2807 Karl Marx
| Discovery[1] and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh |
| Discovery date | 1969-10-15 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2807 |
Named after | Karl Marx |
| 1969 TH6 | |
| Main-belt Asteroid | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 2014-05-23 | |
| Aphelion | 3.2988160 au |
| Perihelion | 2.292980 au |
| 2.795898 au | |
| Eccentricity | 0.179876 |
| 1707.577904 d | |
| 120.362647° | |
| Inclination | 7.877993° |
| 28.472692° | |
| 92.259861° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| C | |
| 12.6 | |
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2807 Karl Marx (1969 TH6) is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh in 1969. It is named after Karl Marx, the German philosopher whose theories comprise the basis of modern communist thought.
Little is known about Karl Marx's nature, but it is known to be a C-type asteroid, meaning that it is dark in colour and carbonaceous in composition.
Most Northerly Declination: − 3°37' on 31-Dec-2003 23 h UT
Most Southerly Declination: −27°26' on 31-Dec-2004 23 h UT
External links
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia article on Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh
- ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 2807 Karl Marx
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