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What are asteroids in astrology?

Meet Pallas, Juno, and Vesta: real asteroids that some modern Western astrologers include in birth charts.

If a chart lists Pallas, Juno, or Vesta, you are looking at asteroid names. What do those extra names tell you?

Real objects orbiting the Sun

Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun. Most are in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They exist independently of the meanings astrologers give them.

Read the name beside the position

Pallas, Juno, and Vesta are three individual asteroids. On a birth chart, each name identifies the object whose position is being shown. It is not another zodiac sign.

An optional part of some readings

Some modern Western astrologers use asteroid positions as additional symbols alongside the Sun, Moon, and planets. You can begin with those familiar bodies and explore asteroids later.

A few common questions

Does adding more asteroids make a prediction more reliable?

More objects add more positions to a chart. That alone does not establish that an interpretation or prediction is more reliable.

Sources & further reading

These sources explain the traditions and methods covered in this article. They do not establish predictive accuracy.

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