Fraternitas

Fraternitas

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

Fraternitas, asteroid 309 (the 309th asteroid to be discovered, on April 6, 1891), is approximately 32 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 4.4 years. Its name is derived from the Latin word for brotherhood. When prominent in a natal chart, Fraternitas indicates a friendly personality, interested in universal brotherhood. The sign and house position indicates how one interacts with friends.

Sources:

Kowal, Charles T. Asteroids: Their Nature and Utilization. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Ellis Horwood Limited, 1988.Room, Adrian. Dictionary of Astronomical Names. London: Routledge, 1988.Schwartz, Jacob. Asteroid Name Encyclopedia. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1995.