(8299) Tealeoni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Téa Leoni (Téa Pantleoni, b. 1966), who studied anthropology and psychology, became an actress, much admired in the futuristic movie Deep Impact (1998).Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tealeoni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tealeoni is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8299 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 TP24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 4.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.927 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 October 1993
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- (9203) Myrtus
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- (9384) Aransio
- (9385) Avignon
- (10358) Kirchhoff
- (12363) Marinmarais
- (12759) Joule
- (12760) Maxwell
- (12761) Pauwels
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- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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