267 Tirza

267 Tirza
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	27 May 1887
Designations
MPC designation	(267) Tirza
Named after	Tirzah
Alternative designations	A922 AA, 1965 GC
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	108.44 yr (39609 d)
Aphelion	3.04773 AU (455.934 Gm)
Perihelion	2.50143 AU (374.209 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.77458 AU (415.071 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.098448
Orbital period	4.62 yr (1688.1 d)
Mean anomaly	327.898°
Mean motion	0° 12^m 47.732^s / day
Inclination	6.00306°
Longitude of ascending node	73.7538°
Argument of perihelion	196.255°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	7004526800000000000♠52.68±3.1 km
Rotation period	7.648 h (0.3187 d)
Geometric albedo	6998402000000000000♠0.0402±0.005
Spectral type	DU
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.2

267 Tirza is a fairly sizeable, very dark Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 27 May 1887 in Nice. It was his first asteroid discovery.

It was named after Tirzah, a woman in the Bible.

References

↑ "267 Tirza". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

External links

267 Tirza at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
267 Tirza at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

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Asteroid	Aten asteroid Asteroid belt Family Jupiter trojan Near-Earth Spectral types
Distant minor planet	Centaur Damocloid Neptune trojan Trans-Neptunian object Detached Kuiper belt Oort cloud Scattered disc

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