230 Athamantis
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230 Athamantis is a fairly large main-belt
asteroid
. It is classified as an S-type asteroid
, and was discovered by K. de Ball
on September 3, 1882, in Bothkamp
. It was his only asteroid discovery.
The asteroid was named after Athamantis, daughter of Athamas
the mythical
Greek
king of Orchomenus.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
. It is classified as an S-type asteroid
S-type asteroid
S-type asteroids are of a stony composition, hence the name. Approximately 17% of asteroids are of this type, making it the second most common after the C-type.-Characteristics:...
, and was discovered by K. de Ball
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
Leo Anton Karl de Ball was a German-Austrian astronomer. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center as "K. de Ball" for his asteroid discovery, but seems to be best known as Leo de Ball....
on September 3, 1882, in Bothkamp
Bothkamp
Bothkamp is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
. It was his only asteroid discovery.
The asteroid was named after Athamantis, daughter of Athamas
Athamas
The king of Orchomenus in Greek mythology, Athamas , was married first to the goddess Nephele with whom he had the twins Phrixus or Frixos and Helle. He later divorced Nephele and married Ino, daughter of Cadmus. With Ino, he had two children: Learches and Melicertes...
the mythical
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
Greek
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
king of Orchomenus.