The Astrology of Space - Matrix Software

The Astrology of Space
The 1950.0 position for the centroid of Sco-Cen is:
Zodiac Latitude Object
26°SC 05'50" -21°36'60" Sco-Cen
The shape of the cluster is elongated considerably,
with the distance between the extreme points in the
direction of elongation being about three times its
transverse section. The angle between the direction
of elongation and the radius vector through the Sun is
52°. It is estimated that between 0.4xl0-8 and 1.5xl0-8
years ago, the cluster (which up to that time may have
been spherical) was liable to a disturbing force. This
force gave it a velocity between 9 and 19 km/sec
relative to an imaginary star moving in a circle around
the galactic center and coinciding with the center of
the cluster at the time of disturbance. The present
shape and motion of the cluster are explained by the
evolution since this disturbance. The present mean
motion of the cluster is found to indicate an initial
velocity of 19 km/sec in the direction forming an angle
of 87° with the direction of circular motion, that is
approximately in the direction outward from the
galactic center. The position of the cluster was at that
time at the distance 2200 parsecs from the present
position of the Sun in the direction of about 59° New
Galactic Longitude (Vulpecula-Sagitta direction).
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