(3000) Leonardo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
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Where Leonardo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leonardo is 1.98 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3000 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EG19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.84 km (#5,201 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.115 |
| Rotation period | 7.52 hours |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 2.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.927 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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