(9617) Grahamchapman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Graham Chapman (1941–1989) was a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, the internationally popular British television series of the 1970s known for its pioneering irreverent comedy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Grahamchapman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grahamchapman is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9617 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FA5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.84 km (#15,576 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Rotation period | 2.29 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 6.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.999 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Graham
- (5479) Grahamryder
- (19582) Blow
- (21648) Gravanschaik
- (101491) Grahamcrombie
- (333373) Grahammiller
- (732472) Grahamhill
All asteroids named after someone called Graham
Also discovered on 17 March 1993
- (6795) Ornskoldsvik
- (7705) Humeln
- (8534) Knutsson
- (8540) Ardeberg
- (8695) Bergvall
- (8696) Kjeriksson
- (9618) Johncleese
- (9619) Terrygilliam
- (9620) Ericidle
- (10123) Fideoja
- (10553) Stenkumla
- (10807) Uggarde