6Sc45'53"	11n03	3s19
  Jan	21	2007	6Sc54'27"	11n08	3s17
  Jan	31	2007	6Sc59'26"	11n13	3s14
  Feb	10	2007	7Sc00'47"	11n17	3s10
  Feb	20	2007	6Sc58'31"	11n22	3s05
  Mar	2	2007	6Sc52'49"	11n27	2s59
  Mar	12	2007	6Sc43'57"	11n31	2s52
  Mar	22	2007	6Sc32'20"	11n34	2s45
  Apr	1	2007	6Sc18'27"	11n37	2s38
  Apr	11	2007	6Sc02'53"	11n40	2s31
  Apr	21	2007	5Sc46'16"	11n41	2s24
  May	1	2007	5Sc29'17"	11n42	2s18
  May	11	2007	5Sc12'37"	11n42	2s12
  May	21	2007	4Sc56'54"	11n42	2s08
  May	31	2007	4Sc42'45"	11n41	2s04
  Jun	10	2007	4Sc30'43"	11n39	2s02
  Jun	20	2007	4Sc21'14"	11n37	2s01
  Jun	30	2007	4Sc14'42"	11n34	2s02
  Jul	10	2007	4Sc11'21"	11n31	2s03
  Jul	20	2007	4Sc11'23"	11n28	2s06
  Jul	30	2007	4Sc14'52"	11n25	2s10
  Aug	9	2007	4Sc21'44"	11n22	2s16
  Aug	19	2007	4Sc31'53"	11n19	2s22
  Aug	29	2007	4Sc45'10"	11n16	2s28
  Sep	8	2007	5Sc01'15"	11n14	2s36
  Sep	18	2007	5Sc19'51"	11n12	2s44
  Sep	28	2007	5Sc40'34"	11n10	2s52
  Oct	8	2007	6Sc02'58"	11n09	3s00
  Oct	18	2007	6Sc26'34"	11n09	3s07
  Oct	28	2007	6Sc50'52"	11n09	3s15
  Nov	7	2007	7Sc15'21"	11n10	3s21
  Nov	17	2007	7Sc39'28"	11n12	3s27
  Nov	27	2007	8Sc02'39"	11n14	3s32
  Dec	7	2007	8Sc24'23"	11n17	3s36
  Dec	17	2007	8Sc44'11"	11n20	3s39
  Dec	27	2007	9Sc01'33"	11n24	3s41
  Jan	6	2008	9Sc16'04"	11n28	3s41
  Jan	16	2008	9Sc27'23"	11n33	3s40
  Jan	26	2008	9Sc35'16"	11n38	3s38
  Feb	5	2008	9Sc39'32"	11n43	3s35
  Feb	15	2008	9Sc40'08"	11n47	3s30
  Feb	25	2008	9Sc37'08"	11n52	3s25
  Mar	6	2008	9Sc30'45"	11n57	3s19
  Mar	16	2008	9Sc21'15"	12n01	3s12
  Mar	26	2008	9Sc09'04"	12n04	3s05
  Apr	5	2008	8Sc54'45"	12n07	2s58
  Apr	15	2008	8Sc38'52"	12n10	2s51
  Apr	25	2008	8Sc22'05"	12n11	2s44
  May	5	2008	8Sc05'03"	12n12	2s38
  May	15	2008	7Sc48'28"	12n12	2s33
  May	25	2008	7Sc32'59"	12n11	2s29
  Jun	4	2008	7Sc19'10"	12n10	2s26
  Jun	14	2008	7Sc07'35"	12n07	2s25
  Jun	24	2008	6Sc58'39"	12n05	2s24
  Jul	4	2008	6Sc52'44"	12n02	2s25
  Jul	14	2008	6Sc50'04"	11n59	2s27
  Jul	24	2008	6Sc50'49"	11n55	2s31
  Aug	3	2008	6Sc55'01"	11n52	2s35
  Aug	13	2008	7Sc02'38"	11n49	2s41
  Aug	23	2008	7Sc13'31"	11n46	2s47
  Sep	2	2008	7Sc27'28"	11n43	2s54
  Sep	12	2008	7Sc44'14"	11n40	3s02
  Sep	22	2008	8Sc03'24"	11n38	3s09
  Oct	2	2008	8Sc24'38"	11n37	3s17
  Oct	12	2008	8Sc47'27"	11n36	3s25
  Oct	22	2008	9Sc11'23"	11n36	3s33
  Nov	1	2008	9Sc35'55"	11n36	3s40
  Nov	11	2008	10Sc00'30"	11n37	3s46
  Nov	21	2008	10Sc24'37"	11n39	3s52
  Dec	1	2008	10Sc47'41"	11n41	3s56
  Dec	11	2008	11Sc09'10"	11n44	4s00
  Dec	21	2008	11Sc28'37"	11n48	4s02
  Dec	31	2008	11Sc45'31"	11n52	4s03
  

  Orcus

  . D

  Orcus, minor planet #90482, is pretty big. With a diameter of 995 miles, it's 1-1/2 times the size of Ixion. It, too, was discovered by a team of astrologers including M. Brown, C. Trujillo and D. Rabinowitz, on February 17, 2004. At that time it was provisionally called 2004 DW. The official announcement to the world occurred November 22, 2004.

  It appears to travel an elliptical orbit around the Sun, bringing it as close as 2.7 billion miles from the Sun and sending it as far out as 4.7 billion miles from the Sun.

  One Orcus orbit is 247.94 years.

  Since it shares a similar size and orbit to that of Pluto, it was decided that it, too must be named after a deity of the underworld. In accordance with IAU rules, the discoverers' suggested name of Orcus was approved and published November 22, 2004.

  In Roman mythology, Orcus was a god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths, more equivalent to Pluto than to the Greek Hades. The origins of Orcus may have lain in Etruscan religion. Orcus was a name used by Roman writers to identify a Gaulish god of the underworld.

  In modern day mythology, it is a popular name for providing an instant "demonic" atmosphere. This is in good part because Orcus' name is the origin of the words "orca" and "orc"; the latter popularized by J.R.R. Tolkien in his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The former designates not only the killer whale but also a monster in Ariosto's Orlando furioso.

