(319) Leona Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1891 by A. Charlois at Nice.
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Where Leona is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leona is 4.14 au from the Sun and 4.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 319 |
| Provisional designation | A891 TA |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 49.9 km (#754 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Rotation period | 430 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.17 |
| Orbital period | 6.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 4.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.214 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.