326 Tamara

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326 Tamara
Orbita asteroida 326.png
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date19 March 1892
Designations
(326) Tamara
Pronunciation /ˈtæmərə/ [1]
Named after
Tamar of Georgia
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 122.57 yr (44770 d)
Aphelion 2.75738  AU (412.498  Gm)
Perihelion 1.87764 AU (280.891 Gm)
2.31751 AU (346.695 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.18980
3.53 yr (1288.6 d)
26.2160°
0° 16m 45.714s / day
Inclination 23.7294°
32.2069°
2023-May-19
238.542°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions93.00±1.7  km
14.445  h (0.6019  d)
0.0368±0.001
C
9.36

    Tamara (minor planet designation: 326 Tamara) is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It is the largest member and namesake of the Tamara Family, a 264 million year-old sub-family of the collisional Phocaea family.

    It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 19 March 1892 in Vienna and is named after Tamar of Georgia. Name was given by Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia. [3]

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    References

    1. 'Tamarus' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. "326 Tamara". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(326) Tamara". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (326) Tamara. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 42–43. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_327. ISBN   978-3-540-00238-3.