# List of Gotland-related asteroids

Several asteroids or minor planets in the asteroid belt with Gotland-related names have been discovered and named by Swedish astronomer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist. 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.
As of January 2008, 175,658 asteroids have been numbered and almost 14,300 of those have been named. 205 have been named after places, persons or fictional figures in Sweden. A portion of these are from the island of Gotland. Gotland is fairly well represented because Lagerkvist has been a summer resident on the island since 1983.
The first asteroid to receive a Gotland-related name was 3250 Martebo in 1979, named after a settlement on the island. 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.
The suggested names are submitted to the International Astronomical Union (IAU) for inspection before they are approved. IAU want to keep the number of "troublesome" names to a minimum. Nevertheless, the name 7545 Smaklösa ("Tasteless" or "Tacky") after a Gotlandish music group, passed inspection. According to Lagerkvist: "I don't think they knew what the word meant in Swedish."
The names of the asteroids along with a description of what or who they were named after are entered into the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Small-Body Database Browser. A number of the various places on Gotland described there are sockens but referred to as parishes; a common practice since most non-Swedes are unaware of the regional distribution in Sweden and parish is the closest form to describe them. On 1 January 2016, the sockens were reconstituted into the administrative areas Districts.
This list is probably incomplete since more asteroids are named frequently.

## Asteroids

| Asteroid name | Named after |
| 11533 Akebäck | Akebäck, a settlement and District on Gotland |
| 10130 Ardre | Ardre, a settlement and District on Gotland |
| 10795 Babben | Babben Larsson, stand-up comedy actress born in Dalhem, voted the funniest woman in Sweden |
| 10128 Bro | Bro, a settlement, village and a District on Gotland |
| 8681 Burs | Burs, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 8678 Bäl | Bäl, a settlement and District on Gotland |
| 10102 Digerhuvud | Digerhuvud, a stack area on the Fårö island coast, just off the coast of Gotland |
| 10808 Digerrojr | Digerrojr, one of the largest cairns on Gotland, situated in Garde |
| 10123 Fideöja | Fide, a settlement and District on Gotland and the neighboring Öja, a settlement and District on Gotland |
| 9359 Fleringe | Fleringe, a settlement and District on Gotland |
| 10129 Fole | Fole, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 10127 Fröjel | Fröjel, a settlement, District and formation on Gotland |
| 9358 Fårö | Fårö, an island, settlement and District off the coast of Gotland |
| 10814 Gnisvärd | Gnisvärd, a fishing village on Gotland |
| 10812 Grötlingbo | Grötlingbo, a settlement and District on Gotland |
| 9373 Hamra | Hamra, a settlement, District and formation on Gotland |
| 10124 Hemse | Hemse, a village, locality, District and formation on Gotland |
| 10104 Hoburgsgubben | Hoburgsgubben, a stack in Hoburgen on Gotland |
| 10105 Holmhällar | Holmhällar, a stack area in Vamlingbo on Gotland |
| 10544 Hörsnebara | Hörsne-Bara, a settlement and District on Gotland |
| 10103 Jungfrun | Jungfrun, the largest stack on Gotland, located in Lickershamn |
| 8682 Kräklingbo | Kräklingbo, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 10545 Källunge | Källunge, a settlement and District on Gotland |
| 10811 Lau | Lau, Gotland, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 10810 Lejsturojr | Lejstu rojr, one of the largest cairns on Gotland, situated in Rone |
| 10106 Lergrav | Lergrav, a fishing village and stack area in Rute on Gotland |
| 9267 Lokrume | Lokrume, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 10132 Lummelunda | Lummelunda, a settlement and District on Gotland |
| 10126 Lärbro | Lärbro, a village, locality and District on Gotland |
| 10809 Majsterrojr | Majsterrojr, one of the largest cairns on Gotland, located in Gothem |
| 3250 Martebo | Martebo, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 10813 Mästerby | Mästerby, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 8680 Rone | Rone, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 7545 Smaklösa | Smaklösa, Gotlandic music group with their own museum in Västergarn |
| 10553 Stenkumla | Stenkumla, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 10125 Stenkyrka | Stenkyrka, a settlement and District on Gotland |
| 10131 Stånga | Stånga, a village, locality and District on Gotland |
| 9374 Sundre | Sundre, a settlement, village, District and formation on Gotland |
| 8679 Tingstäde | Tingstäde, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 137052 Tjelvar | Tjelvar, the mythological first man on Gotland |
| 11308 Tofta | Tofta, a village, locality, District and formation on Gotland |
| 10807 Uggarde | Uggarde rojr, the largest cairn on Gotland, located in Rone |
| 9372 Vamlingbo | Vamlingbo, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 6102 Visby | Visby, a town or locality, District and the seat of Gotland Municipality |
| 10794 Vänge | Vänge, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 10554 Västerhejde | Västerhejde, a settlement, village and District on Gotland |
| 12312 Väte | Väte, a settlement and District on Gotland |
| 10815 Östergarn | Östergarn, a settlement and District on Gotland |