3318 Blixen
Encyclopedia
3318 Blixen is a main belt
asteroid
discovered by Poul Jensen
and Karl Augustesen
in 1985. It measures 23.5 km in diameter, and is named after Karen Blixen
, the Danish novelist.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered by Poul Jensen
Poul Jensen (astronomer)
Poul Jensen is a Danish astronomer.While working at Brorfelde Observatory he discovered numerous asteroids. Between 1967–69 he assisted in positional observations with the observatory's 7" transit circle. He is also a co-discoverer of theComet Jensen-Shoemaker . As of 2004 he isstill...
and Karl Augustesen
Karl Augustesen
Karl A. Augustesen is a Danish astronomer.Working at Brorfelde Observatory, he has discovered a number of asteroids.The asteroid 5171 Augustesen was named in his honor.-References:...
in 1985. It measures 23.5 km in diameter, and is named after Karen Blixen
Karen Blixen
Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke , , née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel...
, the Danish novelist.