(1106) Cydonia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 1929 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Cydonia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cydonia is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1106 |
| Provisional designation | 1929 CW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.1 km (#4,024 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.241 |
| Rotation period | 2.68 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.