(38821) Linchinghsia
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Asteroid (38821) Linchinghsia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2929 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1611 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9235 AU - 2.6622 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.9624 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 189.3163 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 182.8789 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.47 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.67 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 2.483 (± 0.965) km |
| Albedo | 0.261 (± 0.129) |
| Absolute brightness | 15.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | William Kwong Yu Yeung |
| Date of discovery | September 9, 2000 |
| Another name | 2000 RJ 78 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(38821) Linchinghsia is a main inner belt asteroid discovered on September 9, 2000 by Canadian astronomer of Hong Kong origin William Kwong Yu Yeung at the Desert Beaver Observatory near Eloy , Arizona ( IAU code 919).
The asteroid was named on February 19, 2006 after the Taiwanese film actress Lin Ching Hsia, who is also known as Brigitte Lin .
Web links
- (38821) Linchinghsia in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (38821) Linchinghsia in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (38821) Linchinghsia according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)