Laërtes, king of Ithaca {see planet (1151)}, was the son of Arcisius, who in turn was a son of Zeus {see planet (5731)}. Laërtes was the husband of Anticleia and father of Odysseus {see, respectively, planets (651) and (1143)}. (M 38200) _ _.
Discovered on 19-9-1973 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.