9619 Terrygilliam is an asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Terrygilliam is named after American-born filmmaker and animator Terry Gilliam. The asteroid is one of many main belt asteroids named after famous personalities. It is the third in a series of six asteroids carrying the names of members of the Monty Python comedy troupe:
Terrygilliam was discovered on 17 March 1993, at the European Southern Observatory during the Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets (UESAC). Its initial designation was 1993 FS9.
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