(8683) Sjolander Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
Nils Göran Sjölander (b. 1951), formerly librarian at Uppsala Observatory, studies dwarf galaxies and has a keen interest in the history of astronomy.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sjolander is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sjolander is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8683 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EE13 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.66 km (#6,014 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 8.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 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 2 March 1992
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- (8677) Charlier
- (8679) Tingstade
- (8680) Rone
- (8681) Burs
- (8682) Kraklingbo
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- (10545) Kallunge
- (10796) Sollerman
- (11907) Naranen