(3388) Tsanghinchi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 December 1981 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Tsanghinchi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsanghinchi is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3388
Provisional designation1981 YR1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.29 km (#8,520 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.339
Rotation period3.26 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.39
Orbital period3.63 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.89 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.201
Inclination25.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.912 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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