267 Tirza is a fairly sizeable, very dark Main belt asteroid.[citation needed]

267 Tirza
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date27 May 1887
Designations
(267) Tirza
Pronunciation/ˈtɜːrzə/[1]
Named after
Tirzah
A887 KB, 1922 AA
1965 GC
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc108.44 yr (39609 d)
Aphelion3.04773 AU (455.934 Gm)
Perihelion2.50143 AU (374.209 Gm)
2.77458 AU (415.071 Gm)
Eccentricity0.098448
4.62 yr (1688.1 d)
327.898°
0° 12m 47.732s / day
Inclination6.00306°
73.7538°
196.255°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions52.68±3.1 km
7.648 h (0.3187 d)
0.0402±0.005
DU
10.2

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 27 May 1887 in Nice. It was his first asteroid discovery.[citation needed]

It was named after Tirzah, a name used in the Song of Solomon.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 'Tirzah' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ "267 Tirza". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ^ Schmadel, Lutz (5 August 2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783540002383 – via Google Books.
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