(9924) Corrigan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Catherine “Cari” Corrigan (b. 1972) is a U.S. meteoriticist at the Smithsonian Institution. Her research includes the mineralogy and origin of asteroids. She classifies and provides access to meteorites from the U.S. Antarctic collection for the international research community.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Corrigan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Corrigan is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9924 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EM24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0996 |
| Inclination | 2.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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