1106 Cydonia /sɨˈdoʊniə/ 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.
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