Discovered by Harvard College Alternative names 1980 CK Discovered 13 February 1980 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 13 February 1980 Observation arc 83.79 yr (30604 days) Orbits Sun Discovery site Oak Ridge Observatory MPC designation 2658 | |
Aphelion 3.9541950 AU (591.53915 Gm) Perihelion 2.1797889 AU (326.09178 Gm) Discoverer | ||
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 November 20, 2005. [1] It is named for Owen Gingerich.
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