Summary

DescriptionAstraea symbol (fixed width).svg	English: The traditional astronomical symbol for 5 Astraea, after Gould, B.A. 1852, On the Symbolic Notation of the Asteroids, Astron. J., 2, 80. As the number of asteroids grew, the symbols got more and more complex, leading to the creation of Minor Planet Numbers. This one, however, is still a relatively simple upside-down anchor, or, possibly, given the mythology, a highly stylised scales of justice.
Date	1 March 2007
Source	Own work
Author	Editor at Large
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• 19:17, October 4, 2006 . . Adam Cuerden . . 78×99 (802 bytes) (The traditional astronomical symbol for 5 Astraea, after Gould, B.A. 1852, On the Symbolic Notation of the Asteroids, Astron. J., 2, 80. archive copy at the Wayback Machine As the number of asteroids grew, the symbols go)

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• 15:28, 4 January 2007 . . User:Rmhermen (Talk | contribs) . . 78×99 (802 bytes) (== Summary == The traditional astronomical symbol for 5 Astraea, after [http://aa.usno.navy.mil/hilton/AsteroidHistory/minorplanets.html Gould, B.A. 1852, On the Symbolic Notation of the Asteroids, Astron. J., 2, 80.] As the number of asteroids grew, )