Asteroider i asteroidbältet namnges efter svenskar. Tio asteroider får svenska namn.

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Asteroider i asteroidbältet namnges efter svenskar

Tio asteroider får svenska namn

Populär Astronomi rapporterar att tio av asteroiderna i Asteroidbältet mellan Mars och Jupiter nu har fått namn efter svenskar som gjort sig ett namn i olika rymdsammanhang.

Det handlar om tio asteroider som upptäcktes i början av 1990-talet och som nu fått sin bana runt solen fastställd, något som innebär att de kan få officiella namn efter att tidigare gått under numeriska beteckningar. Bland de svenskar som nu fått namnge asteroider finns de båda astronauterna Marcus Wandt och Jessica Meir, astronomerna Marie Rådbo och Maria Sundin, regissören Petter Bragée samt Anna Rathsman och Peter Rathsman från Swedish Space Corporation.

Av de cirka 1,5 miljoner asteroider som upptäckts i Asteroidbältet har cirka 26.000 fått officiella namn, medan cirka 890.000 har fått numeriska beteckningar. De tio asteroiderna som nu fått namn efter "rymdsvenskar" listas nedan.

• (15298) Minde
• (15299) Rådbo
• (15308) Ulfdanielsson
• (15309) Bragée
• (15310) Meir
• (15311) Västerberg
• (15312) Wandt
• (15313) Ynnerman
• (15315) Sundin
• (15753) Rathsman

Under "Läs mer" kan ni kolla in lite mer detaljerad information om asteroiderna och svenskarna de fått namn efter. Hoppar ni vidare till Populär Astronomi kan ni även läsa intervjuer med några av de svenskar som nu fått asteroider uppkallade efter sig.

(15298) Minde = 1992 EB13 Discovery: 1992-03-02 / UESAC / La Silla / 809 Odd Minde (b. 1951) is a Swedish retired teacher who specialized in chemistry and mathematics. He was the founder of Rymdgymnasiet (Space High School) in Kiruna, Sweden. Since its founding in 2001, more than 700 students have graduated from the school’s space science and technology program.

(15299) Rådbo = 1992 ER17 Discovery: 1992-03-01 / UESAC / La Silla / 809 Marie Rådbo (b. 1946) is a Swedish astronomer and professor emerita at the University of Gothenburg. She is widely recognized for popularizing astronomy through her public lectures and many books, especially those written for children.

(15308) Ulfdanielsson = 1993 FR4 Discovery: 1993-03-17 / UESAC / La Silla / 809 Ulf Danielsson (b. 1964) is a Swedish professor of theoretical physics at Uppsala University. He is known for popularizing physics and astronomy through his books, public lectures, and frequent media appearances.

(15309) Bragée = 1993 FZ7 Discovery: 1993-03-17 / UESAC / La Silla / 809 Petter Bragée (b. 1968) is a Swedish film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for creating the long-running children’s science fiction series Vintergatan (The Milky Way), which premiered in 2001 and became a cultural phenomenon.

(15310) Meir = 1993 FT19 Discovery: 1993-03-17 / UESAC / La Silla / 809 Jessica Meir (b. 1977) is a Swedish-American astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station during Expedition 61 and 62 (2019–2020).

(15311) Västerberg = 1993 FZ22 Discovery: 1993-03-21 / UESAC / La Silla / 809 Anders Västerberg (b. 1958) is a Swedish retired high-school teacher who specialized in physics and astronomy. He has organized the Swedish Astronomy Olympiad since 1996. 7WGSBN Bull. 6, #3

(15312) Wandt = 1993 FH27 Discovery: 1993-03-21 / UESAC / La Silla / 809 Marcus Wandt (b. 1980) is a Swedish astronaut and test pilot. He flew to the International Space Station on Axiom Mission 3 in January 2024.

(15313) Ynnerman = 1993 FM28 Discovery: 1993-03-21 / UESAC / La Silla / 809 Anders Ynnerman (b. 1963) is a Swedish professor of scientific visualization at Linköping University and founder of the Norrköping Visualization Center C. He leads projects such as OpenSpace and WISDOME, developing immersive dome visualizations of the universe for research, education, and public outreach.

(15315) Sundin = 1993 FX35 Discovery: 1993-03-19 / UESAC / La Silla / 809 Maria Sundin (b. 1965) is a Swedish astronomer at the University of Gothenburg. She is known for her long-running evening courses in astronomy and extensive public outreach via radio and other media.

(15753) Rathsman = 1992 DD10 Discovery: 1992-02-29 / UESAC / La Silla / 809 Anna Rathsman (b. 1960) and Peter Rathsman (b. 1957) are Swedish engineers in the space industry, primarily at the Swedish Space Corporation. Anna served as project manager for the Astrid-1 satellite, and Peter was project manager for the SMART-1 satellite. Anna also served as Director General of the Swedish National Space Agency from 2018 to 2024. (23591) Yanagisawa = 1995 UP