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Main-belt asteroid

267 Tirza
Discovery
Orbital diagram
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	27 May 1887
Designations
MPC designation	(267) Tirza
Pronunciation	/ˈtɜːrzə/
Named after	Tirzah
Alternative designations	A887 KB, 1922 AA 1965 GC
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
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 (sidereal)	4.62 yr (1688.1 d)
Mean anomaly	327.898°
Mean motion	0° 12 47.732 / day
Inclination	6.00306°
Longitude of ascending node	73.7538°
Argument of perihelion	196.255°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	52.68±3.1 km
Synodic rotation period	7.648 h (0.3187 d)
Geometric albedo	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 name used in the Song of Solomon.

References

'Tirzah' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
"267 Tirza". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
Schmadel, Lutz (5 August 2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783540002383 – via Google Books.

External links

The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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 viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

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