Discovered by Johann Palisa Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 22 November 1875 Spectral type C-type asteroid Discovery site Pola Observatory | Discovery date 22 November 1875 Observation arc 114.52 yr (41828 d) Orbits Sun Discoverer Johann Palisa Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1936 FG1, 1942 RP, 1949 BN, A901 SA, A902 VA Aphelion 3.34678 AU (500.671 Gm) Similar 153 Hilda, 142 Polana, 178 Belisana, 165 Loreley, 192 Nausikaa | ||
156 Xanthippe is a large, dark main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer J. Palisa on November 22, 1875. It is named after Xanthippe, the wife of the Greek philosopher Socrates.
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the European Southern Observatory in La Silla, Chile during 1981 gave a light curve with a period of 22.5 hours. Based upon its spectrum this is classified as a C-type asteroid, indicating that it likely has a carbonaceous composition. The estimated size of this object is 116 km.
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