(1637) Swings
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Asteroid (1637) swings |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0699 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0453 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.9308 AU - 3.209 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.111 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,379 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.00 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 45.15 km |
| Albedo | 0.042 |
| Absolute brightness | 10,377 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Joseph Hunaerts |
| Date of discovery | August 28, 1936 |
| Another name | 1936 QO, 1907 YT, 1934 FL |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1637) Swings is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on August 28, 1936 by the astronomer Joseph Hunaerts in Uccle / Ukkel .
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the Belgian astronomer Pol Swings .