Discovered by Spacewatch MPC designation 9965 GNU Discovered 5 March 1992 Spectral type C-type asteroid Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 5 March 1992 Observation arc 10088 days (27.62 yr) Orbits Sun Named after GNU Discoverer Spacewatch | |
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Alternative names 1992 EF2, 1988 BD4, 1993 QR3 Aphelion 2.8279933 AU (423.06178 Gm) Discovery site Kitt Peak National Observatory | ||
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 "1992 EF2". It was later renamed "GNU" after the GNU project.
References
9965 GNU Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA