(696) Leonora Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1910 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
Where Leonora is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leonora is 3.70 au from the Sun and 4.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 696 |
| Provisional designation | A916 BD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 81.6 km (#364 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0220 |
| Rotation period | 26.9 hours |
| Spectral type | XC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.48 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.248 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by J. H. Metcalf
- (525) Adelaide
- (581) Tauntonia
- (599) Luisa
- (600) Musa
- (602) Marianna
- (603) Timandra
- (604) Tekmessa
- (611) Valeria
- (620) Drakonia
- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
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