(9084) Achristou Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 February 1995 by D. J. Asher at Siding Spring.

Apostolos Christou (b. 1968), research astronomer at Armagh Observatory, is a gifted dynamicist, programmer and observer. His interests include minor planets co-orbital with Venus, the earth and (1) Ceres; meteors on Venus, the earth and Mars; NEA mission design; and the irregular satellite families of the outer planets.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Achristou is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Achristou is 1.79 au from the Sun and 1.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	9084
Provisional designation	1995 CS1
Orbit class	Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	1.92 km (#17,124 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.333
Rotation period	8.84 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.83
Orbital period	2.54 years
Semi-major axis	1.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.71 – 2.01 au
Eccentricity	0.0781
Inclination	23.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.779 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 February 1995

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