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326 Tamara

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Discovered by
  
Johann Palisa

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Discovered
  
19 March 1892

Spectral type
  
C-type asteroid

Named after
  
Tamar of Georgia

Discovery date
  
19 March 1892

Observation arc
  
122.57 yr (44770 d)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discoverer
  
Johann Palisa

Discovery site
  
Vienna Observatory

Aphelion
  
2.75738 AU (412.498 Gm)

Perihelion
  
1.87764 AU (280.891 Gm)

Similar
  
242 Kriemhild, 266 Aline, 441 Bathilde, 803 Picka, 220 Stephania

326 Tamara is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on March 19, 1892 in Vienna.

References

326 Tamara Wikipedia