1094 Siberia
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky |
| Discovery date | February 12, 1926 |
| Designations | |
| Named after | Siberia |
| Alternative names | 1926 CB |
| Minor planet category | Main Belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch JD 2445600.5 | |
| Perihelion | 2.2006146 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1353574 |
| Inclination | 13.9757489° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 148.7884786° |
| Argument of perihelion | 307.7616057° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 18 km |
| Albedo | 0.15 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.90 |
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1094 Siberia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 CB. It is now named after Siberia. The numerical designation indicates this was the 1094th asteroid discovered.
1094 Siberia in fiction
1094 Siberia is mentioned briefly in John Varley's science fiction novel Rolling Thunder, where it is described as "an escape-proof prison" of the Republic of Mars.
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