(9965) GNU
Asteroid (9965) GNU |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.4177 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1711 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0039 AU - 2.8214 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.193 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.759 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.16 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 14.3 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Spacewatch |
Date of discovery | March 5, 1992 |
Another name | 1992 EF 2 , 1988 BD 4 , 1993 QR 3 |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
GNU (9965) is an asteroid of the main belt , which on March 5, 1992 in the framework of the SPACEWatch was discovered program. The asteroid is named after the GNU Project by Richard Stallman named.
With (9885) Linux , (9793) Torvalds and (9882) Stallman further asteroids got names from prominent software developers or FLOSS projects.