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...

s discovered: 131

2114 Wallenquist 2114 Wallenquist 2114 Wallenquist is the name of an asteroid which was discovered 1976 April 19 at Mount Stromlo Observatory by C.-I. Lagerkvist. It is named in honor of Åke A. E. Wallenquist, retired director of the Kvistaberg Observatory....	April 19, 1976
2191 Uppsala 2191 Uppsala 2191 Uppsala is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 6, 1977 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the Uppsala Southern Station, Mount Stromlo.- External links :*...	August 6, 1977
2274 Ehrsson 2274 Ehrsson 2274 Ehrsson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1976 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Kvistaberg.- External links :*...	March 2, 1976
2589 Daniel 2589 Daniel 2589 Daniel is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1979 by Lagerkvist, C.-I. at La Silla.- External links :*...	August 22, 1979
2694 Pino Torinese 2694 Pino Torinese 2694 Pino Torinese is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.- External links :*...	August 22, 1979
2744 Birgitta 2744 Birgitta 2744 Birgitta is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on September 4, 1975 by Lagerkvist, C.-I. at Kvistaberg.- External links :*...	September 4, 1975
2902 Westerlund 2902 Westerlund 2902 Westerlund is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist at La Silla Observatory.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
3005 Pervictoralex 3005 Pervictoralex 3005 Pervictoralex is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.- External links :*...	August 22, 1979
3250 Martebo 3250 Martebo 3250 Martebo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 6, 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Mount Stromlo .- External links :*...	March 6, 1979
3331 Kvistaberg 3331 Kvistaberg 3331 Kvistaberg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1979, by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.- External links :*...	August 22, 1979
3573 Holmberg 3573 Holmberg 3573 Holmberg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 16, 1982 by Olofsson, K. at La Silla.- External links :*...	August 16, 1982
3634 Iwan 3634 Iwan 3634 Iwan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.- External links :...	March 16, 1980
4050 Mebailey 4050 Mebailey 4050 Mebailey is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1976 by Lagerkvist and Rickman at Kvistaberg.- External links :*...	September 20, 1976	with H. Rickman
4169 Celsius 4169 Celsius 4169 Celsius is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist at La Silla.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
4254 Kamél 4254 Kamél 4254 Kamél is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1544.8215158 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 24, 1985.-References:...	October 24, 1985
4310 Strömholm 4310 Strömholm 4310 Strömholm is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1160.4010062 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 2, 1978.-References:...	September 2, 1978
4593 Reipurth 4593 Reipurth The asteroid 4593 Reipurth was discovered on March 16, 1980, by Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist. It was named in honor of Bo Reipurth, then a staff astronomer at the European Southern Observatory in charge of the Schmidt Telescope...	March 16, 1980
4985 Fitzsimmons 4985 Fitzsimmons 4985 Fitzsimmons is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 23, 1979 by Lagerkvist, C.-I. at La Silla.- External links :*...	August 23, 1979
5080 Oja 5080 Oja 5080 Oja is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1976 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Kvistaberg. Named after the Swedish astronomer of Estonian descent Tarmo Oja.- External links :*...	March 2, 1976
5088 Tancredi 5088 Tancredi 5088 Tancredi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.- External links :*...	August 22, 1979
5498 Gustafsson 5498 Gustafsson 5498 Gustafsson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by Lagerkvist, C.-I. at La Silla.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
5934 Mats 5934 Mats 5934 Mats is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1976 by Lagerkvist and Rickman at Kvistaberg.- External links :*...	September 20, 1976	with H. Rickman
5937 Lodén 5937 Lodén 5937 Lodén is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1240.7566217 days . The asteroid was discovered on December 11, 1979.The asteroid is named after Kerstin Lodén and Lars Olof Lodén....	December 11, 1979
5938 Keller 5938 Keller 5938 Keller is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
6150 Neukum 6150 Neukum 6150 Neukum is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
6686 Hernius 6686 Hernius 6686 Hernius is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1979 by Lagerkvist, C.-I. at La Silla.- External links :*...	August 22, 1979
6687 Lahulla 6687 Lahulla 6687 Lahulla is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
6771 Foerster 6771 Foerster 6771 Foerster is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 9, 1986 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Siding Spring.- External links :*...	March 9, 1986
6945 Dahlgren 6945 Dahlgren 6945 Dahlgren is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by Lagerkvist, C.-I. at La Silla.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
7047 Lundström 7047 Lundström 7047 Lundström is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1334.1847903 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 2, 1978....	September 2, 1978
7078 Unojönsson 7078 Unojönsson 7078 Unojönsson is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1387.3993081 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 17, 1985....	October 17, 1985
7217 Dacke 7217 Dacke 7217 Dacke is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	August 22, 1979
7360 Moberg 7360 Moberg 7360 Moberg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 30, 1996 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	January 30, 1996
7545 Smaklösa 7545 Smaklösa 7545 Smaklösa is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1242.3807978 days . The asteroid was discovered on July 28, 1978....	July 28, 1978
7548 Engström 7548 Engström 7548 Engström is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2043.4615899 days .The asteroid was discovered on March 16, 1980.-References:...	March 16, 1980
7813 Anderserikson 7813 Anderserikson 7813 Anderserikson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1985 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Kvistaberg.- External links :*...	October 16, 1985
7857 Lagerros 7857 Lagerros 7857 Lagerros is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Mount Stromlo.- External links :*...	August 22, 1978
7983 Festin 7983 Festin 7983 Festin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
8534 Knutsson 8534 Knutsson 8534 Knutsson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 17, 1993 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 17, 1993
8535 Pellesvanslös 8535 Pellesvanslös 8535 Pellesvanslös is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2048.9658443 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 21, 1993.-References:...	March 21, 1993
