Hygieia is a goddess from Greek mythology (more commonly spelled Hygeia, sometimes Hygiea; / h aɪ ˈ dʒ iː ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὑγιεία or Ὑγεία, Latin: Hygēa or Hygīa). Hygieia is a goddess of health (Greek: ὑγίεια – hugieia [2]), cleanliness and hygiene. Her name is the source for the word "hygiene". Hygieia ...

10 Hygiea is a large asteroid located in the outer main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.It was the tenth known asteroid, discovered on 12 April 1849 by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis at the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte in Naples, Italy.It was named after Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health. It is the fourth-largest main-belt asteroid by …

Nov 26, 2019 · New observations confirm that main asteroid belt object Hygiea is round. It now fulfills all the requirements to graduate from asteroid to dwarf planet.

Aug 24, 2011 · Finally, we will discuss the historical context. Hygieia had her own cult already in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE, which has been recognized by the Delphic Oracle; after it develops into a supra-local cult in Greece and Rome, where it is incorporated into the religious traditions of Asklepios, the god of Medicine. When in 429 and 427 BCE a plague breaks out in …

Jan 8, 2018 · Hygiea is the 4th largest asteroid in the solar system by both volume and mass, and accounts for 2.9% of all the mass in the asteroid belt.

Nov 8, 2019 · New images from ESO's Very Large Telescope show that asteroid Hygiea is round, meaning that it may now be classified as the smallest-known dwarf planet in our solar system.

Oct 28, 2019 · The asteroid belt object known as Hygiea may be the new baby of the dwarf planet family. Hygiea, currently classified as an asteroid, already met three of four requirements for dwarf planet...

Oct 29, 2019 · If it is deemed a dwarf planet, Hygiea would become the smallest dwarf planet in our solar system. The study published Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy.

Hygiea is a dwarf planet orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Hygiea as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Oct 28, 2019 · Astronomers have captured high-resolution imagery of Hygiea, the fourth largest rock in the Asteroid Belt. And low and behold, Hygiea is spherical in shape.