267 Tirza
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | May 27, 1887 |
| Alternate designations B |
A922 AA, 1965 GC |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.102 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 414.864 Gm (2.773 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 372.406 Gm (2.489 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 457.322 Gm (3.057 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1686.787 d (4.62 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 17.89 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 6.012° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
73.927° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
196.765° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 151.297° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 53.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 5.9 h |
| Spectral class | DU |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.5 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.040 |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
267 Tirza is a fairly sizeable, very dark Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on May 27, 1887 in Nice. It was his first asteroid discovery.
It was named after Tirzah, a woman in the Bible.
[edit] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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