Malcolm C. V. Fridlund, born 1952, is a Swedish astronomer.

Peter Nilson (17 October 1937 - 8 March 1998) was a Swedish astronomer and novelist.

Swedish astronomers photographed the region on 27 April, and saw the comet - but the British bank holiday delayed the confirmation for several days.

Alexis Brandeker (born May 18, 1974) is a Swedish astronomer.

Anders Celsius (27 November 1701 - 25 April 1744) was a Swedish astronomer.

This unit was created by Anders Celsius (1701-1744), a Swedish astronomer.

The asteroid 6795 Örnsköldsvik, found in 1993 by Swedish astronomers at the European Southern Observatory, was named after the city.

Edvard Hugo von Zeipel (1873 - 1959) was a Swedish astronomer.

It was catalogued again by the Swedish astronomer Per Collinder in 1931.

Erik Prosperin (25 July 1739 - 4 April 1803) was a Swedish astronomer.