326 Tamara Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
326 Tamara
Discovered:19 March 1892
Mpc Name:(326) Tamara
Pronounced:[1]
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.31751AU
Perihelion:1.87764AU
Time Periastron:2023-May-19
Aphelion:2.75738abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.18980
Period:3.53 yr (1288.6 d)
Inclination:23.7294°
Asc Node:32.2069°
Arg Peri:238.542°
Rotation:14.445abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:9.36
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[2]
Observation Arc:122.57 yr (44770 d)
Uncertainty:0

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]

Notes and References

  1. 'Tamarus' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Web site: 326 Tamara . . . 11 May 2016.
  3. Book: Schmadel, Lutz D. . Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (326) Tamara . Springer Berlin Heidelberg . 42–43 . 2007 . 978-3-540-00238-3 . 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_327 . (326) Tamara .