resent someone for whom death is more than a passing issue.” According to Jacob
Schwartz, Anubis’ astrological interpretation is “death being part of a life process.”
Sources:
Kowal, Charles T. Asteroids: Their Nature and Utilization.Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Ellis
Horwood Limited, 1988.
Lehman, J. Lee. The Ultimate Asteroid Book.West Chester, PA: Whitford Press, 1988.
Schwartz, Jacob. Asteroid Name Encyclopedia.St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1995.
ANURADHA
Anuradha (“after Radha” or “success”) is one of the Nakshatras (lunar mansions) of
Vedic astrology. Symbolized by a row or furrow, this sign is considered another good
time for marriage and other positive events. Mitra, god of friendship, presides, and the
planet Saturn rules over this Nakshatra from Scorpio 3°20’ to 16°40’. During this peri-
od, people may be more attractive and popular, but also grievous and secretive.
—Pramela ThiagesanAPHELION
Although they approximate circles, all orbits are elliptical. The point in a satellite’s
orbit where it is farthest from the Sun is called its aphelion (from the Greek words
apo,meaning “away,” and helios,meaning “sun”).
APHRODITE
Aphrodite, asteroid 1,388 (the 1,388th asteroid to be discovered, on September 24,
1935), is approximately 22 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 5.2
years. Aphrodite was named after the Greek goddess of sex, love, and beauty, the
equivalent of the Roman goddess Venus. J. Lee Lehman associates Aphrodite with
Venus and Astarte (also divinities of sex and fertility), asserting that this asteroid is
more “refined than the other two. Jacob Schwartz characterizes Aphrodite as “procre-
ativity through refined expressions of beauty, sex and fertility.”
Sources:
Kowal, Charles T. Asteroids: Their Nature and Utilization.Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Ellis
Horwood Limited, 1988.
Lehman, J. Lee. The Ultimate Asteroid Book.West Chester, PA: Whitford Press, 1988.
Schwartz, Jacob. Asteroid Name Encyclopedia.St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1995.
APOGEE
Every orbit is elliptical. When a satellite is at its greatest distance from the Earth, it is
at its apogee (from the Greek words apo,meaning “away,” and geios,meaning “earth”).
APOLLO
Apollo, asteroid 1,862 (the 1,862nd asteroid to be discovered, on April 24, 1932) is
approximately 1.4 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 1.8 years. Apol-
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