230 Athamantis
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | K. de Ball |
| Discovery date | September 3, 1882 |
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Designations
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| Alternative names | 1949 WG |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 378.299 Gm (2.529 AU) |
| Perihelion | 334.395 Gm (2.235 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 356.347 Gm (2.382 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.062 |
| Orbital period | 1342.801 d (3.68 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 19.3 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 70.608° |
| Inclination | 9.435° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 239.979° |
| Argument of perihelion | 138.926° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 109.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 24.0055 h |
| Albedo | 0.181 |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude | 7.35 |
230 Athamantis is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.
It was discovered by K. de Ball on September 3, 1882 in Bothkamp. It was his only asteroid discovery.
It was named after Athamantis, daughter of Athamas the mythical Greek king of Orchomenos.
[edit] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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