9965 GNU
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9965 GNU is a C-type
main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun
once every 3.76 years.
Discovered on March 5, 1992 by Spacewatch
, it was given the provisional designation "". It was later renamed "GNU" after the GNU project
.
-related asteroid names:
C-type asteroid
C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. They are the most common variety, forming around 75% of known asteroids, and an even higher percentage in the outer part of the asteroid belt beyond 2.7 AU, which is dominated by this asteroid type...
main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
once every 3.76 years.
Discovered on March 5, 1992 by Spacewatch
Spacewatch
Spacewatch is a project at the University of Arizona led by Robert S. McMillan that specializes in the study of minor planets, including various types of asteroids and comets...
, it was given the provisional designation "". It was later renamed "GNU" after the GNU project
GNU Project
The GNU Project is a free software, mass collaboration project, announced on September 27, 1983, by Richard Stallman at MIT. It initiated GNU operating system development in January, 1984...
.
See also
Other free-softwareFree software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
-related asteroid names:
- 9885 Linux9885 Linux9885 Linux is an asteroid discovered on October 12, 1994 by Spacewatch. The asteroid is named after the Linux operating system kernel.- See also :* 9793 Torvalds, an asteroid named after Linus Torvalds...
- 9793 Torvalds9793 Torvalds9793 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.- See also :...
- 9882 Stallman9882 Stallman9882 Stallman is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1994 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.It is named for computer scientist Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project.- External links :...