Astronomy:326 Tamara

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
326 Tamara
Орбита астероида 326.png
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byJohann Palisa
Discovery date19 March 1892
Designations
(326) Tamara
Pronunciation/ˈtæmərə/[1]
Named afterTamar of Georgia
Minor planet categoryMain belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc122.57 yr (44770 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.75738 astronomical unit|AU (412.498 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.87764 AU (280.891 Gm)
2.31751 AU (346.695 Gm)
Eccentricity0.18980
Orbital period3.53 yr (1288.6 d)
Mean anomaly26.2160°
Mean motion0° 16m 45.714s / day
Inclination23.7294°
Longitude of ascending node32.2069°
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2023-May-19
238.542°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions93.00±1.7 km
Rotation period14.445 h (0.6019 d)
Geometric albedo0.0368±0.001
C
Absolute magnitude (H)9.36


Tamara (minor planet designation: 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]

References

  1. 'Tamarus' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. "326 Tamara". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=326. 
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(326) Tamara". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (326) Tamara. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 42–43. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_327. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. 

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