(2690) Ristiina

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Asteroid
(2690) Ristiina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.0322  AU
eccentricity 0.1186
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6725 AU - 3.3918 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.4323 °
Sidereal period 5,280 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.10 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 20.12 km
Albedo 0.1585
Absolute brightness 11.1 mag
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery February 24, 1938
Another name 1938 DG 1 , 1935 QT, 1975 EM
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(2690) Ristiina [ ˈristiːnɑ ] is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 24, 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä in Turku .

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Finnish municipality of Ristiina .

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