  Orcus also appears as the Lord of Demons in Fred Saberhagen's Empire of the East series (the precursor to his more popular Book of Swords/Book of Lost Swords series), in which magic has replaced technology as the dominant force in the world, and what technology remains has often been transformed into something more than it once was.

  In Dungeons & Dragons, Orcus is a demon prince, and lord of the undead. Killed after a string of successful wars with Graz'zt and Demogorgon, he was restored as the undead demon Teneborous by Quah-Nomag the Skull King, one of his most devout followers. Rising against his murderers, Orcus reclaimed his layer of Hell Thanatos and his original name, proclaiming himself 'Prince of the Undead'. In this context, he typically is shown as having the head and legs of a ram, a bloated body, bat-like wings and a long tail.

  When Orcus was discovered, it was at 24 Leo 53 R.
  The announcement to the world was made when it was at 26 Leo 58.

  Sandy Turnbull designed the Orcus symbol that is on the left. She writes, "Derived from a little-used glyph for Pluto to represent the staff of Orcus, Prince of the Underworld.

  Here is an ephemeris for 2007-2008, twice monthly, at 0 hrs UT:

  					
  	DATE		LONGITUDE	LAT	DEC
  Jan	1	2007	28Le47'29"	18s06	5s07
  Jan	11	2007	28Le39'29"	18s09	5s07
  Jan	21	2007	28Le29'59"	18s12	5s06
  Jan	31	2007	28Le19'20"	18s14	5s05
  Feb	10	2007	28Le07'55"	18s15	5s02
  Feb	20	2007	27Le56'11"	18s15	4s59
  Mar	2	2007	27Le44'34"	18s15	4s55
  Mar	12	2007	27Le33'29"	18s14	4s51
  Mar	22	2007	27Le23'21"	18s13	4s46
  Apr	1	2007	27Le14'31"	18s11	4s41
  Apr	11	2007	27Le07'16"	18s08	4s36
  Apr	21	2007	27Le01'53"	18s05	4s32
  May	1	2007	26Le58'31"	18s02	4s28
  May	11	2007	26Le57'17"	17s58	4s24
  May	21	2007	26Le58'14"	17s55	4s21
  May	31	2007	27Le01'21"	17s51	4s19
  Jun	10	2007	27Le06'33"	17s48	4s17
  Jun	20	2007	27Le13'44"	17s45	4s17
  Jun	30	2007	27Le22'40"	17s42	4s17
  Jul	10	2007	27Le33'11"	17s40	4s18
  Jul	20	2007	27Le45'02"	17s38	4s21
  Jul	30	2007	27Le57'56"	17s37	4s23
  Aug	9	2007	28Le11'34"	17s36	4s27
  Aug	19	2007	28Le25'39"	17s36	4s32
  Aug	29	2007	28Le39'50"	17s36	4s37
  Sep	8	2007	28Le53'48"	17s38	4s42
  Sep	18	2007	29Le07'11"	17s39	4s48
  Sep	28	2007	29Le19'41"	17s41	4s54
  Oct	8	2007	29Le31'00"	17s44	5s00
  Oct	18	2007	29Le40'50"	17s47	5s06
  Oct	28	2007	29Le48'54"	17s51	5s12
  Nov	7	2007	29Le55'01"	17s54	5s18
  Nov	17	2007	29Le59'00"	17s59	5s23
  Nov	27	2007	0Vi00'44"	18s03	5s28
  Dec	7	2007	0Vi00'11"	18s07	5s31
  Dec	17	2007	29Le57'23"	18s11	5s34
  Dec	27	2007	29Le52'27"	18s14	5s36
  Jan	6	2008	29Le45'33"	18s18	5s37
  Jan	16	2008	29Le36'56"	18s21	5s37
  Jan	26	2008	29Le26'57"	18s23	5s35
  Feb	5	2008	29Le15'58"	18s25	5s33
  Feb	15	2008	29Le04'23"	18s25	5s31
  Feb	25	2008	28Le52'38"	18s26	5s27
  Mar	6	2008	28Le41'11"	18s25	5s23
  Mar	16	2008	28Le30'24"	18s24	5s18
  Mar	26	2008	28Le20'43"	18s22	5s13
  Apr	5	2008	28Le12'26"	18s20	5s09
  Apr	15	2008	28Le05'52"	18s17	5s04
  Apr	25	2008	28Le01'12"	18s14	4s59
  May	5	2008	27Le58'37"	18s11	4s55
  May	15	2008	27Le58'12"	18s07	4s52
  May	25	2008	27Le59'58"	18s04	4s49
  Jun	4	2008	28Le03'52"	18s00	4s47
  Jun	14	2008	28Le09'49"	17s57	4s46
  Jun	24	2008	28Le17'40"	17s54	4s46
  Jul	4	2008	28Le27'13"	17s52	4s47
  Jul	14	2008	28Le38'16"	17s49	4s48
  Jul	24	2008	28Le50'31"	17s48	4s51
  Aug	3	2008	29Le03'44"	17s47	4s54
  Aug	13	2008	29Le17'35"	17s46	4s58
  Aug	23	2008	29Le31'43"	17s46	5s03
  Sep	2	2008	29Le45'52"	17s47	5s08
  Sep	12	2008	29Le59'40"	17s48	5s13
  Sep	22	2008	0Vi12'45"	17s50	5s19
  Oct	2	2008	0Vi24'51"	17s52	5s26
  Oct	12	2008	0Vi35'39"	17s55	5s32
  Oct	22	2008	0Vi44'51"	17s58	5s38
  Nov	1	2008	0Vi52'13"	18s02	5s44
  Nov	11	2008	0Vi57'32"	18s06	5s49
  Nov	21	2008	1Vi00'42"	18s10	5s54
  Dec	1	2008	1Vi01'35"	18s14	5s59
  Dec	11	2008	1Vi00'10"	18s18	6s02
  Dec	21	2008	0Vi56'33"	18s22	6s04
  Dec	31	2008	0Vi50'51"	18s26	6s06
  

  CUBEWANO

  OK, Plutino as a little Pluto makes sense. But I KNOW there is no body out there called Cubo, or even Cubewan. (Help me, Cubewan, you're my only hope?) So where the heck did this category get it's name?

  Quite simple, really. The very first body ever discovered out past Neptune & Pluto was designated 1992 QB1. Later, when other bodies were found with similar characteristics, they were called "QB1-o's", or cubewanos.

