(9619) Terrygilliam Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Terry Gilliam (b. 1940) was the American member of Monty Python's Flying Circus.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Terrygilliam is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Terrygilliam is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9619 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FS9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.59 km (#8,136 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.253 |
| Inclination | 6.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.771 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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