(969) Leocadia

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Asteroid
(969) Leocadia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4621  AU
eccentricity 0.2047
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9581 AU - 2.9662 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.297 °
Sidereal period 3,863 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.98 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 19.52 km
Albedo 0.043
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12,577 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer SI Beljawski
Date of discovery 1921
Another name 1921 concentration camp, 1948 UG
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(969) Leocadia is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on November 5, 1921 by the Russian astronomer Sergei Ivanovich Beljawski at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis .

The asteroid was named with a Russian female first name, but it is not derived from any specific person.

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