(9793) Torvalds
Asteroid (9793) Torvalds |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.2547 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1601 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8938 AU - 2.6156 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.653 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,386 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.84 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 15.4 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Spacewatch |
Date of discovery | January 16, 1996 |
Another name | 1996 BW 4 , 1981 UX 28 |
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. |
(9793) Torvalds is an asteroid of the main belt , of January 16, 1996 under the SPACEWatch was discovered program. The asteroid is named after the Finnish software developer Linus Benedict Torvalds , who created the Linux kernel .
With (9885) Linux , (9965) GNU and (9882) Stallman further asteroids got names from prominent software developers or FLOSS projects.