989 Schwassmannia

989 Schwassmannia
Discovery [1]
Discovered byA. Schwassmann
Discovery siteBergedorf Obs.
Discovery date18 November 1922
Designations
(989) Schwassmannia
Pronunciation/ʃwæsˈmæniə, ʃvɑːs-/
Named after
Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann
(discoverer himself)[2]
A922 WD · 1922 MW
1935 UE · 1935 UF
main-belt[1][3] · (middle)
background[4]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc96.49 yr (35,244 d)
Aphelion3.3261 AU
Perihelion1.9915 AU
2.6588 AU
Eccentricity0.2510
4.34 yr (1,584 d)
83.840°
0° 13m 38.28s / day
Inclination14.700°
243.40°
165.73°
Physical characteristics
  • 12.20±1.12 km[5]
  • 12.630±0.124 km[6]
  • 12.86±0.8 km[7]
107.85±0.01 h[8][9]
  • 0.2035±0.027[7]
  • 0.226±0.043[5]
  • 0.306±0.064[6]
11.8[1][3]

989 Schwassmannia (prov. designation: A922 WD or 1922 MW) is a stony background asteroid and a slow rotator from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12.5 kilometers (7.8 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 18 November 1922, by astronomer Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann at the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany.[1] The bright S/T-type asteroid has a long rotation period of 107.9 hours.[4] It was named after the discoverer himself.[2]

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