9618 Johncleese is an asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. An asteroid is a predominantly rocky body that orbits around its star. ... 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
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: John Marwood Cleese (born October 27, 1939) is an English comedian and actor best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for co-writing the TV series Fawlty Towers in which he played Basil Fawlty. ... This is a list of asteroids named after people. ... Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on October 5, 1969. ...
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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. 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. ...
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