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81 Terpsichore
Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.854 AU
Perihelion distance 2.250 AU
Aphelion distance 3.457 AU
Orbital period 4.82 years
Inclination 7.81°
Eccentricity 0.211
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Diameter 119.1 km
Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) 11.02 hours
Spectral class C
Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) 0.051
Abs. magnitude 8.48
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)
Discoverer E. W. Tempel, 1864


81 Terpsichore is a large and very dark main belt asteroid. It has most likely a very primitive carbonaceous composition.


It was found by the prolific comet discoverer Ernst Tempel on September 30, 1864. It is named after Terpsichore, the Muse of dance in Greek mythology.






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81 Terpsichore (turp-sik'-a-ree) is a large and very dark main belt asteroid.
It was found by the prolific comet discoverer Ernst Tempel on September 30, 1864.
It is named after Terpsichore, the Muse of dance in Greek mythology.
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