(651) Antikleia

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Asteroid
(651) Antikleia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.024  AU
eccentricity 0.098
Perihelion - aphelion 2.729 AU - 3.319 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.8 °
Length of the ascending node 38.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 355.8 °
Time of passage of the perihelion November 26, 2012
Sidereal period 5 a 94 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 33.04 (± 2.2) km
Albedo 0.16
Rotation period 20 h 17 min
Absolute brightness 10.0 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer August Kopff
Date of discovery 4th October 1907
Another name 1907 AN
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(651) Antikleia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 4, 1907 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after Antikleia , the mother of Odysseus .

See also