  Anyway, a cubewano is any substantial Kuiper belt object, orbiting beyond about 41 AU and not controlled by resonances with the outer planets. This category now also includes Chaos, Deucalion, Varuna and Quaoar.

  QB1 was discovered by David C. Jewitt and Jane X. Luu at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. The discoverers suggested the name Smiley for the object, but as there is already another asteroid with that name (1613 Smiley, named after an American astronomer) the name couldn't be used. The asteroid has received the number 15760, and remains unnamed; it is normally referred to simply as QB1. QB1 is mentioned elsewhere on this site.

  Chaos

  I love the name of this one! Wonder if it has anything to do with Chaos theory?

  Minor planet 19521 was discovered on November 19, 1998 and was originally designated 1998 WH24. It has an orbit of 309.1006 years, reaches perihelion at 40.9264 AU, and aphelion at 50.5041. (Funny, you'd think with a name like Chaos it would have a more elliptical orbit!)

  Chaos derives from the Greek language and typically refers to unpredictability. In the metaphysical sense, it is the opposite of Law: unrestrictive, both creative and destructive.

  However, the original Greek worder did not mean "disorder" in classical-period Ancient Greece. It meant "the primal emptiness, Space". It is derived from the Indo-European root ghn or ghen meaning "gape, be wide open": compare "chasm" (from Greek), and Anglo-Saxon gānian (= "yawn"), geanian, ginian (= "gape wide"); see also Old Norse Ginnunga gap. Due to people misunderstanding early Christian uses of the word, the meaning of the word changed to "disorder".

  An oft-made assumption is that the metaphysical Chaos is Evil and that Law is Good, however it should be noted these are different concepts, and it is quite possible for Chaos to be Good and Law be Evil. One example of this would be the story of Robin Hood, or the real-life world examples of oppressive governments and dictatorships being thrown off by freedom fighters.

  Chaos (also 'Khaos')is also the primordial substance from which the universe sprang in Greek mythology.

  At its discovery, Chaos was located at 26 Taurus 34 R.

  Here is an ephemeris for 2007-2008, twice monthly, at 0 hrs UT:

  					
  	DATE		LONGITUDE	LAT	DEC
  Jan	1	2007	6Ge47'45"	3n44	25n07
  Jan	11	2007	6Ge38'33"	3n44	25n06
  Jan	21	2007	6Ge31'10"	3n44	25n04
  Jan	31	2007	6Ge25'52"	3n43	25n03
  Feb	10	2007	6Ge22'51"	3n43	25n02
  Feb	20	2007	6Ge22'17"	3n42	25n01
  Mar	2	2007	6Ge24'11"	3n42	25n01
  Mar	12	2007	6Ge28'30"	3n42	25n02
  Mar	22	2007	6Ge35'09"	3n41	25n02
  Apr	1	2007	6Ge43'59"	3n41	25n04
  Apr	11	2007	6Ge54'43"	3n41	25n05
  Apr	21	2007	7Ge07'06"	3n40	25n07
  May	1	2007	7Ge20'51"	3n40	25n09
  May	11	2007	7Ge35'38"	3n40	25n12
  May	21	2007	7Ge51'06"	3n41	25n15
  May	31	2007	8Ge06'53"	3n41	25n18
  Jun	10	2007	8Ge22'38"	3n42	25n21
  Jun	20	2007	8Ge38'02"	3n42	25n24
  Jun	30	2007	8Ge52'40"	3n43	25n27
  Jul	10	2007	9Ge06'16"	3n44	25n30
  Jul	20	2007	9Ge18'30"	3n45	25n33
  Jul	30	2007	9Ge29'06"	3n46	25n36
  Aug	9	2007	9Ge37'49"	3n47	25n38
  Aug	19	2007	9Ge44'26"	3n49	25n41
  Aug	29	2007	9Ge48'49"	3n50	25n43
  Sep	8	2007	9Ge50'51"	3n51	25n44
  Sep	18	2007	9Ge50'29"	3n53	25n46
  Sep	28	2007	9Ge47'47"	3n54	25n47
  Oct	8	2007	9Ge42'50"	3n55	25n47
  Oct	18	2007	9Ge35'47"	3n57	25n47
  Oct	28	2007	9Ge26'56"	3n58	25n47
  Nov	7	2007	9Ge16'34"	3n59	25n46
  Nov	17	2007	9Ge05'06"	3n59	25n45
  Nov	27	2007	8Ge52'56"	4n00	25n44
  Dec	7	2007	8Ge40'33"	4n01	25n43
  Dec	17	2007	8Ge28'26"	4n01	25n41
  Dec	27	2007	8Ge17'04"	4n01	25n39
  Jan	6	2008	8Ge06'51"	4n01	25n37
  Jan	16	2008	7Ge58'13"	4n01	25n36
  Jan	26	2008	7Ge51'30"	4n00	25n34
  Feb	5	2008	7Ge46'57"	4n00	25n33
  Feb	15	2008	7Ge44'46"	3n59	25n32
  Feb	25	2008	7Ge45'02"	3n59	25n32
  Mar	6	2008	7Ge47'46"	3n58	25n32
  Mar	16	2008	7Ge52'55"	3n58	25n32
  Mar	26	2008	8Ge00'19"	3n57	25n33
  Apr	5	2008	8Ge09'49"	3n57	25n34
  Apr	15	2008	8Ge21'11"	3n57	25n36
  Apr	25	2008	8Ge34'05"	3n56	25n37
  May	5	2008	8Ge48'14"	3n56	25n40
  May	15	2008	9Ge03'19"	3n57	25n42
  May	25	2008	9Ge18'57"	3n57	25n45
  Jun	4	2008	9Ge34'48"	3n57	25n48
  Jun	14	2008	9Ge50'30"	3n58	25n51
  Jun	24	2008	10Ge05'42"	3n59	25n54
  Jul	4	2008	10Ge20'04"	3n59	25n57
  Jul	14	2008	10Ge33'15"	4n00	26n00
  Jul	24	2008	10Ge45'00"	4n02	26n03
  Aug	3	2008	10Ge55'01"	4n03	26n05
  Aug	13	2008	11Ge03'04"	4n04	26n08
  Aug	23	2008	11Ge08'58"	4n05	26n10
  Sep	2	2008	11Ge12'35"	4n07	26n12
  Sep	12	2008	11Ge13'50"	4n08	26n13
  Sep	22	2008	11Ge12'41"	4n10	26n15
  Oct	2	2008	11Ge09'12"	4n11	26n16
  Oct	12	2008	11Ge03'31"	4n13	26n16
  Oct	22	2008	10Ge55'50"	4n14	26n16
  Nov	1	2008	10Ge46'24"	4n15	26n16
  Nov	11	2008	10Ge35'36"	4n16	26n15
  Nov	21	2008	10Ge23'50"	4n17	26n14
  Dec	1	2008	10Ge11'31"	4n17	26n13
  Dec	11	2008	9Ge59'09"	4n17	26n11
  Dec	21	2008	9Ge47'13"	4n18	26n10
  Dec	31	2008	9Ge36'10"	4n18	26n08
  

