Discovery date 1 September 1978 Observation arc 13492 days (36.94 yr) Perihelion 2.2757 AU (340.44 Gm) Inclination 2.0632° | Alternative names Asteroid Lindgren Aphelion 4.0389 AU (604.21 Gm) Discovered 1 September 1978 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh Similar Asteroid belt, Solar System, 2577 Litva, Sun | ||
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".
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