9885 Linux
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery date | October 12, 1994 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Linux kernel |
| 1985 CT2; 1994 TM14 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch November 26, 2005 (JD 2453700.5) | |
| Aphelion | 376.432 Gm (2.516 AU) |
| Perihelion | 329.270 Gm (2.201 AU) |
| 352.851 Gm (2.359 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.067 |
| 1323.116 d (3.62 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 19.37 km/s |
| 329.206° | |
| Inclination | 6.113° |
| 198.365° | |
| 253.114° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Albedo | 0.1? |
| Temperature | ~181 K |
| 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. It is a member of the Vesta family
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
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