Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 27 May 1887 |
Designations | |
(267) Tirza | |
Pronunciation | /ˈtɜːrzə/ [1] |
Named after | Tirzah |
A887 KB, 1922 AA 1965 GC | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
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) |
2.77458 AU (415.071 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.098448 |
4.62 yr (1688.1 d) | |
327.898° | |
0° 12m 47.732s / day | |
Inclination | 6.00306° |
73.7538° | |
196.255° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 52.68±3.1 km |
7.648 h (0.3187 d) | |
0.0402±0.005 | |
DU | |
10.2 | |
267 Tirza is a fairly sizeable, very dark Main belt asteroid.[ citation needed ]
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 27 May 1887 in Nice. It was his first asteroid discovery.[ citation needed ]
It was named after Tirzah, a name used in the Song of Solomon. [3]
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