Alternative names 1917 BY Aphelion 2.4891 AU (372.36 Gm) | Discovery date 14 May 1917 Observation arc 108.93 yr (39786 days) Discovered 14 May 1917 Discoverer Max Wolf Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Minor planet category Main beltAmneris family Similar 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 908 Buda, 889 Erynia, 509 Iolanda | ||
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.
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