9885 Linux

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{{Minor planet |name=9885 Linux |e=0.0668505 |i=6.11336 |q=2.2009957 |a=2.3586742 |Q=2.51635275 |P=3.6225 |asc_node=198.36557 |omega=253.12532 |M=301.98863 |n=0.272083 |TP=2006-03-19.2116819 TDB }} 9885 Linux is an asteroid discovered on October 12, 1994 by Spacewatch. Its provisional designation is 1994 TM14.

The asteroid is named after the Linux kernel. See also 9793 Torvalds, 9965 GNU, and 9882 Stallman for other asteroids with names related to prominent free software/open source projects.

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