  Deucalion

  Minor planet 53311, Deucalion, was discovered April 18, 1999, and was originally designated 1999 HU11. It has an orbit of 295.5395 years, and its orbit is more round than that of Chaos, with perihelion at 41.5791 AU and aphelion at 44.3683 AU.

  In Greek mythology, Deucalion, or Deuk�lion ("new-wine sailor") was the son of Prometheus and Clymene or Celaeno.

  When the wrath of Zeus was ignited against the whole of the Pelasgians, the original pre-Hellenic inhabitants of Greece, Zeus decided to bring an end to the Golden Age with the Great Deluge. Zeus was appalled that these people were practicing cannibalism, and sacrificing humans to him, especially young boys. So Zeus was set upon loosing a deluge which would wash everything clean.

  Deucalion had been forewarned by his father Prometheus (who, being the god who took a particular liking to man, had a penchant for trying to help mankind avoid destruction), and so Deucalion's plan to build an ark and provision it carefully (no animals are rescued in this version of the Flood myth), so that when the waters receded after nine days, he and his wife Pyrrha, daughter of Epimetheus, were the one surviving pair of humans. Their ark touched solid ground on Mount Parnassus or Mount Etna or Mount Athos or Mount Othrys in Thessaly -- it depends whose version one is reading.

  Once the deluge was over and the couple had given thanks to Zeus, Deucalion consulted an oracle of Themis about how to repopulate the earth. He was told to cover your head and throw the bones of your mother behind your shoulder. Deucalion and Pyrrha understood that "mother" is Gaia, the mother of all living things, and the "bones" to be rocks. They threw the rocks behind their shoulders and the stones formed people. Pyrrha's became women; Deucalion's became men. Deucalion and Pyrrha had at least two children, Hellen and Protogenea, and possibly a third, Amphictyon (who is autochthonous in other traditions). Deucalion's parallels with Noah and with Utnapishtim, the survivor of the Sumerian Flood that is told in the Epic of Gilgamesh, are even clearer in the wine subtext in this myth. Though Deucalion is no longer allowed to be the inventor of wine as Noah still is, his name gives away his secret: deucos + halieus "new wine sailor". His wife, named "wine-red", just happens to be the sister of Ariadne who mothered with Dionysus, several wine-making progenitors of Aegean tribes.

  Mark Andrew Holmes designed the above symbol for Deucalion, and has written a bit about it at www.geocities.com/mahtezcatpoc/deucalion.html

  At its discovery, Deucalion was located at 24 Libra 06 R

  Here is an ephemeris for 2007-2008, twice monthly, at 0 hrs UT:

  					
  	DATE		LONGITUDE	LAT	DEC
  Jan	1	2007	5Sc07'46"	0n07	13s08
  Jan	11	2007	5Sc14'37"	0n07	13s10
  Jan	21	2007	5Sc19'11"	0n07	13s12
  Jan	31	2007	5Sc21'23"	0n07	13s12
  Feb	10	2007	5Sc21'10"	0n07	13s12
  Feb	20	2007	5Sc18'37"	0n07	13s11
  Mar	2	2007	5Sc13'51"	0n07	13s10
  Mar	12	2007	5Sc07'05"	0n07	13s07
  Mar	22	2007	4Sc58'35"	0n07	13s05
  Apr	1	2007	4Sc48'41"	0n07	13s01
  Apr	11	2007	4Sc37'47"	0n07	12s58
  Apr	21	2007	4Sc26'16"	0n07	12s54
  May	1	2007	4Sc14'34"	0n07	12s50
  May	11	2007	4Sc03'08"	0n07	12s46
  May	21	2007	3Sc52'21"	0n07	12s42
  May	31	2007	3Sc42'36"	0n07	12s39
  Jun	10	2007	3Sc34'14"	0n07	12s36
  Jun	20	2007	3Sc27'32"	0n07	12s34
  Jun	30	2007	3Sc22'45"	0n06	12s32
  Jul	10	2007	3Sc20'03"	0n06	12s32
  Jul	20	2007	3Sc19'33"	0n06	12s31
  Jul	30	2007	3Sc21'18"	0n06	12s32
  Aug	9	2007	3Sc25'17"	0n06	12s33
  Aug	19	2007	3Sc31'27"	0n06	12s36
  Aug	29	2007	3Sc39'40"	0n06	12s38
  Sep	8	2007	3Sc49'45"	0n06	12s42
  Sep	18	2007	4Sc01'29"	0n06	12s46
  Sep	28	2007	4Sc14'37"	0n06	12s50
  Oct	8	2007	4Sc28'50"	0n06	12s55
  Oct	18	2007	4Sc43'49"	0n06	13s00
  Oct	28	2007	4Sc59'13"	0n06	13s05
  Nov	7	2007	5Sc14'40"	0n06	13s10
  Nov	17	2007	5Sc29'47"	0n06	13s16
  Nov	27	2007	5Sc44'11"	0n06	13s20
  Dec	7	2007	5Sc57'32"	0n06	13s25
  Dec	17	2007	6Sc09'29"	0n06	13s29
  Dec	27	2007	6Sc19'43"	0n06	13s32
  Jan	6	2008	6Sc27'59"	0n06	13s35
  Jan	16	2008	6Sc34'03"	0n06	13s37
  Jan	26	2008	6Sc37'49"	0n06	13s38
  Feb	5	2008	6Sc39'11"	0n06	13s38
  Feb	15	2008	6Sc38'09"	0n06	13s38
  Feb	25	2008	6Sc34'48"	0n06	13s37
  Mar	6	2008	6Sc29'19"	0n06	13s35
  Mar	16	2008	6Sc21'54"	0n06	13s33
  Mar	26	2008	6Sc12'52"	0n06	13s30
  Apr	5	2008	6Sc02'35"	0n06	13s26
  Apr	15	2008	5Sc51'25"	0n06	13s23
  Apr	25	2008	5Sc39'46"	0n06	13s19
  May	5	2008	5Sc28'06"	0n06	13s15
  May	15	2008	5Sc16'50"	0n06	13s11
  May	25	2008	5Sc06'21"	0n06	13s08
  Jun	4	2008	4Sc57'02"	0n06	13s05
  Jun	14	2008	4Sc49'12"	0n06	13s02
  Jun	24	2008	4Sc43'08"	0n06	13s00
  Jul	4	2008	4Sc39'02"	0n06	12s59
  Jul	14	2008	4Sc37'05"	0n06	12s58
  Jul	24	2008	4Sc37'21"	0n06	12s58
  Aug	3	2008	4Sc39'53"	0n06	12s59
  Aug	13	2008	4Sc44'38"	0n06	13s01
  Aug	23	2008	4Sc51'31"	0n06	13s03
  Sep	2	2008	5Sc00'25"	0n06	13s06
  Sep	12	2008	5Sc11'07"	0n06	13s10
  Sep	22	2008	5Sc23'23"	0n06	13s14
  Oct	2	2008	5Sc36'56"	0n06	13s18
  Oct	12	2008	5Sc51'29"	0n06	13s23
  Oct	22	2008	6Sc06'41"	0n06	13s28
  Nov	1	2008	6Sc22'10"	0n06	13s33
  Nov	11	2008	6Sc37'33"	0n06	13s38
  Nov	21	2008	6Sc52'30"	0n06	13s43
  Dec	1	2008	7Sc06'36"	0n06	13s48
  Dec	11	2008	7Sc19'31"	0n06	13s52
  Dec	21	2008	7Sc30'55"	0n06	13s56
  Dec	31	2008	7Sc40'31"	0n06	13s59
  

