Amalia (minor planet designation: 284 Amalia) is a large main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 29 May 1889 in Nice. This is classified as a Ch-type asteroid in the Bus taxonomy and CX in the Tholen system. It has been observed occulting stars on five occasions as of 2018, which provide a diameter estimate of via a fitted ellipse plot. References External links Background asteroids Amalia Amalia CX-type asteroids (Tholen) Ch-type asteroids (SMASS) 18890529 Objects observed by stellar occultation