(8695) Bergvall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Nils Bergvall (b. 1945), astronomer at Uppsala Observatory, studies galaxy evolution and is also interested in music.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bergvall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bergvall is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8695 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FW8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.02 km (#12,680 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0443 |
| Inclination | 2.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Nils
All asteroids named after someone called Nils
Also discovered on 17 March 1993
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- (7705) Humeln
- (8534) Knutsson
- (8540) Ardeberg
- (8696) Kjeriksson
- (9617) Grahamchapman
- (9618) Johncleese
- (9619) Terrygilliam
- (9620) Ericidle
- (10123) Fideoja
- (10553) Stenkumla
- (10807) Uggarde