3204 Lindgren
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh |
| Discovery date | 1 September 1978 |
| Designations | |
| Asteroid Lindgren | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 13492 days (36.94 yr) |
| Aphelion | 4.0389 AU (604.21 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2757 AU (340.44 Gm) |
| 3.1573 AU (472.33 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.27922 |
| 5.61 yr (2049.1 d) | |
| 186.43° | |
| 0° 10m 32.448s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.0632° |
| 108.70° | |
| 298.40° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.28526 AU (192.272 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.36893 AU (204.789 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.143 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 5.6143 h (0.23393 d) | |
| 12.2 | |
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3204 Lindgren or Asteroid Lindgren (Swedish: Asteroiden Lindgren) is a main-belt asteroid discovered by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh on September 1, 1978. In 1996 it was named after the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren following a proposal by the Russian Academy of Science. When announced, she is said to have declared "From now on you can address me Asteroid Lindgren".[2]
References
- ↑ "3204 Lindgren (1978 RH)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ Astrid Lindgren Life Dates
External links
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