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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. L. Johnson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg |
| Discovery date | May 31, 1948 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5038 |
| Named after | Michiel Daniel Overbeek |
| Alternate name(s) | 1948 KF |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9607483 |
| Peri | 1.6626303 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2807726 |
| Orbital period | 1283.7859475 |
| Mean anomaly | 2.54399 |
| Inclination | 10.94461 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 65.77034 |
| Argument of peri | 219.06879 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
5038 Overbeek (1948 KF) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on May 31, 1948 by E. L. Johnson at Johannesburg. It was named after South African amateur astronomer Michiel Daniel Overbeek.
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