| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Swasey |
| Designation | 1922 ND |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | O. Struve |
| Discovery date | November 14, 1922 |
| Discovery site | Williams Bay |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.092 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 3.023 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.746 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.301 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 5.257 a |
| Inclination (i) | 10.871° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 212.476° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 342.216° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 107.539° |
992 Swasey is an asteroid, a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Otto Struve in 1922 at the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, USA. It is named after Ambrose Swasey of the Warner & Swasey Company, which built the 82-inch telescope named after Struve at McDonald Observatory.[1]
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