Named in honor of the Norwegian author Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) who received the Nobel prize for literature in 1928. She is best known for her trilogy Kristin Lavransdatter about a couple's love and life in Norway in the thirteenth century. [Ref: Minor Planet Circ. 46682]

It was discovered at La Silla on 1979-08-22 by C.-I. Lagerkvist.

https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=Undset

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigrid_Undset

Time: 20:32UT 2025-04-01 Exp. 35 x 90 sec.
Tel: C14 @ f/11.2 AP7 CCD -40°C 1.24"/pix Paramount GT-1100S Tenagra Norway
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.