(2654) Ristenpart

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( 2654 ) Ristenpart is an asteroid of the outer main belt, which was discovered by the Chilean astronomers S. Cofre and Carlos Torres on July 18, 1968 at the Observatorio Cerro El Roble (IAU code 805).

The asteroid has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.0419 (± 0.006 ) and a mean diameter of 20.52 ( ± 1.3 ) km.

( 2654 ) Ristenpart was named after the German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Ristenpart on 26 March 1986. Ristenpart was from 1908 director of the Chilean National Observatory in Santiago de Chile and responsible for the relocation of the observatory to Lo Espejo.

Orbital inclination Longitude of the ascending node Argument of periapsis Orbital speed Intrinsic brightness Carlos Torres (astronomer) Minor planet designation Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, California Minor Planet Center International Astronomical Union
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