| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | O. Struve |
| Discovery site | Williams Bay |
| Discovery date | 14 November 1922 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (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) |
Semi-major axis | 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 | |
Mean radius | 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]
References
- ^ "992 Swasey (1922 ND)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel (2011). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006–2008. Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-01966-1.
External links
- 992 Swasey at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 992 Swasey at the JPL Small-Body Database
