267 Tirza Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
267 Tirza
Discovered:27 May 1887
Mpc Name:(267) Tirza
Alt Names:A887 KB, 1922 AA
1965 GC
Pronounced:[1]
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.77458AU
Perihelion:2.50143AU
Aphelion:3.04773abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.098448
Period:4.62 yr (1688.1 d)
Inclination:6.00306°
Asc Node:73.7538°
Arg Peri:196.255°
Rotation:7.648abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Spectral Type:DU
Abs Magnitude:10.2
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[2]
Observation Arc:108.44 yr (39609 d)
Uncertainty:0

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 woman in the Bible.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. 'Tirzah' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Web site: 267 Tirza . . . 11 May 2016.
  3. Book: Schmadel, Lutz. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 5 August 2003. Springer Science & Business Media. 9783540002383 . Google Books.