9885 Linux
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Spacewatch |
| Discovery date | October 12, 1994 |
| Alternate designations B |
1985 CT2; 1994 TM14 |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.067 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 352.851 Gm (2.359 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 329.270 Gm (2.201 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 376.432 Gm (2.516 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1323.116 d (3.62 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 19.37 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 6.113° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
198.365° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
253.114° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 329.206° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Density | ? g/cm³ |
| Surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Spectral class | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 13.7 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.1? |
| Mean surface temperature |
~181 K |
9885 Linux is an asteroid discovered on October 12, 1994 by Spacewatch.
The asteroid is named after the Linux kernel.
- 9793 Torvalds, an asteroid named after Linus Torvalds
- Asteroid 9885 Linux (1994 TM14) at the NASA Near Earth Object Program.
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