2658 Gingerich

Infobox Planet
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name = Gingerich
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discovery_ref =
discoverer = Harvard College
discovery_site = Agassiz Station
discovered = February 13, 1980
designations = yes
mp_name = 2658
alt_names = 1980 CK
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epoch = May 14, 2008
aphelion = 3.9525116
perihelion = 2.2211916
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.2804346
period = 1980.9433252
avg_speed =
inclination = 9.42599
asc_node = 214.72223
mean_anomaly = 76.95397
arg_peri = 320.72669
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abs_magnitude = 12.4

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. ^{[http://www.minorplanetobserver.com/mpb/MPB%2034-4.pdf]}

External links

* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2658+Gingerich JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 2658 Gingerich]