Asteroid Saltis

A sculpture of an asteroid discovered by A. Brandeker in 2000 with a telescope at the Stockholm Observatory, now ”Kunskapsskolan”, was unveiled in 2010. The object was named “Saltis”, after the nickname of Saltsjöbaden.

Image: Bengt Oberger

Fakta

Diameter: less than 1 mm
Distance from Globen: 17 km