2807 Karl Marx

2807 Karl Marx 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

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Famous quotes containing the words karl marx and/or marx:

    “The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.”
    —Karl Marx (1818–1883)

    “Colonial system, public debts, heavy taxes, protection, commercial wars, etc., these offshoots of the period of manufacture swell to gigantic proportions during the period of infancy of large-scale industry. The birth of the latter is celebrated by a vast, Herod-like slaughter of the innocents.”
    —Karl Marx (1818–1883)