157 Dejanira

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157 Dejanira
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt (Dejanira clump)
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
Rotation period 15.819 h
Abs. magnitude 10.60
History 2
Discoverer A. Borrelly, 1875

157 Dejanira is a main belt asteroid.

The Dejanira asteroid family is named after it.

It was discovered by Alphonse Borrelly on December 1, 1875 and named after the warlike princess Deianira in Greek mythology.