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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin |
| Discovery site | Mount John |
| Discovery date | August 30, 1981 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3087 |
| Named after | Beatrice Tinsley |
| Alternate name(s) | 1981 QJ1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4176636 |
| Peri | 2.7445546 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1092316 |
| Orbital period | 1975.4181164 |
| Mean anomaly | 252.69594 |
| Inclination | 19.82924 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 338.56221 |
| Argument of peri | 80.52405 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
3087 Beatrice Tinsley (1981 QJ1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1981 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at Mount John.
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