(9622) Terryjones Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Terry Jones (b. 1942), a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, is also known for films such as Erik the Viking and The Crusades.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Terryjones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Terryjones is 1.98 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9622 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FV26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.16 km (#14,813 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.234 |
| Rotation period | 8.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 5.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.844 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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