3204 Lindgren

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°
 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

    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]

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