(5409) Saale Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1962 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Saale is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saale is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5409 |
| Provisional designation | 1962 SR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.76 km (#7,921 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.293 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 8.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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