(1637) Swings Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 1936 by J. Hunaerts at Uccle.
Where Swings is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Swings is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1637 |
| Provisional designation | A907 GX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 53.0 km (#690 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 10.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0515 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.92 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 August 1936
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