(893) Leopoldina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 May 1918 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Leopoldina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leopoldina is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 893 |
| Provisional designation | A918 KD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 86.0 km (#321 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 12.6 hours |
| Spectral type | XF |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 May 1918
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