(38821) Linchinghsia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 2000 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver.
Lin Ching Hsia (b. 1954) is one of the most famous and talented actresses in China. Outside the Window was the first film that brought her fame. In 1993, she made The Bride with White Hair, and in 1992 she won Best Actress at the Golden Horse Film Festival for her role in Red Dust.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Linchinghsia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Linchinghsia is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38821 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RJ78 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.48 km (#16,295 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 2.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.921 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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