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, karl and/or marx:
“Capital is money, capital is commodities.... By virtue of it being value, it has acquired the occult ability to add value to itself. It brings forth living offspring, or, at the least, lays golden eggs.”
—Karl Marx (1818–1883)
“Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.”
—Clement Attlee (1883–1967)
“It is absolutely impossible to transcend the laws of nature. What can change in historically different circumstances is only the form in which these laws expose themselves.”
—Karl Marx (1818–1883)