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9965 GNU

9965 GNU, provisional designation , is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 5 March 1992, by astronomer of the Spacewatch program at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, United States. The uncertain D-type asteroid has a long rotation period of 39.7 hours. It was named for the free-software GNU Project.

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9965 GNU, provisional designation , is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 5 March 1992, by astronomer of the Spacewatch program at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, United States. The uncertain D-type asteroid has a long rotation period of 39.7 hours. It was named for the free-software GNU Project.

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