(8690) Swindle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1992 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Timothy D. Swindle (b. 1955), of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, is a meteoriticist who has specialized in the study of noble gases in meteorites. Swindle has used meteorites, including the martian meteorites, to study the atmospheres of other planets and water products in the solar system.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Swindle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Swindle is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8690 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SW3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 1.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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