(844) Leontina Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1916 by J. Rheden at Vienna.
Where Leontina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leontina is 3.36 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 844 |
| Provisional designation | A916 TC |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 42.2 km (#917 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.173 |
| Rotation period | 6.79 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.79 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0692 |
| Inclination | 8.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 October 1916
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