(9438) Satie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Erik Satie (1866-1925), French composer and pianist, is best known for his solo piano pieces, including the Gymnopedies, Gnossiennes, and Nocturnes. The tendency toward extreme simplicity in his music influenced his contemporaries Debussy, Poulenc and Ravel, and later in America, John Cage.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Satie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Satie is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9438 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 EE16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.46 km (#16,349 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 3.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.778 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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