(9618) Johncleese Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
John Cleese (b. 1939), a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, has also acted in movies such as A Fish Called Wanda and the television comedy series Fawlty Towers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johncleese is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johncleese is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9618 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FQ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.03 km (#17,004 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.563 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 7.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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