9965 GNU

Summary

9965 GNU is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9965 GNU is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 9965 GNU's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9965 GNU's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• GNU is named after 9965 GNU^[6].
• 9965 GNU followed 9964 Hideyonoguchi^[7].
• 9965 GNU was followed by (9966) 1992 ES13^[8].
• 9965 GNU's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9965 GNU's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 9965 GNU's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 BD4^[11].
• 9965 GNU's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 EF2^[12].
• 9965 GNU's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 QR3^[13].
• 9965 GNU's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-03-05T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 9965 GNU's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 9965 GNU's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1713'}^[16].
• 9965 GNU's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1699055'}^[17].
• 9965 GNU's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1678629308100561'}^[18].
• 9965 GNU's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.2'}^[19].
• 9965 GNU's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.3'}^[20].
• 9965 GNU's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.48'}^[21].
• 9965 GNU's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.1934'}^[22].
• 9965 GNU's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.20528'}^[23].
• 9965 GNU's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.20891957951964'}^[24].
• 9965 GNU's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.76'}^[25].
• 9965 GNU's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1374.540173180672'}^[26].
• 9965 GNU's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+39.745'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

9965 GNU's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

GNU is named after 9965 GNU^[6].

Why It Matters

9965 GNU has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]