(11094) Cuba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Cuba is an island state in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of one large island and numerous smaller islands, islets and cays. Christopher Columbus reached its coasts during his first voyage to the Americas. At that time several Indian groups inhabited Cuba.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cuba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cuba is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11094 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PG17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.87 km (#5,181 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Rotation period | 10.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (8205) Van Dijck
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- (9079) Gesner
- (9205) Eddywally
- (9392) Cavaillon
- (9393) Apta
- (9394) Manosque
- (9395) Saint Michel
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