Software :: Unable To Run C Program - Error : Cannot Execute Binary File

I have tried to execute the below ns.c program in RHEL 4 by using the command

#gcc -c ns.c -o ns.o

i am not getting any errors but while i am running object file by using the command

#./ns.o

i am getting the below error

bash : ./ns.o cannot execute binary file

/* trinoo daemon */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

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