1106 Cydonia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg (024) |
| Discovery date | 5 February 1929 |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 87.15 yr (31833 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9243752 AU (437.48030 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2673946 AU (339.19740 Gm) |
| 2.5958849 AU (388.33885 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1265427 |
| 4.18 yr (1527.7 d) | |
| 289.83430° | |
| 0° 14m 8.357s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.069987° |
| 328.29714° | |
| 230.54527° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.29085 AU (193.108 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.1311 AU (318.81 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.369 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.7 | |
1106 Cydonia /s[invalid input: 'ɨ']ˈdoʊniə/ 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]
References
- ^ a b "1106 Cydonia (1929 CW)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
