651 Antikleia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 4 October 1907 by August Kopff at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.[1] It is named for Anticlea the mother of Odysseus.[9] The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1907 AN.
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory |
| Discovery date | 4 October 1907 |
| Designations | |
| (651) Antikleia | |
| Pronunciation | /æntɪˈkliːə/[2] |
Named after | Anticlea |
| 1907 AN | |
| Main belt[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics[4] | |
| Epoch 30 November 2008 (JD 2454800.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.3185 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.7319 AU |
| 3.02523 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.09695 |
| 1921.93 days (5.26 years) | |
| 86.86° | |
| Inclination | 10.767° |
| 38.203° | |
| 355.742° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 33.04±2.2 km (mean)[5] |
| 0.1603±0.024[5] | |
| 10.01[8] | |
Antikleia is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)–(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ 'Anticlea' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "651 Antikleia (1907 AN)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ "(651) Antikleia". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ a b Tedesco, Edward F.; Noah, Paul V.; Noah, Meg; Price, Stephan D. (2004). "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)". IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Planetary Data System. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Galád, Adrián; Kornoš, Leonard (2008). "A Collection of Lightcurves from Modra: 2007 December – 2008 June". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (4): 144–146. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..144G.
- ^ Sada, Pedro V.; Canizales, Eder D.; Armada, Edgar M. (2005). "CCD photometry of asteroids 651 Antikleia, 738 Alagasta, and 2151 Hadwiger using a remote commercial telescope". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 32 (4): 73–75. Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...73S.
- ^ Tholen, David J., ed. (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes and Slopes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V12.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 64. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Veeder, Glenn J.; Matson, Dennis L.; Owensby, Pamela D.; Gradie, Jonathan C.; Bell, Jeffrey F.; Tedesco, Edward F. (March 1995). "Eos, Koronis, and Maria family asteroids: Infrared (JHK) photometry" (PDF). Icarus. 114: 186–196. Bibcode:1995Icar..114..186V. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.31.2739. doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053.
External links
edit- 651 Antikleia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 651 Antikleia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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