Asteroids named after people called Linus
馃懚 Linus as a baby name馃惗 Linus as a dog name馃惐 Linus as a cat name
(9793) Torvalds
Finnish computer scientist Linus Torvalds (b. 1969) created the Linux computer operating system used by Spacewatch and several other asteroid surveys for their data collection and analysis. The development of Linux involved a large Internet collaboration and demonstrates the possibilities of the free exchange of information.Discovered 16 January 1996 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(9885) Linux
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.Discovered 12 October 1994 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(30168) Linusfreyer
Linus Alexander Freyer (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his biochemistry, medicine, health science, and microbiology project. He attends the George Washington Carver Middle School, Coral Gables, Florida.Discovered 5 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro