2378 Pannekoek

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Pannekoek
Discovery and designation
Discovered by H. van Gent
Discovery site Johannesburg (LS)
Discovery date February 13, 1935
Designations
MPC designation 2378
Named after Antonie Pannekoek
Alternative names 1935 CY
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.3046793
Perihelion 2.4728547
Eccentricity 0.1439757
Orbital period 1793.3588336
Mean anomaly 22.40420
Inclination 14.25440
Longitude of ascending node 181.25706
Argument of perihelion 266.16811
Physical characteristics
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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