9885 Linux |
| Discovery |
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| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
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| Discovery date | October 12, 1994 |
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| Designations |
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| Named after | Linux kernel |
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| Alternative names | 1985 CT2; 1994 TM14 |
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| Minor planet category | Main belt |
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| Orbital characteristics |
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| Epoch November 26, 2005 (JD 2453700.5) |
| Aphelion | 376.432 Gm (2.516 AU) |
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| Perihelion | 329.270 Gm (2.201 AU) |
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| Semi-major axis | 352.851 Gm (2.359 AU) |
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| Eccentricity | 0.067 |
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| Orbital period | 1323.116 d (3.62 a) |
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| Average orbital speed | 19.37 km/s |
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| Mean anomaly | 329.206° |
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| Inclination | 6.113° |
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| Longitude of ascending node | 198.365° |
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| Argument of perihelion | 253.114° |
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| Physical characteristics |
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| Albedo | 0.1? |
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| Temperature | ~181 K |
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
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9885 Linux is an asteroid discovered on October 12, 1994 by Spacewatch. The asteroid is named after the Linux operating system kernel.
See also
- 9793 Torvalds, an asteroid named after Linus Torvalds
- 9882 Stallman, an asteroid named after Richard Matthew Stallman, American hacker, founder of the free software movement and the GNU project
- 9965 GNU, an asteroid named after the GNU project
References
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