992 Swasey
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | O. Struve |
| Discovery site | Williams Bay |
| Discovery date | November 14, 1922 |
| Designations | |
| 1922 ND | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.301 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.746 AU |
| 3.023 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.092 |
| 5.257 a | |
| 107.539° | |
| Inclination | 10.871° |
| 212.476° | |
| 342.216° | |
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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]
References
- ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006 - 2008.
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