(107396) Swangin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2001 by Tenagra II at Nogales.
Gary Swangin (b. 1942) is the Planetarium Astronomer and Manager of the Panther Planetarium in Paterson NJ, and was formerly the director of the Newark Museum Planetarium in Newark, NJ. He has produced radio and video materials for public education about astronomy, recombinant DNA and other topics, and been nominated for a Peabody Award.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Swangin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Swangin is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 107396 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.32 km (#14,414 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0436 |
| Inclination | 1.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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