(13681) Monty Python Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 August 1997 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Monty Python's Flying Circus, a comedy show starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin and Terry Jones, aired on the BBC from 1969 Oct. 5 to 1974 Dec. 5. It also featured animations by Terry Gilliam.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Monty Python is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Monty Python is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13681 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 PY1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.21 km (#8,631 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.126 |
| Rotation period | 5.03 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0642 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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