9618 Johncleese is an asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Name[]
Johncleese is named after British comedian John Cleese. The asteroid is one of many main belt asteroids named after famous personalities. It is the second 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[]
Johncleese was discovered on March 17, 1993, at the European Southern Observatory during the Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets (UESAC). Its initial designation was 1993 FQ8.
External links[]
- Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets
- Ondrejov Asteroid Photometry Project
- European Southern Observatory
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