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The asteroids of the inner Solar System and Jupiter: The donut-shaped asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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The night sky at the old gallows, Visby, Gotland
Gotland

Several asteroids or minor planets in the asteroid belt with Gotland-related names have been discovered and named by Swedish astronomer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist.[1] Others have been named during courses of the Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets at the European Southern Observatory and have not been credited to a single discoverer, but rather collective work.[2]

As of January 2008, 175,658 asteroids have been numbered and almost 14,300 of those have been named. 205 have been named after places, persons or fictional figures in Sweden. A portion of these are from the island of Gotland.[1] Gotland is fairly well represented because Lagerkvist has been a summer resident on the island since 1983.[3]

The first asteroid to receive a Gotland-related name was 3250 Martebo in 1979, named after a settlement on the island.[1][4] For the latest naming, a competition hosted by the Swedish Astronomical Society was held in Visby in 2011. The asteroid was named 137052 Tjelvar after Tjelvar, the mythological first man to bring fire to the island, thereby breaking the spell that caused Gotland to sink beneath the waves every day and rise during the night.[5]

The suggested names are submitted to the International Astronomical Union (IAU) for inspection before they are approved. IAU want to keep the number of "troublesome" names to a minimum. Nevertheless, the name 7545 Smaklösa ("Tasteless" or "Tacky") after a Gotlandish music group, passed inspection. According to Lagerkvist: "I don't think they knew what the word meant in Swedish."[3]

The names of the asteroids along with a description of what or who they were named after are entered into the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Small-Body Database Browser. A number of the various places on Gotland described there are sockens but referred to as parishes; a common practice since most non-Swedes are unaware of the regional distribution in Sweden and parish is the closest form to describe them.[3] On 1 January 2016, the sockens were reconstituted into the administrative areas Districts.[6]

This list is probably incomplete since more asteroids are named frequently.