  Varuna

  . D The 2000th minor Planet, Varuna, was originally designated 2000 WR106 when it was discovered on November 28, 2000. It has an orbit of 283.20 years, a perihelion of 40.915 AU, and an aphelion of 45.335 AU. It has a diameter of about 560 miles.

  Varuna was discovered in the year 2000, but it was seen in 1953, although it was not recognized at the time.

  Russian astrologer Denis Kutalyov indicates that the Kuiper Belt may be seen as a sort of boundary of what is knowable; the multiplicity of objects in this region therefore suggests that the doors to the mystery beyond are legion. He further states that Varuna in particular may be seen as conferring notoriety, not to say infamy, and immortality in the sense of renown.

  Interestingly, it was discovered during a very strange event in US history: a US election where the results where hotly contested, and where no one knew for sure who was going to be president for days past the election. (Astrologer Jerome Armstrong has noted that the GOP has its natal Varuna at 19 Sagittarius, conjunct George W. Bush's South Node, which Pluto is currently transiting).

  It is named after the Hindu god Varuna, the oldest of the vedic (Hindu) deities, the maker and upholder of heaven and the earth. (In Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world.) "He knows the pathway of the wind" (Rig Veda, the oldest of the Vedas and the oldest book in Sanskrit). Varuna is the merciful, supportive, and heavenly king of both the gods and humans who controls the physical order of the universe....Keeper of Divine Order, Lord of the Cosmos. He expresses physical power in battle and pro-creative vigor as he upholds cosmic law and a path of order. Omnipotent and omniscient, an enforcer of contracts who punished mortals who did not keep their word, he was also a Lord of the Dead who could confer immortality.

  When Varuna was discovered, it was at 10 Cancer 29 R

  Here is an ephemeris for 2007-2008, twice monthly, at 0 hrs UT:

