(38960) Yeungchihung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 2000 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver.
Yeung Chi-hung (1953-2010), an avid stargazer since he was a teenager, was one of the founding members of the Hong Kong Astronomical Society. He impressed others as a gentle scholar with impressive knowledge of astronomy and the natural world, and shared it with both novices and veterans.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yeungchihung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yeungchihung is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38960 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 TS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.65 km (#6,947 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.276 |
| Inclination | 1.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 October 2000
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- (19852) Jamesalbers
- (19853) Ichinomiya
- (32486) Leospohl
- (32487) Eschrig
- (34594) Rohanarora
- (34604) Vilhena
- (37019) Jordansteckloff
- (41671) Benhardesty
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