(9620) Ericidle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Eric Idle (b. 1943), another member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, is also well known for other projects, such as The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash and several books for children.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericidle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericidle is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9620 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FU13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.53 km (#13,875 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.296 |
| Rotation period | 3.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 4.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.917 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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