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81 Terpsichore (/tərpˈsɪkəriː/ tərp-SIK-ə-ree) is a large and very dark main-belt asteroid. It has most probably 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.

apoapsis (km)
5.16955e+11
average speed (km/s)
62748.0
orbital period (μ)
1.52206e+08
periapsis (km)
3.37132e+11
temperature (K)
165.0
absolute magnitude
8.48
albedo
0.051
discovery date
1864-09-30
discoverer
Wilhelm Tempel
epoch
December 31 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
escape velocity (kmh)
226.8

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