- 230 Athamantis
Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 | name=230 Athamantis
discoverer=K. de Ball
discovered=September 3 ,1882
alt_names=1949 WG
mp_category=Main belt
epoch=30 January ,2005 (JD 2453400.5)
semimajor=356.347 Gm (2.382 AU)
perihelion=334.395 Gm (2.235 AU)
aphelion=378.299 Gm (2.529 AU)
eccentricity=0.062
period=1342.801 d (3.68 a)
inclination=9.435°
asc_node=239.979°
arg_peri=138.926°
mean_anomaly=70.608°
avg_speed=19.3 km/s
dimensions=109.0 km
mass="unknown"
density="unknown"
surface_grav="unknown"
escape_velocity="unknown"
rotation=24.0055 h
spectral_type=S
abs_magnitude=7.35
albedo=0.181
single_temperature="unknown"230 Athamantis is a fairly large Main belt
asteroid . It is classified as an S-type asteroid, and was discovered by K. de Ball onSeptember 3 ,1882 inBothkamp . It was his only asteroid discovery.The asteroid was named after
Athamantis , daughter ofAthamas the mythical Greek king of Orchomenus.References
* [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database]
* [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances]
* [http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT Asteroid Lightcurve Data File]
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