1637 Swings
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Hunaerts |
| Discovery site | Uccle – Belgium |
| Discovery date | 28 August 1936 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1637 Swings |
Named after |
Pol Swings (astrophysicist)[2] |
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1936 QO · 1907 YT 1934 FL · 1934 FP 1936 SD · 1939 FU 1950 GA | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.40 yr (39,594 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2055 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.9353 AU |
| 3.0704 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0439 |
| 5.38 yr (1,965 days) | |
| 337.49° | |
| Inclination | 14.068° |
| 21.295° | |
| 235.67° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 45 km[1] |
| 0.0415[1] | |
| 10.4 | |
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1637 Swings, provisional designation 1936 QO, is a dark asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 45 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Joseph Hunaerts at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle on 28 August 1936.[3] In the following month, it was independently discovered by astronomer Cyril Jackson in Johannesburg, South Africa.[2]
The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.9–3.2 AU once every 5.38 years (1,965 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.04 and is tilted by 14 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a low geometric albedo of 0.042, based on observations carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS.[1] Its rotation period is still to be determined.
The asteroid was named after Belgian astrophysicist and astronomer Pol Swings (1906–1983), president of the International Astronomical Union during 1964–1967, who significantly contributed to the understanding of the physics of comets and their spectra.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1637 Swings (1936 QO)" (2015-08-30 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 3 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1637) Swings. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 130. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
- ↑ "1637 Swings (1936 QO)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 2015.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1637 Swings at the JPL Small-Body Database
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