1637 Swings

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1637 Swings
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Shape model of Swings from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered by J. Hunaerts
Discovery site Uccle Obs.
Discovery date28 August 1936
Designations
(1637) Swings
Named after
 Pol Swings (astrophysicist) [2]
1936 QO ·1907 YT
1934 FL ·1934 FP
1936 SD ·1939 FU
1950 GA
main-belt  ·(outer)
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 109.78 yr (40,096 days)
Aphelion 3.2088 AU
Perihelion 2.9356 AU
3.0722 AU
Eccentricity 0.0445
5.38 yr (1,967 days)
123.47°
0° 10m 58.8s / day
Inclination 14.068°
21.288°
236.17°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions45.15 km (IRAS) [3]
52.994±0.428 km [4]
0.042±0.004 [4]
10.4 [1]

    1637 Swings, provisional designation 1936 QO, is a dark asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 50 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Joseph Hunaerts in 1936, it was named after Belgian astronomer Pol Swings.

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    Discovery

    Swings was discovered on 28 August 1936, by Belgian astronomer Joseph Hunaerts at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, Belgium. [5] In the following month, it was independently discovered by astronomer Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg Observatory in South Africa. [2]

    Orbit and classification

    The asteroid orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.9–3.2  AU once every 5 years and 5 months (1,967 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.04 and an inclination of 14° with respect to the ecliptic. [1] In 1907, Swings was first identified as 1907 YT at Heidelberg Observatory. However, the body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Uccle in 1936. [5]

    Physical characteristics

    According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Swings' surface has an albedo of 0.042, and measures 45.15 and 52.99 kilometers in diameter, respectively. [3] [4] It has an absolute magnitude of 10.4. [1]

    As of 2017, the body's spectral type, rotation period and shape remain unknown. [1]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named after Pol Swings (1906–1983), a Belgian astrophysicist, astronomer and president of the International Astronomical Union during 1964–1967, who significantly contributed to the understanding of the physics of comets and their spectra. [2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 20 February 1976 ( M.P.C. 3932). [6]

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    References

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    6. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2009). "Appendix – Publication Dates of the MPCs". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition (2006–2008) . Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p.  221. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-01965-4. ISBN   978-3-642-01964-7.
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