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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | H. van Gent |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (LS) |
| Discovery date | February 13, 1935 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2378 |
| Named after | Antonie Pannekoek |
| Alternate name(s) | 1935 CY |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3046793 |
| Peri | 2.4728547 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1439757 |
| Orbital period | 1793.3588336 |
| Mean anomaly | 22.40420 |
| Inclination | 14.25440 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 181.25706 |
| Argument of peri | 266.16811 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0891 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.70 |
2378 Pannekoek (1935 CY) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 13, 1935 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg (LS). It is named after the Dutch astronomer and council communist Anton Pannekoek.
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