(101331) Sjostrom Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Victor Sjöström (1879-1960), the father of Swedish film and one of the masters of world cinema, was a screen actor and film director. He had a great influence on Ingmar Bergman, and is best remembered for playing Professor Isak Borg in Bergman's Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries, 1957).Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sjostrom is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sjostrom is 1.82 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 101331 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SA164 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.0 |
| Orbital period | 2.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0515 |
| Inclination | 21.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.825 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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