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**156 Xanthippe**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	2.732 AU
Perihelion distance	2.125 AU
Aphelion distance	3.339 AU
Orbital period	4.52 years
Inclination	9.75�
Eccentricity	0.222
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	121 km
Rotation period	22.37 hours
Spectral class	C
Abs. magnitude	8.64
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.042
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	J. Palisa, 1875

156 Xanthippe is a large Main belt asteroid. It has a carbonaceous composition and extremely dark surface and named after Xanthippe, the wife of Socrates.

It was discovered by J. Palisa on November 22, 1875.

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