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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery date | January 16, 1996 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Linus Torvalds |
| Alternate name(s) | 1981 UX23; 1996 BW4 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch March 6, 2006 (JD 2453800.5) | |
| Aphelion | 391.295 Gm (2.616 AU) |
| Perihelion | 283.259 Gm (1.893 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 337.277 Gm (2.255 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Orbital period | 1236.489 d (3.39 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 19.71 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 60.138° |
| Inclination | 3.653° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 72.463° |
| Argument of perihelion | 343.918° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Albedo | 0.10? |
| Temperature | ~185 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
9793 Torvalds is an asteroid discovered on January 16, 1996 by Spacewatch.
The asteroid is named after Linus Torvalds, a Finnish-American software engineer best known for initiating the development of the Linux kernel.
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