1094 Siberia
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky |
| Discovery date | February 12, 1926 |
| Alternate designations B |
1926 CB |
| Category | Main Belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.1353574 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.2006146 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | |
| Orbital period (P) | |
| Mean orbital speed | |
| Inclination (i) | 13.9757489° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
148.7884786° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
307.7616057° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 18 km |
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| Absolute magnitude | 11.90 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.15 |
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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.
[edit] 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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