(428694) Saule Apollo
Discovered on 29 July 2008 by Cernis, K., Eglitis, I. at Baldone.
Saulė is a solar goddess, the solar deity in both the Latvian and Lithuanian mythologies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saule is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saule is 1.34 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 428694 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 OS9 |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Rotation period | 8.43 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 19.3 |
| Orbital period | 2.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.564 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.648 |
| Inclination | 19.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0583 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.