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. References External links Asteroid 871 Amneris, Small Bodies Data Ferret 000871 000871 Discoveries by Max Wolf Named minor planets Giuseppe Verdi 19170514