2658 Gingerich
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | Harvard College |
| Discovery site | Agassiz Station |
| Discovery date | February 13, 1980 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2658 |
| Named after | Owen Gingerich |
| Alternative names | 1980 CK |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.9525116 |
| Perihelion | 2.2211916 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2804346 |
| Orbital period | 1980.9433252 |
| Mean anomaly | 76.95397 |
| Inclination | 9.42599 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 214.72223 |
| Argument of perihelion | 320.72669 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.4 |
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2658 Gingerich (1980 CK) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 13, 1980 by Harvard College at Agassiz Station. It rotates quickly, with a spin period of 2.9415 hours. Gingerich is also suspected to be a binary asteroid, due to a decrease in the magnitude of its lightcurve observed on Nov. 20, 2005. It is named for Owen Gingerich.
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