9617 Grahamchapman is an asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... Image of the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa Hydrogen ~86% Helium ~14% Methane 0. ...
Name
Grahamchapman is named after British comedian Graham Chapman, who died in 1989. The asteroid is one of many main belt asteroids named after famous personalities. It is the first in a series of six asteroids carrying the names of members of the Monty Python's Flying Circus comedy troupe. Chapman in one of his calmer moments Graham Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British comedian and writer. ... This is a list of asteroids named after people. ... Monty Pythons Flying Circus (aka Flying Circus or MPFC, known during the fourth season as Monty Python) was the popular BBC sketch comedy show from Monty Python. ...
Discovery
Grahamchapman 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 FA5. In early 2006, observations by the Ondřejov NEO Photometric Program determined that 9617 Grahamchapman is a binary asteroid. March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets (UESAC) took place in 1992–1993. ... Photometry is a technique of astronomy concerned with measuring the flux, or intensity of an astronomical objects electromagnetic radiation. ...
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