8536 Måns 8536 Måns 8536 Måns is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1910.3346238 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 21, 1993.-References:...	March 21, 1993
8537 Billochbull 8537 Billochbull 8537 Billochbull is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 21, 1993 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 21, 1993
8538 Gammelmaja 8538 Gammelmaja 8538 Gammelmaja is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 21, 1993 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 21, 1993
8539 Laban 8539 Laban 8539 Laban is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 19, 1993 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 19, 1993
8616 Fogelquist 8616 Fogelquist 8616 Fogelquist is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
8786 Belskaya 8786 Belskaya 8786 Belskaya is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	September 2, 1978
8793 Thomasmüller 8793 Thomasmüller 8793 Thomasmüller is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1472.7507363 days . The asteroid was discovered on August 22, 1979....	August 22, 1979
9265 Ekman 9265 Ekman 9265 Ekman is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	September 2, 1978
9266 Holger 9266 Holger 9266 Holger is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	September 2, 1978
9267 Lokrume 9267 Lokrume 9267 Lokrume is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	September 2, 1978
9273 Schloerb 9273 Schloerb 9273 Schloerb is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	August 22, 1979
9274 Amylovell 9274 Amylovell 9274 Amylovell is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
9275 Persson 9275 Persson 9275 Persson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
9521 Martinhoffmann 9521 Martinhoffmann 9521 Martinhoffmann is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
9720 Ulfbirgitta 9720 Ulfbirgitta 9720 Ulfbirgitta is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
9831 Simongreen 9831 Simongreen 9831 Simongreen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	August 22, 1979
9919 Undset 9919 Undset 9919 Undset is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.67 years.Discovered on August 22, 1979 by Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "". It was later renamed "Undset" after Sigrid Undset, winner of the 1928 Nobel...	August 22, 1979
10013 Stenholm 10013 Stenholm 10013 Stenholm is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1978 by Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory. It is named after Swedish astronomer Björn Stenholm.- External links :*...	September 2, 1978
10021 Henja 10021 Henja 10021 Henja is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1979 by Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory. It was named after Karin Henja, a famous Swedish crossword compiler.- External links :* - References :...	August 22, 1979
10025 Rauer 10025 Rauer 10025 Rauer is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory. It is named after German planetary astronomer Heike Rauer.- External links :* - References :...	March 16, 1980
10265 Gunnarsson 10265 Gunnarsson 10265 Gunnarsson is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	September 2, 1978
10270 Skoglöv 10270 Skoglöv 10270 Skoglöv is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1400.7020708 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 16, 1980....	March 16, 1980
10285 Renémichelsen 10285 Renémichelsen 10285 Renémichelsen is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1318.9741019 days . The asteroid was discovered on August 17, 1982....	August 17, 1982
10455 Donnison 10455 Donnison 10455 Donnison is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 9, 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Mount Stromlo Observatory.- External links :*...	July 9, 1978
10458 Sfranke 10458 Sfranke 10458 Sfranke is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	September 2, 1978
10997 Gahm 10997 Gahm 10997 Gahm is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1978 by Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory. It is named after Swedish astronomer Gösta Gahm.- External links :...	September 2, 1978
11004 Stenmark 11004 Stenmark 11004 Stenmark is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
11013 Kullander 11013 Kullander 11013 Kullander is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 16, 1982 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	August 16, 1982
(11256) 1978 RO8	September 2, 1978
(11449) 1979 QP	August 22, 1979
11450 Shearer 11450 Shearer 11450 Shearer is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	August 22, 1979
11451 Aarongolden 11451 Aarongolden 11451 Aarongolden is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- References :...	August 22, 1979
(11795) 1979 QM1	August 22, 1979
11797 Warell 11797 Warell 11797 Warell is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
11798 Davidsson 11798 Davidsson 11798 Davidsson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...	March 16, 1980
(12197) 1980 FR2	March 16, 1980
(12229) 1985 UK3	October 17, 1985
(12663) 1978 RL7	September 2, 1978
(12671) 1980 FU	March 16, 1980
(12672) 1980 FY2	March 16, 1980
(12673) 1980 FH3	March 16, 1980
(12984) 1979 QF2	August 22, 1979
13908 Wölbern 13908 Wölbern 13908 Wölbern is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1196.2501943 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 2, 1978....	September 2, 1978
(13911) 1979 QT1	August 22, 1979
(13912) 1979 QA2	August 22, 1979
(14327) 1980 FE2	March 16, 1980
(14348) 1985 UO3	October 20, 1985
(15674) 1978 RR7	September 2, 1978
(16367) 1980 FS4	March 16, 1980
(16707) 1995 QP10	August 19, 1995
(17368) 1979 QV1	August 22, 1979
(17369) 1979 QR2	August 22, 1979
(18302) 1980 FL3	March 16, 1980
(18632) 1998 DN37	February 28, 1998
(19084) 1978 RQ9	September 2, 1978
(19918) 1977 PB	August 6, 1977
(19925) 1979 QD3	August 22, 1979
(19927) 1980 FM4	March 16, 1980
(19959) 1985 UJ3	October 17, 1985
(20426) 1998 VW44	November 13, 1998
(20427) 1998 VX44	November 13, 1998
(22251) 1978 RT6	September 2, 1978
(23418) 1979 QM3	August 22, 1979
(23419) 1980 FQ1	March 16, 1980
(24610) 1978 RA10	September 2, 1978
(24624) 1980 FH4	March 16, 1980
(26798) 1979 QG2	August 22, 1979
(27672) 1980 FA1	March 16, 1980
(29130) 1986 EA5	March 9, 1986
(30723) 1978 RU8	September 2, 1978
(30728) 1979 QD2	August 22, 1979
(35008) 1980 FZ2	March 16, 1980
(37534) 1980 FL4	March 16, 1980
(37717) 1996 RQ33	September 11, 1996
(37732) 1996 TY68	October 10, 1996
(39465) 1978 RW6	September 2, 1978
(39466) 1978 RX6	September 2, 1978
(39467) 1978 RA7	September 2, 1978
(39468) 1978 RY7	September 2, 1978
(39469) 1978 RG9	September 2, 1978
(39478) 1980 FR4	March 16, 1980
(42464) 1978 RQ7	September 2, 1978
(42468) 1979 QY2	August 22, 1979
(43725) 1978 RK9	September 2, 1978
(46524) 1979 QH2	August 22, 1979
(52240) 1980 FQ4	March 16, 1980
(58099) 1978 RB10	September 2, 1978
(58108) 1979 QE1	August 22, 1979
(73642) 1978 RV9	September 2, 1978
(85135) 1979 QN1	August 22, 1979
(85136) 1979 QX2	August 22, 1979

Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist (born 1944) is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 astronomer

Astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...

 at the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory

Uppsala Astronomical Observatory

The Uppsala Astronomical Observatory is the oldest astronomical observatory in Sweden. It was founded in 1741, though there was a professorial chair of astronomy at the University of Uppsala from 1593 and the university archives include lecture notes in astronomy from the 1480s.In the 18th...

. He is known for his work on the shapes and spin properties of minor planets.

He has discovered a few periodic comets, including P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) and P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) (these are not yet numbered, since they have not been seen at more than one appearance).

He has also discovered a number of 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...

s, including the Trojan asteroid

Trojan asteroid

The Jupiter Trojans, commonly called Trojans or Trojan asteroids, are a large group of objects that share the orbit of the planet Jupiter around the Sun. Relative to Jupiter, each Trojan librates around one of the planet's two Lagrangian points of stability, and , that respectively lie 60° ahead...

 (37732) 1996 TY₆₈. Asteroid 2875 Lagerkvist

2875 Lagerkvist

2875 Lagerkvist is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 11, 1983 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff .- External links :*...

, discovered February 11, 1983 by Edward L. G. Bowell

Edward L. G. Bowell

Edward L. G. Bowell , known as "Ted", is an American astronomer. Bowell was educated at Emanuel School London, University College, London, and the Université de Paris....

 of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search

Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search

Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search ' was a project designed to discover asteroids and comets that orbit near the Earth. The project, funded by NASA, was directed by Dr. Ted Bowell of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona...

(LONEOS), was named in his honour.