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 socialist 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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