It has a perihelion of 2.37 AU and an aphelion of 2.73 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.55 AU. It has an orbital period of 4 years and 30 days. It has an inclination of 6.1º. It has a diameter of about 206 km.
Photometric observations were carried out in 1979 and 2007-2008.
6:13 with Mars (99.8)
1:17 with Mercury (99.8)
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8:9 with Vesta (%100.0)
9:8 with Ceres (99.8)
4:3 with Europa (%100.0)
Greek mythology
Amphitrite was a goddess of the sea, salt water and springs of highly mineralized waters. She was the personification of the calm and sunlit aspect of the sea.
The god Poseidon wanted to marry Amphitrite, but she was in great awe of her distinguished suitor, and with grace and celerity, she managed to glide out of his sight, and hid from him in the Atlantic Ocean. The grieving Poseidon sent a dolphin to look for her and persuade the fair nymph to come back and share his throne. Amphitrite agreed to marry Poseidon and the King of the Deep was so overjoyed at these good tidings that the dolphin was awarded a place in the heavens, where he now forms a well known constellation Delphinus (the Dolphin). (Wikipedia)
The asteroid Amphitrite is related with the evaluation phase of a relationship, in which it is decided whether to start the relationship after a first encounter; or, strengthen it if it was on a superficial level.
"(500) Days of Summer" (2009)
"Body of Lies" (2008)
