(20828) Linchen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lin Chen (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science team project. He also received the Intel Foundation Achievement Award. He attends the Wusong High School, Shanghai, China.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Linchen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Linchen is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20828 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 UO27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.69 km (#13,485 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.326 |
| Rotation period | 390 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 6.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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