Asteroids

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Asteroid name Named after Image Ref
11533 Akebäck Akebäck, a settlement and District on Gotland [7]
10130 Ardre Ardre, a settlement and District on Gotland [8]
10795 Babben Babben Larsson, stand-up comedy actress born in Dalhem, voted the funniest woman in Sweden [9]
10128 Bro Bro, a settlement, village and a District on Gotland [10]
8681 Burs Burs, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [11]
8678 Bäl Bäl, a settlement and District on Gotland [12]
10102 Digerhuvud Digerhuvud, a stack area on the Fårö island coast, just off the coast of Gotland [13]
10808 Digerrojr Digerrojr, one of the largest cairns on Gotland, situated in Garde [14]
10123 Fideöja Fide, a settlement and District on Gotland and the neighboring Öja, a settlement and District on Gotland [15]
9359 Fleringe Fleringe, a settlement and District on Gotland [16]
10129 Fole Fole, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [17]
10127 Fröjel Fröjel, a settlement, District and formation on Gotland [18]
9358 Fårö Fårö, an island, settlement and District off the coast of Gotland [19]
10814 Gnisvärd Gnisvärd, a fishing village on Gotland [20]
10812 Grötlingbo Grötlingbo, a settlement and District on Gotland [21]
9373 Hamra Hamra, a settlement, District and formation on Gotland [22]
10124 Hemse Hemse, a village, locality, District and formation on Gotland [23]
10104 Hoburgsgubben Hoburgsgubben, a stack in Hoburgen on Gotland [24]
10105 Holmhällar Holmhällar, a stack area in Vamlingbo on Gotland [25]
10544 Hörsnebara Hörsne-Bara, a settlement and District on Gotland [26]
10103 Jungfrun Jungfrun, the largest stack on Gotland, located in Lickershamn [27]
8682 Kräklingbo Kräklingbo, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [28]
10545 Källunge Källunge, a settlement and District on Gotland [29]
10811 Lau Lau, Gotland, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [2]
10810 Lejsturojr Lejstu rojr, one of the largest cairns on Gotland, situated in Rone [30]
10106 Lergrav Lergrav, a fishing village and stack area in Rute on Gotland [31]
9267 Lokrume Lokrume, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [32]
10132 Lummelunda Lummelunda, a settlement and District on Gotland [33]
10126 Lärbro Lärbro, a village, locality and District on Gotland [34]
10809 Majsterrojr Majsterrojr, one of the largest cairns on Gotland, located in Gothem [35]
3250 Martebo Martebo, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [4]
10813 Mästerby Mästerby, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [36]
8680 Rone Rone, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [37]
7545 Smaklösa Smaklösa, Gotlandic music group with their own museum in Västergarn [38]
10553 Stenkumla Stenkumla, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [39]
10125 Stenkyrka Stenkyrka, a settlement and District on Gotland [40]
10131 Stånga Stånga, a village, locality and District on Gotland [41]
9374 Sundre Sundre, a settlement, village, District and formation on Gotland [42]
8679 Tingstäde Tingstäde, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [43]
137052 Tjelvar Tjelvar, the mythological first man on Gotland [44]
11308 Tofta Tofta, a village, locality, District and formation on Gotland [45]
10807 Uggarde Uggarde rojr, the largest cairn on Gotland, located in Rone [46]
9372 Vamlingbo Vamlingbo, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [47]
6102 Visby Visby, a town or locality, District and the seat of Gotland Municipality [48]
10794 Vänge Vänge, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [49]
10554 Västerhejde Västerhejde, a settlement, village and District on Gotland [50]
12312 Väte Väte, a settlement and District on Gotland [51]
10815 Östergarn Östergarn, a settlement and District on Gotland [52]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lagerkvist, Claes-Ingvar; Hahn, Gerhard (3 March 2011). "Blågula asteroider" [Blue-yellow asteroids]. Populär Astronomi. Retrieved 25 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "10811 Lau (1993 FM19)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Joelsson, Johan (2014). "Vem döper stjärnorna?" [Who is naming the stars?]. Språk Tidningen. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b "3250 Martebo (1979 EB)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  5. ^ Cumming, Robert (3 March 2011). "Tjelvar! Ove och Tommy döpte Gotlands nya asteroid" [Tjelvar! Ove and Tommy named Gotland's new asteroid]. Populär Astronomi. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ^ "11533 Akeback (1992 EG6)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  8. ^ "10130 Ardre (1993 FJ50)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  9. ^ "10795 Babben (1992 EB5)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  10. ^ "10128 Bro (1993 FT31)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  11. ^ "8681 Burs (1992 EN9)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  12. ^ "8678 Bal (1992 ER6)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  13. ^ "10102 Digerhuvud (1992 DA6)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  14. ^ "10808 Digerrojr (1993 FT5)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  15. ^ "10123 Fideoja (1993 FJ16)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  16. ^ "9359 Fleringe (1992 ED11)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  17. ^ "10129 Fole (1993 FO40)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  18. ^ "10127 Frojel (1993 FF26)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  19. ^ "9358 Faro (1992 DN7)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  20. ^ "10814 Gnisvard (1993 FW31)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  21. ^ "10812 Grotlingbo (1993 FZ25)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  22. ^ "9373 Hamra (1993 FY43)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  23. ^ "10124 Hemse (1993 FE23)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  24. ^ "10104 Hoburgsgubben (1992 EY9)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  25. ^ "10105 Holmhallar (1992 EM12)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  26. ^ "10544 Horsnebara (1992 DA9)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  27. ^ "10103 Jungfrun (1992 DB9)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  28. ^ "8682 Kraklingbo (1992 ER9)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  29. ^ "10545 Kallunge (1992 EQ9)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  30. ^ "10810 Lejsturojr (1993 FL15)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  31. ^ "10106 Lergrav (1992 EV15)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  32. ^ "9267 Lokrume (1978 RL10)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  33. ^ "10132 Lummelunda (1993 FL84)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  34. ^ "10126 Larbro (1993 FW24)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  35. ^ "10809 Majsterrojr (1993 FS14)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  36. ^ "10813 Masterby (1993 FE31)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  37. ^ "8680 Rone (1992 EJ9)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  38. ^ "7545 Smaklosa (1978 OB)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  39. ^ "10553 Stenkumla (1993 FZ4)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  40. ^ "10125 Stenkyrka (1993 FB24)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  41. ^ "10131 Stanga (1993 FP73)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  42. ^ "9374 Sundre (1993 FJ46)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  43. ^ "8679 Tingstade (1992 EG8)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  44. ^ "137052 Tjelvar (1998 VO33)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  45. ^ "11308 Tofta (1993 FF76)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  46. ^ "10807 Uggarde (1993 FT4)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  47. ^ "9372 Vamlingbo (1993 FK37)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  48. ^ "6102 Visby (1993 FQ25)". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  49. ^ "10794 Vange (1992 DW5)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  50. ^ "10554 Vasterhejde (1993 FO34)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  51. ^ "12312 Vate (1992 EM8)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  52. ^ "10815 Ostergarn (1993 FU32)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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