Asteroid 78 Diana & Diana The Huntress - New Orleans, LA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
N 29° 59.165 W 090° 05.650
15R E 780360 N 3320798
Augustus Saint-Gaudens' gilded bronze sculpture 'Diana' is located at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden within New Orleans City Park, Louisiana. Asteroid 78 Diana was named after her.
Waymark Code: WM12A9A
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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Diana, the Greek goddess of the hunt, balances delicately on a spherical base with her arrow drawn. Her gilded skin draws attention to her high pedestal from which she takes aim at distant prey. Diana represents an important commission for the artist and is the only female nude completed by Saint-Gaudens.

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Diana (minor planet designation: 78 Diana) is a large and dark main-belt asteroid. Its composition is carbonaceous and primitive. It was discovered by Robert Luther on March 15, 1863, and named after Diana, Roman goddess of the hunt. 78 Diana occulted a star on September 4, 1980. A diameter of 116 km was measured, closely matching the value given by the IRAS satellite.

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