1106 Cydonia
1106 Cydonia[1]| Discovery |
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| Discovered by |
Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg (024) |
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| Discovery date |
February 5, 1929 |
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| Orbital characteristics |
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Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB |
| Aphelion |
2.9214622 AU |
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| Perihelion |
2.2728472 AU |
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2.5971547 AU) |
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| Eccentricity |
0.1248703 |
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1528.7805682 d(4.19 a) |
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258.07524° |
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| Inclination |
13.09833° |
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328.47956° |
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228.68899° |
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| Physical characteristics |
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12.0 |
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1106 Cydonia // 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
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 9, 2007.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.