  					
  	DATE		LONGITUDE	LAT	DEC
  Jan	1	2007	17Ca23'09"	3n05	25n22
  Jan	11	2007	17Ca11'01"	3n06	25n24
  Jan	21	2007	16Ca59'01"	3n06	25n27
  Jan	31	2007	16Ca47'36"	3n07	25n28
  Feb	10	2007	16Ca37'12"	3n07	25n30
  Feb	20	2007	16Ca28'13"	3n07	25n31
  Mar	2	2007	16Ca21'00"	3n07	25n32
  Mar	12	2007	16Ca15'46"	3n07	25n33
  Mar	22	2007	16Ca12'44"	3n07	25n33
  Apr	1	2007	16Ca12'00"	3n07	25n33
  Apr	11	2007	16Ca13'37"	3n07	25n33
  Apr	21	2007	16Ca17'32"	3n07	25n32
  May	1	2007	16Ca23'39"	3n07	25n31
  May	11	2007	16Ca31'49"	3n06	25n30
  May	21	2007	16Ca41'50"	3n07	25n29
  May	31	2007	16Ca53'27"	3n07	25n27
  Jun	10	2007	17Ca06'22"	3n07	25n26
  Jun	20	2007	17Ca20'20"	3n07	25n24
  Jun	30	2007	17Ca34'58"	3n07	25n23
  Jul	10	2007	17Ca49'58"	3n08	25n21
  Jul	20	2007	18Ca05'01"	3n09	25n20
  Jul	30	2007	18Ca19'44"	3n09	25n19
  Aug	9	2007	18Ca33'47"	3n10	25n18
  Aug	19	2007	18Ca46'52"	3n11	25n17
  Aug	29	2007	18Ca58'40"	3n12	25n16
  Sep	8	2007	19Ca08'54"	3n13	25n16
  Sep	18	2007	19Ca17'18"	3n15	25n16
  Sep	28	2007	19Ca23'40"	3n16	25n16
  Oct	8	2007	19Ca27'51"	3n17	25n17
  Oct	18	2007	19Ca29'42"	3n19	25n18
  Oct	28	2007	19Ca29'13"	3n20	25n20
  Nov	7	2007	19Ca26'25"	3n22	25n21
  Nov	17	2007	19Ca21'23"	3n23	25n23
  Nov	27	2007	19Ca14'20"	3n24	25n26
  Dec	7	2007	19Ca05'30"	3n25	25n28
  Dec	17	2007	18Ca55'13"	3n26	25n30
  Dec	27	2007	18Ca43'53"	3n27	25n33
  Jan	6	2008	18Ca31'55"	3n28	25n35
  Jan	16	2008	18Ca19'46"	3n28	25n38
  Jan	26	2008	18Ca07'57"	3n29	25n40
  Feb	5	2008	17Ca56'51"	3n29	25n42
  Feb	15	2008	17Ca46'55"	3n29	25n43
  Feb	25	2008	17Ca38'32"	3n29	25n44
  Mar	6	2008	17Ca31'59"	3n29	25n45
  Mar	16	2008	17Ca27'31"	3n29	25n45
  Mar	26	2008	17Ca25'17"	3n29	25n46
  Apr	5	2008	17Ca25'23"	3n29	25n45
  Apr	15	2008	17Ca27'49"	3n29	25n45
  Apr	25	2008	17Ca32'30"	3n28	25n44
  May	5	2008	17Ca39'21"	3n28	25n43
  May	15	2008	17Ca48'11"	3n28	25n42
  May	25	2008	17Ca58'47"	3n28	25n40
  Jun	4	2008	18Ca10'52"	3n28	25n39
  Jun	14	2008	18Ca24'11"	3n28	25n37
  Jun	24	2008	18Ca38'24"	3n29	25n35
  Jul	4	2008	18Ca53'12"	3n29	25n33
  Jul	14	2008	19Ca08'14"	3n30	25n32
  Jul	24	2008	19Ca23'10"	3n30	25n30
  Aug	3	2008	19Ca37'42"	3n31	25n29
  Aug	13	2008	19Ca51'26"	3n32	25n28
  Aug	23	2008	20Ca04'05"	3n33	25n27
  Sep	2	2008	20Ca15'21"	3n34	25n27
  Sep	12	2008	20Ca24'58"	3n36	25n26
  Sep	22	2008	20Ca32'40"	3n37	25n26
  Oct	2	2008	20Ca38'16"	3n38	25n27
  Oct	12	2008	20Ca41'38"	3n40	25n28
  Oct	22	2008	20Ca42'40"	3n41	25n29
  Nov	1	2008	20Ca41'21"	3n43	25n31
  Nov	11	2008	20Ca37'44"	3n44	25n33
  Nov	21	2008	20Ca31'59"	3n45	25n35
  Dec	1	2008	20Ca24'16"	3n47	25n37
  Dec	11	2008	20Ca14'52"	3n48	25n40
  Dec	21	2008	20Ca04'11"	3n49	25n43
  Dec	31	2008	19Ca52'35"	3n50	25n45
  

  Quaoar

  D . The 5000th minor planet, Quaoar (pronounced kwah'�war, kwah'�wor, or kwow'�ur), was discovered June 4, 2002, and was originally classified as 2002 LM60. The discovery was announced to the world on October 7, 2002. It has an orbit of 285.97 years, reaches perihelion at 41.914 AU, and aphelion at 44.896 AU.) The wonder of this is that it actually does have a nearly circular orbit...a rarity in this solar system. It is over half the diameter of Pluto....800 miles.

  Quaoar was named for a Native American god worshipped by the Tongva people as a creation deity of the Tongva people. (The Tongva are native to the area around Los Angeles, California.) According to legend, Quaoar "came down from heaven; and, after reducing chaos to order, laid out the world on the back of seven giants. He then created the lower animals, and then mankind."

  According to Tongva mythology, Quaoar sings and dances the world and other deities into existence.

  At the time of its discovery, Quaoar was conjunct the fixed star Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpio. DeVore states that this star has the name Watcher of the West, and can be malevolent, destructive, subject to rash impulses, headtrong obtinancy.......but can also be a sign of honor and good fortune. It will be interesting to see how this plays out as we learn the nature of Quaoar.

  Mark Andrew Holmes has designed the Quaoar symbol on the right, and has written about it at www.geocities.com/mahtezcatpoc/quaoar.html

  Discovery position was 10 Sagittarius 10 R.
  It was announced to the world when it was 9 Sagittarius 35.

  Here is an ephemeris for 2007-2008, twice monthly, at 0 hrs UT:

