Asteroids named after people called Sven

(11013) Kullander

Sven Kullander (b. 1936) is professor in radiation science at Uppsala University. He also has a keen interest in popularizing science for teachers and the general public.Discovered 16 August 1982 by C.-I. Lagerkvist, La Silla

(11069) Bellqvist

Sven Bellqvist (1915-2008) was for many years in charge of the workshop at the astronomical observatory in Uppsala. During this time the Schmidt telescopes at Kvistaberg and at Mount Stromlo Observatory were built.Discovered 1 March 1992 by UESAC, La Silla

(13952) Nykvist

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.Discovered 22 September 1990 by E. W. Elst, La Silla

(54820) Svenders

Sven Treitel (b. 1929) and Enders Robinson (b. 1930) co-authored a landmark series of papers that founded the modern field of applied geophysical signal analysis. This followed Robinson's first performance of signal processing on a general-purpose digital computer.Discovered 11 July 2001 by Dellinger, J., Dillon, W. G., Needville