267 Tirza

267 Tirza

Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	May 27, 1887
Designations
Named after	Tirzah
Alternative names	A922 AA, 1965 GC
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	457.322 Gm (3.057 AU)
Perihelion	372.406 Gm (2.489 AU)
Semi-major axis	414.864 Gm (2.773 AU)
Eccentricity	0.102
Orbital period	1686.787 d (4.62 a)
Average orbital speed	17.89 km/s
Mean anomaly	151.297°
Inclination	6.012°
Longitude of ascending node	73.927°
Argument of perihelion	196.765°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	53.0 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Surface gravity	unknown
Escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	5.9 h
Albedo	0.040
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	DU
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.5

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.

References

• The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
• Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
• Asteroid Lightcurve Data File

External links

• 267 Tirza at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters