9793 Torvalds

Summary

9793 Torvalds is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9793 Torvalds is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 9793 Torvalds's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9793 Torvalds's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Linus Torvalds is named after 9793 Torvalds^[6].
• 9793 Torvalds's follows is recorded as 9792 Nonodakesan^[7].
• 9793 Torvalds's followed by is recorded as (9794) 1996 FO5^[8].
• 9793 Torvalds's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9793 Torvalds's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 9793 Torvalds's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UX23^[11].
• 9793 Torvalds's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 BW4^[12].
• 9793 Torvalds's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-01-16T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 9793 Torvalds's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bbm2h^[14].
• 9793 Torvalds's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009793^[15].
• 9793 Torvalds's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 9793 Torvalds's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.160'}^[17].
• 9793 Torvalds's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1607404'}^[18].
• 9793 Torvalds's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1598221840775598'}^[19].
• 9793 Torvalds's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.2'}^[20].
• 9793 Torvalds's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.5'}^[21].
• 9793 Torvalds's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.67'}^[22].
• 9793 Torvalds's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.65256'}^[23].
• 9793 Torvalds's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.651232370519312'}^[24].
• 9793 Torvalds's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.39'}^[25].
• 9793 Torvalds's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1236.58488772024'}^[26].
• 9793 Torvalds's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+27.1793'}^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

9793 Torvalds is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].

Why It Matters

9793 Torvalds has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]