Asteroids named after people called Gustaf
(8871) Svanberg
Gustaf Svanberg (1802-1882), professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1842 to 1878, built the present building of Uppsala Astronomical Observatory and founded the meteorological observatory. His autobiography gives a good insight into the academic life in Uppsala during the nineteenth century.Discovered 1 March 1992 by UESAC, La Silla