9622 Terryjones

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

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:

• 9617 Grahamchapman
• 9618 Johncleese
• 9619 Terrygilliam
• 9620 Ericidle
• 9621 Michaelpalin
• 9622 Terryjones

Discovery

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

External links

• 9622 Terryjones at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

• Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets
• Ondrejov Asteroid Photometry Project
• European Southern Observatory