| b>81 Terpsichore |
| bgcolor="#ffc0c0" colspan="2" | Orbital characteristics 1 |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Orbit" title="Orbit">Orbit type | Main belt |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Semimajor-axis" title="Semimajor axis">Semimajor axis | 2.854 AU |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Perihelion" title="Perihelion">Perihelion distance | 2.250 AU |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Aphelion" title="Aphelion">Aphelion distance | 3.457 AU |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Orbital-period" title="Orbital period">Orbital period | 4.82 years |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Inclination" title="Inclination">Inclination | 7.81° |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Eccentricity" title="Eccentricity">Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| bgcolor="#ffc0c0" colspan="2" | Physical characteristics 1 |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Diameter" title="Diameter">Diameter | 119.1 km |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Rotation-period" title="Rotation period">Rotation period 3 | 11.02 hours |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Spectral-class" title="Spectral class">Spectral class | C |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Albedo" title="Albedo">Albedo 4 | 0.051 |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Absolute-magnitude" title="Absolute magnitude">Abs. magnitude | 8.48 |
| bgcolor="#ffc0c0" colspan="2" | History 2 |
| iscoverer | E. W. Tempel, 1864 |