List of Gotland-related asteroids

[1] Others have been named during courses of the Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets at the European Southern Observatory and have not been credited to a single discoverer, but rather collective work.

[1][4] For the latest naming, a competition hosted by the Swedish Astronomical Society was held in Visby in 2011.

The asteroid was named 137052 Tjelvar after Tjelvar, the mythological first man to bring fire to the island, thereby breaking the spell that caused Gotland to sink beneath the waves every day and rise during the night.

[5] The suggested names are submitted to the International Astronomical Union (IAU) for inspection before they are approved.

Nevertheless, the name 7545 Smaklösa ("Tasteless" or "Tacky") after a Gotlandish music group, passed inspection.

The asteroids of the inner Solar System and Jupiter: The donut-shaped asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter .
Asteroid belt
The night sky at the old gallows, Visby, Gotland
Gotland