+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   9885 Linux (1994 TM14) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2009885 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: MPO253433 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.0677694 n/a   a 2.3590458 n/a AU q 2.1991747 n/a AU i 6.11052 n/a deg node 198.24811 n/a deg peri 254.01473 n/a deg M 343.06849 n/a deg tp 2456462.7438094 (2013-Jun-19.24380940) n/a JED period 1323.4360901 3.62 n/a n/a d yr n 0.27201918 n/a deg/d Q 2.5189169 n/a AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1034      first obs. used      1985-??-??      last obs. used      2013-02-18      # oppositions      17      planetary ephem.      DE403      condition code      0      fit RMS      0.54      data source      MPC:mpn      producer      MPCLINUX   Additional Information  T_jup = 3.542  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 13.7 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 33465)   9885 Linux           Discovered 1994 Oct. 12 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. The Linux operating system was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991. The source code for Linux was placed on the Internet. A massive public collaboration resulted in a robust, feature-rich operating system that has been used by several minor-planet surveys for data collection and analysis. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20001111/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2013-03-29 Alternate Designations  1994 TM14 = 1985 CT2  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2013-May-25 16:30 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin