 Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 19 March 1892 |
| Designations | |
| (326) Tamara | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtæmərə/[1] |
Named after | Tamar of Georgia |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 122.57 yr (44770 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.75738 AU (412.498 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.87764 AU (280.891 Gm) |
| 2.31751 AU (346.695 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.18980 |
| 3.53yr (1288.6d) | |
| 26.2160° | |
| 0° 16m 45.714s / day | |
| Inclination | 23.7294° |
| 32.2069° | |
| 2023-May-19 | |
| 238.542° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 93.00±1.7 km |
| 14.445 h (0.6019 d) | |
| 0.0368±0.001 | |
| C | |
| 9.36 | |
326 Tamara is a largeMain beltasteroid. It is classified as aC-type asteroid and is probably composed ofcarbonaceous material. It is the largest member and namesake of theTamara Family, a 264 million year-old sub-family of the collisional Phocaea family.
It was discovered byJohann Palisa on 19 March 1892 inVienna and is named afterTamar of Georgia. Name was given byGrand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia.[3]
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