Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist


Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist is a Swedish astronomer at the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory. He is known for his work on the shapes and spin properties of minor planets.
He has discovered three comets, P/1996 R2, C/1996 R3 and 308P/Lagerkvist-Carsenty.
He has also discovered a number of asteroids, including the Trojan asteroid 1996 TY68. Asteroid 2875 Lagerkvist, discovered February 11, 1983 by Edward L. G. Bowell of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search, was named in his honour.

List of discovered minor planets

2114 WallenquistApril 19, 1976
2191 UppsalaAugust 6, 1977
2274 EhrssonMarch 2, 1976
2589 DanielAugust 22, 1979
2694 Pino TorineseAugust 22, 1979
2744 BirgittaSeptember 4, 1975
2902 WesterlundMarch 16, 1980
3005 PervictoralexAugust 22, 1979
3250 MarteboMarch 6, 1979
3331 KvistabergAugust 22, 1979
3573 HolmbergAugust 16, 1982
3634 IwanMarch 16, 1980
4050 MebaileySeptember 20, 1976
4169 CelsiusMarch 16, 1980
4254 KamélOctober 24, 1985
4310 StrömholmSeptember 2, 1978
4593 ReipurthMarch 16, 1980
4985 FitzsimmonsAugust 23, 1979
5080 OjaMarch 2, 1976
5088 TancrediAugust 22, 1979
5498 GustafssonMarch 16, 1980
5934 MatsSeptember 20, 1976
5937 LodénDecember 11, 1979
5938 KellerMarch 16, 1980
6150 NeukumMarch 16, 1980
6686 HerniusAugust 22, 1979
6687 LahullaMarch 16, 1980
6771 FoersterMarch 9, 1986
6945 DahlgrenMarch 16, 1980
7047 LundströmSeptember 2, 1978
7078 UnojönssonOctober 17, 1985
7217 DackeAugust 22, 1979
7360 MobergJanuary 30, 1996
7545 SmaklösaJuly 28, 1978
7548 EngströmMarch 16, 1980
7813 AnderseriksonOctober 16, 1985
7857 LagerrosAugust 22, 1978
7983 FestinMarch 16, 1980
8534 KnutssonMarch 17, 1993
8535 PellesvanslösMarch 21, 1993
8536 MånsMarch 21, 1993
8537 BillochbullMarch 21, 1993
8538 GammelmajaMarch 21, 1993
8539 LabanMarch 19, 1993
8616 FogelquistMarch 16, 1980
8786 BelskayaSeptember 2, 1978
8793 ThomasmüllerAugust 22, 1979
9265 EkmanSeptember 2, 1978
9266 HolgerSeptember 2, 1978
9267 LokrumeSeptember 2, 1978