Discovery | |
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Discovered by | O. Struve |
Discovery site | Williams Bay |
Discovery date | 14 November 1922 |
Designations | |
(992) Swasey | |
1922 ND | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 93.41 yr (34118 days) |
Aphelion | 3.2866 AU (491.67 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.7715 AU (414.61 Gm) |
3.0291 AU (453.15 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.085029 |
5.27 yr (1925.6 d) | |
133.184 ° | |
0° 11m 13.056s / day | |
Inclination | 10.843° |
212.248° | |
345.294° | |
Physical characteristics | |
13.665±0.7 km | |
13.308 h (0.5545 d) | |
0.1132±0.013 | |
10.5 | |
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, United States. It is named after Ambrose Swasey of the Warner & Swasey Company, which built the 82-inch telescope named after Struve at McDonald Observatory. [2]
Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovered by | O. Struve |
Discovery site | Williams Bay |
Discovery date | 14 November 1922 |
Designations | |
(992) Swasey | |
1922 ND | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 93.41 yr (34118 days) |
Aphelion | 3.2866 AU (491.67 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.7715 AU (414.61 Gm) |
3.0291 AU (453.15 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.085029 |
5.27 yr (1925.6 d) | |
133.184 ° | |
0° 11m 13.056s / day | |
Inclination | 10.843° |
212.248° | |
345.294° | |
Physical characteristics | |
13.665±0.7 km | |
13.308 h (0.5545 d) | |
0.1132±0.013 | |
10.5 | |
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, United States. It is named after Ambrose Swasey of the Warner & Swasey Company, which built the 82-inch telescope named after Struve at McDonald Observatory. [2]