651 Antikleia

651 Antikleia
Discovery
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
Discovery date4 October 1907
Designations
(651) Antikleia
Pronunciation/æntɪˈklə/
Named after
Anticlea
1907 AN
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 November 2008 (JD 2454800.5)
Aphelion3.3185 AU
Perihelion2.7319 AU
3.02523 AU
Eccentricity0.09695
1921.93 days (5.26 years)
86.86°
Inclination10.767°
38.203°
355.742°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions33.04±2.2 km (mean)
  • 20.291±0.003 h
  • 20.287±0.004 h
0.1603±0.024
10.01

    651 Antikleia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 4 October 1907 by August Kopff at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory. It is named for Anticlea the mother of Odysseus. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1907 AN.

    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.