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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak |
| Discovery date | March 5, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9438 |
| Named after | Erik Satie |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 EE16 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6751392 |
| Peri | 1.7880302 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1987621 |
| Orbital period | 1217.6388380 |
| Mean anomaly | 14.34592 |
| Inclination | 3.84514 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 183.66001 |
| Argument of peri | 126.04099 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.3 |
9438 Satie (1997 EE16) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 5, 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.