  					
  	DATE		LONGITUDE	LAT	DEC
  Jan	1	2007	16Sa38'01"	7n13	15s35
  Jan	11	2007	16Sa52'11"	7n14	15s36
  Jan	21	2007	17Sa05'07"	7n15	15s36
  Jan	31	2007	17Sa16'26"	7n16	15s35
  Feb	10	2007	17Sa25'54"	7n18	15s35
  Feb	20	2007	17Sa33'18"	7n20	15s34
  Mar	2	2007	17Sa38'26"	7n22	15s32
  Mar	12	2007	17Sa41'12"	7n23	15s31
  Mar	22	2007	17Sa41'36"	7n25	15s29
  Apr	1	2007	17Sa39'39"	7n27	15s27
  Apr	11	2007	17Sa35'29"	7n29	15s25
  Apr	21	2007	17Sa29'16"	7n30	15s23
  May	1	2007	17Sa21'16"	7n32	15s21
  May	11	2007	17Sa11'48"	7n33	15s19
  May	21	2007	17Sa01'11"	7n34	15s17
  May	31	2007	16Sa49'49"	7n34	15s15
  Jun	10	2007	16Sa38'09"	7n34	15s14
  Jun	20	2007	16Sa26'32"	7n34	15s13
  Jun	30	2007	16Sa15'25"	7n34	15s12
  Jul	10	2007	16Sa05'11"	7n33	15s12
  Jul	20	2007	15Sa56'12"	7n32	15s12
  Jul	30	2007	15Sa48'47"	7n31	15s12
  Aug	9	2007	15Sa43'11"	7n30	15s13
  Aug	19	2007	15Sa39'38"	7n28	15s14
  Aug	29	2007	15Sa38'18"	7n27	15s16
  Sep	8	2007	15Sa39'14"	7n25	15s17
  Sep	18	2007	15Sa42'29"	7n23	15s19
  Sep	28	2007	15Sa48'01"	7n22	15s22
  Oct	8	2007	15Sa55'44"	7n20	15s24
  Oct	18	2007	16Sa05'26"	7n19	15s26
  Oct	28	2007	16Sa16'56"	7n18	15s28
  Nov	7	2007	16Sa29'57"	7n17	15s30
  Nov	17	2007	16Sa44'12"	7n16	15s32
  Nov	27	2007	16Sa59'19"	7n16	15s34
  Dec	7	2007	17Sa14'56"	7n16	15s36
  Dec	17	2007	17Sa30'41"	7n16	15s37
  Dec	27	2007	17Sa46'10"	7n16	15s38
  Jan	6	2008	18Sa00'59"	7n17	15s38
  Jan	16	2008	18Sa14'46"	7n18	15s39
  Jan	26	2008	18Sa27'11"	7n19	15s38
  Feb	5	2008	18Sa37'55"	7n21	15s38
  Feb	15	2008	18Sa46'42"	7n23	15s37
  Feb	25	2008	18Sa53'20"	7n24	15s36
  Mar	6	2008	18Sa57'40"	7n26	15s34
  Mar	16	2008	18Sa59'37"	7n28	15s32
  Mar	26	2008	18Sa59'12"	7n30	15s31
  Apr	5	2008	18Sa56'28"	7n32	15s29
  Apr	15	2008	18Sa51'34"	7n33	15s26
  Apr	25	2008	18Sa44'43"	7n35	15s24
  May	5	2008	18Sa36'10"	7n36	15s23
  May	15	2008	18Sa26'15"	7n37	15s21
  May	25	2008	18Sa15'21"	7n38	15s19
  Jun	4	2008	18Sa03'49"	7n38	15s18
  Jun	14	2008	17Sa52'06"	7n38	15s17
  Jun	24	2008	17Sa40'37"	7n38	15s16
  Jul	4	2008	17Sa29'45"	7n38	15s15
  Jul	14	2008	17Sa19'53"	7n37	15s15
  Jul	24	2008	17Sa11'24"	7n36	15s15
  Aug	3	2008	17Sa04'34"	7n35	15s16
  Aug	13	2008	16Sa59'39"	7n33	15s17
  Aug	23	2008	16Sa56'50"	7n32	15s18
  Sep	2	2008	16Sa56'16"	7n30	15s20
  Sep	12	2008	16Sa58'01"	7n28	15s22
  Sep	22	2008	17Sa02'04"	7n27	15s24
  Oct	2	2008	17Sa08'21"	7n25	15s26
  Oct	12	2008	17Sa16'47"	7n24	15s28
  Oct	22	2008	17Sa27'09"	7n22	15s30
  Nov	1	2008	17Sa39'13"	7n21	15s32
  Nov	11	2008	17Sa52'43"	7n21	15s34
  Nov	21	2008	18Sa07'19"	7n20	15s36
  Dec	1	2008	18Sa22'40"	7n20	15s38
  Dec	11	2008	18Sa38'24"	7n20	15s39
  Dec	21	2008	18Sa54'07"	7n20	15s40
  Dec	31	2008	19Sa09'26"	7n20	15s41
  

  OORT OBJECT

  OK, what exactly is an Oort Object? Well, first, you need to understand what the Oort Cloud is.

  The Oort Cloud is a spherical cloud of comets situated about 50,000 to 100,000 AU from the Sun. This is approximately 1000 times the distance from the Sun to Pluto or roughly one light year, almost a quarter of the distance from the Sun to Proxima Centauri, the star nearest the Sun. The Oort cloud has its inner disk at the ecliptic from the Kuiper belt. It is believed to be the source of most or all comets entering the inner solar system (some short-period comets may come from the Kuiper belt), based on observations of the orbits of comets. The Oort cloud is believed to be a remnant of the original nebula that collapsed to form the Sun and planets five billion years ago, and is loosely bound to the solar system.

  So far, only one potential Oort cloud object has been discovered, and that is Sedna.

  Sedna

  . D . B Sedna, minor planet #90377, is totally amazing. Its orbit (76 AU at perihelion, 928 AU at aphelion), have led some to speculate that it is the planet Nibiru spoken of by author Zechariah Sitchen. It may belong to an "inner" Oort cloud.

  If Sedna indeed belongs to the Oort cloud, this may mean that the Oort cloud is both denser and closer to the Sun than previously thought. This has been proposed as possible evidence that the Sun initially formed as part of a dense cluster of stars; with closer neighbors during Oort cloud formation, objects ejected by gas giants would have their orbits circularized closer to the Sun than was predicted for situations with more distant neighbors.

  We don't know the size yet, because it is too far out to be able to deduce. But its diameter should be approximately 995 miles. One thing they can tell us is that it is red in color and very shiny. It is said to be the reddest object in the Solar System after the planet Mars.

  Sedna was discovered by Mike Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David Rabinowitz on Nov. 14, 2003. (There's that Rabinowitz guy again!) The discovery was announced on March 15, 2004, and was originally designated 2003 VB12.

  Its discovery was the farthest distance at which any natural object in solar system has ever been observed. And...are you ready for this? Sedna's orbit takes about 10,706 years!!!!

  Sedna was named after the mythical Inuit goddess of the sea. It is said she was thrown into very cold Arctic waters by her father. Naming the faraway body Sedna seemed appropriate to its discoverers as the planetoid may be the coldest object in the Solar System.

  The Inuit are an aboriginal people on Earth living on fish and animals in northern Canada above the tree line in the Northwest Territories, and in Northern Quebec and Labrador.

  In Inuit mythology, Sedna is a sea goddess and master of the animals, especially mammals such as seals, of the ocean. She lives in and rules over Adlivun, the Inuit underworld.

  According to one myth, Sedna, similar to a mermaid, was the daughter of the creator-god Anguta and his wife. She is said to have been so huge and hungry that she ate everything in her parents' home, and even gnawed off one of her father's arms as he slept. According to some versions of the myth, she took a dog for her husband.

  Anguta was so angry that he threw her over the side of his canoe. She clung to its sides, whereupon he chopped her fingers off one by one until she let go. She sank to the underworld, becoming the queen of the monsters of the deep, and her huge fingers became the seals, sea-lions and whales hunted by the Inuit.

