Astronomy and Space

9969 Braille

9969 Braille, provisional designation 1992 KD, is an eccentric and elongated asteroid from the innermost regions of the asteroid belt, classified as Mars-crosser and slow rotator, approximately 1–2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered in 1992, by astronomers at Palomar Observatory and later named after Louis Braille, the inventor of the writing system for the blind. It was photographed in closeup by the spacecraft Deep Space 1 in 1999, but a malfunction resulted in indistinct images.

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• ▸58 Eridani
• ▸James Braid (surgeon)
• ▸Explorer 38

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