(9541) Magri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Christopher Magri (b. 1961) is a scientist at the University of Maine at Farmington. A former galactic radio astronomer, he has used analyses of radar echoes from main-belt minor planets to demonstrate that there is no radar evidence for a difference between the surface bulk densities of the S and C objects.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Magri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Magri is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9541 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 CH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.43 km (#11,771 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.392 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0946 |
| Inclination | 5.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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