(13952) Nykvist Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Sven Nykvist (1922-2006), a Swedish cinematographer, was especially well known for his work with Ingmar Bergman. Nykvist twice won the Award of the Academy of Cinematography for his work on the Bergman films Viskingar och Rop and Fanny och Alexander.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nykvist is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nykvist is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13952 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 SN6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.33 km (#8,461 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.111 |
| Rotation period | 7.35 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0806 |
| Inclination | 4.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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