969 Leocadia

969 Leocadia
Discovery
Discovered by	S. Belyavskyj
Discovery site	Simeiz Obs.
Discovery date	5 November 1921
Designations
MPC designation	(969) Leocadia
Pronunciation	/liːoʊˈkeɪdiə/
Named after	unknown
Alternative designations	A921 VC · 1940 RV; 1944 SB · 1948 UG; 1963 PA · 1921 KZ
Minor planet category	main-belt · (inner); background
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	98.12 yr (35,837 d)
Aphelion	2.9694 AU
Perihelion	1.9537 AU
Semi-major axis	2.4615 AU
Eccentricity	0.2063
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.86 yr (1,411 d)
Mean anomaly	199.53°
Mean motion	0° 15m 18.72s / day
Inclination	2.2928°
Longitude of ascending node	287.76°
Argument of perihelion	91.332°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	17.321±0.218 km; 19.37±0.22 km; 19.51±0.7 km;
Synodic rotation period	6.87±0.01 h
Geometric albedo	0.019±0.005; 0.0435±0.003; 0.045±0.001;
Spectral type	Tholen = FXU:; B–V = 0.621±0.010; U–B = 0.227±0.030;
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.8

969 Leocadia (prov. designation: A921 VC or 1921 KZ) is a very dark background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 19 kilometers (12 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 5 November 1921, by Russian astronomer Sergey Belyavsky at the Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula. The uncommon F-type asteroid (FX) has a rotation period of 6.9 hours and is likely regular in shape. Any reference of the asteroid's name to a person is unknown.