 Karl Ludwig Harding, who discovered and named Juno, assigned to it the symbol of a scepter topped with a star.The modern astrological symbol for Vesta, ⚶, was created by Eleanor Bach, who is credited with pioneering the use of the Big Four asteroids with the publication of her "Ephemerides of the Asteroids".Bach's symbol for Vesta is a simplified version of other representations of Vesta's altar.