1106 Cydonia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg (024) |
| Discovery date | February 5, 1929 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB | |
| Aphelion | 2.9214622 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2728472 AU |
| 2.5971547 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1248703 |
| 1528.7805682 d(4.19 a) | |
| 258.07524° | |
| Inclination | 13.09833° |
| 328.47956° | |
| 228.68899° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.0 | |
1106 Cydonia /sᵻˈdoʊniə/ is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on February 5, 1929, at Heidelberg, Germany. Its provisional designation was 1929 CW. It was named after a type of tree, the quince, belonging to the apple family.[2]
