11306 Åkesson
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11306 Åkesson is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered through the Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets
at the La Silla Observatory
in Chile on March 17, 1993. It is named after Sonja Åkesson
, a Swedish writer, poet, and artist of the 20th century.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered through the Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets
UESAC
The Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets took place in 1992–1993. A large number of asteroids were investigated. Over 15,000 positions were detected, and orbits were calculated for 2500. As of 2006, a total of 1002 new asteroids were discovered and numbered in the process, ranging from...
at the La Silla Observatory
La Silla Observatory
La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chile with three telescopes built and operated by the European Southern Observatory organisation, and several others are partly maintained by ESO...
in Chile on March 17, 1993. It is named after Sonja Åkesson
Sonja Åkesson
Sonja Åkesson was a Swedish poet, writer, and artist.Sonja Åkesson first discovered her talent for writing at 28 after moving to Stockholm, after her divorce from Nils Westberg, a carpenter. They had two children at the time of the divorce and Sonja was expecting a baby...
, a Swedish writer, poet, and artist of the 20th century.