1637 Swings

1637 Swings
Shape model of Swings from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byJ. Hunaerts
Discovery siteUccle 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 arc109.78 yr (40,096 days)
Aphelion3.2088 AU
Perihelion2.9356 AU
3.0722 AU
Eccentricity0.0445
5.38 yr (1,967 days)
123.47°
0° 10m 58.8s / day
Inclination14.068°
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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