(13952) Nykvist

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Asteroid
(13952) Nykvist
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  June 27, 2015 ( JD 2,457,200.5)
Orbit type Inner main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3813  AU
eccentricity 0.0796
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1918 AU - 2.5707 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.8642 °
Length of the ascending node 122.2240 °
Argument of the periapsis 183.8030 °
Sidereal period 3.67 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.7 mag
history
Explorer Eric Walter Elst
Date of discovery September 22, 1990
Another name 1990 SN 6 , 1994 WA 2
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(13952) Nykvist is an asteroid of the inner main belt , which was discovered on September 22, 1990 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory in Chile ( IAU code 809).

The rotation period of (13952) Nykvist was investigated from several observatories in 2009 and 2015. However, the light curves were not sufficient for a determination.

The asteroid was named on May 14, 2014 after the Swedish cameraman and film director Sven Nykvist (1922-2006). Nykvist won Oscars for Best Camera for Screams and Whispers (1974) and Fanny and Alexander (1984), both films by director Ingmar Bergman . The asteroid of the outer main belt (10378), also discovered by Eric Walter Elst, was named Ingmarbergman after Ingmar Bergman on March 20, 2000 .

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