  Other tales assert that Sedna was a beautiful and chaste maiden who was innocently lured into marriage by an evil bird spirit. When her father tried to rescue her, the spirit became angry and caused a terrible storm which threatened the very survival of her people. In desperation, Sedna's father threw her into the raging sea.

  The varying legends each give different rationales for her death at the hands of her father. Sometimes she is the innocent victim, and sometimes she appears to deserve death as punishment for greed or some other evil. But all tales agree that she descended into the depths of the ocean and became the Goddess of Sea Creatures. As such she became a vital deity, eagerly worshipped by hunters who depended on her goodwill to supply food.

  At its discovery, Sedna was at 17 Tau 58 R
  And when it was announced to the world, its postion was 17 Tau 40

  Check out Kim Falconer's page, Discover The Astrology Of Sedna

  Here is an ephemeris for 2007-2008, twice monthly, at 0 hrs UT:

  					
  	DATE		LONGITUDE	LAT	DEC
  Jan	1	2007	19Ta16'27"	11s58	6n00
  Jan	11	2007	19Ta13'27"	11s57	6n00
  Jan	21	2007	19Ta11'31"	11s56	6n01
  Jan	31	2007	19Ta10'44"	11s55	6n02
  Feb	10	2007	19Ta11'07"	11s53	6n04
  Feb	20	2007	19Ta12'44"	11s52	6n05
  Mar	2	2007	19Ta15'30"	11s51	6n07
  Mar	12	2007	19Ta19'21"	11s49	6n10
  Mar	22	2007	19Ta24'12"	11s48	6n12
  Apr	1	2007	19Ta29'55"	11s47	6n14
  Apr	11	2007	19Ta36'22"	11s47	6n17
  Apr	21	2007	19Ta43'22"	11s46	6n19
  May	1	2007	19Ta50'44"	11s46	6n21
  May	11	2007	19Ta58'19"	11s46	6n23
  May	21	2007	20Ta05'55"	11s46	6n25
  May	31	2007	20Ta13'20"	11s46	6n27
  Jun	10	2007	20Ta20'25"	11s46	6n28
  Jun	20	2007	20Ta26'59"	11s47	6n29
  Jun	30	2007	20Ta32'53"	11s48	6n29
  Jul	10	2007	20Ta37'58"	11s49	6n30
  Jul	20	2007	20Ta42'09"	11s50	6n30
  Jul	30	2007	20Ta45'17"	11s52	6n29
  Aug	9	2007	20Ta47'21"	11s53	6n28
  Aug	19	2007	20Ta48'16"	11s54	6n27
  Aug	29	2007	20Ta48'03"	11s56	6n26
  Sep	8	2007	20Ta46'43"	11s57	6n24
  Sep	18	2007	20Ta44'17"	11s58	6n22
  Sep	28	2007	20Ta40'53"	11s59	6n21
  Oct	8	2007	20Ta36'38"	12s00	6n19
  Oct	18	2007	20Ta31'38"	12s01	6n17
  Oct	28	2007	20Ta26'05"	12s01	6n15
  Nov	7	2007	20Ta20'12"	12s02	6n13
  Nov	17	2007	20Ta14'11"	12s02	6n11
  Nov	27	2007	20Ta08'14"	12s02	6n10
  Dec	7	2007	20Ta02'34"	12s01	6n09
  Dec	17	2007	19Ta57'25"	12s00	6n09
  Dec	27	2007	19Ta52'59"	12s00	6n08
  Jan	6	2008	19Ta49'23"	11s58	6n08
  Jan	16	2008	19Ta46'49"	11s57	6n09
  Jan	26	2008	19Ta45'21"	11s56	6n10
  Feb	5	2008	19Ta45'04"	11s55	6n11
  Feb	15	2008	19Ta45'58"	11s53	6n13
  Feb	25	2008	19Ta48'05"	11s52	6n15
  Mar	6	2008	19Ta51'20"	11s51	6n17
  Mar	16	2008	19Ta55'38"	11s49	6n19
  Mar	26	2008	20Ta00'53"	11s48	6n21
  Apr	5	2008	20Ta06'57"	11s47	6n24
  Apr	15	2008	20Ta13'41"	11s47	6n26
  Apr	25	2008	20Ta20'53"	11s46	6n28
  May	5	2008	20Ta28'24"	11s46	6n30
  May	15	2008	20Ta36'02"	11s46	6n32
  May	25	2008	20Ta43'37"	11s46	6n34
  Jun	4	2008	20Ta50'57"	11s47	6n35
  Jun	14	2008	20Ta57'51"	11s47	6n36
  Jun	24	2008	21Ta04'11"	11s48	6n37
  Jul	4	2008	21Ta09'48"	11s49	6n38
  Jul	14	2008	21Ta14'31"	11s50	6n38
  Jul	24	2008	21Ta18'18"	11s51	6n37
  Aug	3	2008	21Ta21'01"	11s53	6n37
  Aug	13	2008	21Ta22'37"	11s54	6n36
  Aug	23	2008	21Ta23'03"	11s55	6n35
  Sep	2	2008	21Ta22'22"	11s57	6n33
  Sep	12	2008	21Ta20'34"	11s58	6n32
  Sep	22	2008	21Ta17'43"	11s59	6n30
  Oct	2	2008	21Ta13'56"	12s00	6n28
  Oct	12	2008	21Ta09'20"	12s01	6n26
  Oct	22	2008	21Ta04'05"	12s02	6n24
  Nov	1	2008	20Ta58'21"	12s02	6n22
  Nov	11	2008	20Ta52'21"	12s02	6n20
  Nov	21	2008	20Ta46'19"	12s02	6n19
  Dec	1	2008	20Ta40'27"	12s02	6n18
  Dec	11	2008	20Ta34'57"	12s01	6n17
  Dec	21	2008	20Ta30'04"	12s01	6n17
  Dec	31	2008	20Ta25'57"	12s00	6n16
  

  ---------- NOTE: Symbols above followed by a D are given here with permission of the designer, Denis Moskowitz. Check out his website at suberic.net/~dmm/graphics/astro/tno.html

  The Sedna symbol followed by a B was designed by Bryan Trussler.

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