871 Amneris
Main-belt asteroid
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871 Amneris is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is the namesake of the Amneris family, a subgroup of the Flora family of Main Belt asteroids.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 14 May 1917 |
| Designations | |
| (871) Amneris | |
| Pronunciation | /æmˈnɛrɪs/ |
| 1917 BY | |
| Main belt Amneris family | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.93 yr (39786 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4891 AU (372.36 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9555 AU (292.54 Gm) |
| 2.2223 AU (332.45 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.12006 |
| 3.31 yr (1210.0 d) | |
| 340.333° | |
| 0° 17m 51.036s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.2509° |
| 158.026° | |
| 66.284° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.6 | |
This asteroid was named after Amneris, a character in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida.[2]
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