230 Athamantis is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a S-type asteroid and is probably composed of a mixture of silicates and metals.

It was discovered by K. de Ball on September 3, 1882 in Bothkamp . It was his only asteroid discovery.

It was named after Athamantis , daughter of Athamas the mythical Greek king of Orchomenus.

References

• The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
• Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
• Asteroid Lightcurve Data File