(969) Leocadia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 1921 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.
Where Leocadia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leocadia is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 969 |
| Provisional designation | A921 VC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.3 km (#2,609 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0190 |
| Rotation period | 6.87 hours |
| Spectral type | FXU: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 2.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.960 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 November 1921
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- (852) Wladilena
- (853) Nansenia
- (854) Frostia
- (855) Newcombia
- (856) Backlunda
- (857) Glasenappia
- (885) Ulrike
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