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| Orbital characteristics 1 | |
|---|---|
| Orbit type | Main belt ( Dejanira ) |
| Semimajor axis | 2.581 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.080 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.083 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Inclination | 12.15° |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Physical characteristics 1 | |
| Diameter | 19.1 km |
| Abs. magnitude | 10.60 |
| History 2 | |
| Discoverer | A. Borrelly, 1875 |
157 Dejanira is a main belt asteroidAn asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. An asteroid is an example of a minor planet (or planetoid , which are much smaller than planets. The asteroids are believed to be remnants of the protoplanetary disc which were no.
The Dejanira asteroid family is named after it.
It was discovered by Alphonse Borrelly on December 1December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 30 days remaining. Events 1640 Portugal regains its independence from Spain and John IV of Portugal becomes king. 1822 Peter I is crowned as Emperor of, 1875 and named after the warlike priness DeianiraLike many mortal women in Greek mythology, Deianira (also Deianeira occupied a perilous threshold position between the daylit world of Olympian gods and heroes and the dark chthonic primordial world of primitive earth magic. She was the daughter of Althae in Greek mythologyGreek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. Our surviving sources of mythology are either transcriptions of this spoken word, o.
Main Belt asteroids