(37556) Svyaztie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 1982 by Chernykh, N. S., Marsden, B. G. at Nauchnyj.
From Russian and English words meaning “connection”, Svyaztie honors the enduring astronomical collaborations and friendships that transcend national boundaries and political philosophies. The name also acknowledges the exchange of neckwear by the codiscoverers on their first meeting at IAU Symposium No. 45 in 1970.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Svyaztie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Svyaztie is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37556 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 QP3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.48 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 5.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.755 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.