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14 Irene is a large main-belt asteroid, discovered by John Russell Hind on May 19, 1851. 14 Irene was named after ''Irēnē'', a personification of peace in Greek mythology. She was one of the Horae, daughter of Zeus and Themis. The name was suggested by Sir John Herschel. Hind wrote, :"You will readily discover that this name () has some relation to this event (the Great Industrial Exhibition) which is now filling our metropolis () with the talent of all civilised nations, with those of Peace, the productions of Art and Science, in which all mankind must feel an interest." The ''Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations'' in the Crystal Palace of Hyde Park, London, ran from May 1 until October 18, 1851. Hind suggested that the symbol for the asteroid should be "A dove carrying an olive-branch, with a star on its head", but an actual drawing of the symbol was never made before the use of graphical symbols to represent asteroids was dropped entirely.〔(When did the asteroids become minor planets? )〕 The fairly flat Irenian lightcurves indicate somewhat spherical proportions. There have been four reported stellar occultation events by Irene. ==See also== * Former classification of planets 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「14 Irene」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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