9622 Terryjones

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9622 Terryjones is an asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.

[edit] Name

Terryjones is named after British comedian Terry Jones. The asteroid is one of many main belt asteroids named after famous personalities. It is the sixth in a series of six asteroids carrying the names of members of the Monty Python comedy troupe:

[edit] Discovery

Terryjones was discovered on March 21, 1993, at the European Southern Observatory during the Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets (UESAC). Its provisional designation was 1993 FV26.

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