Astronomy:871 Amneris

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871 Amneris
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date14 May 1917
Designations
(871) Amneris
Pronunciation/æmˈnɛrɪs/
1917 BY
Minor planet categoryMain belt
Amneris family
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc108.93 yr (39786 days)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.4891 astronomical unit|AU (372.36 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.9555 AU (292.54 Gm)
2.2223 AU (332.45 Gm)
Eccentricity0.12006
Orbital period3.31 yr (1210.0 d)
Mean anomaly340.333°
Mean motion0° 17m 51.036s / day
Inclination4.2509°
Longitude of ascending node158.026°
66.284°
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)12.6


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.

This asteroid was named after Amneris, a character in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida.[2]

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