Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovered by | George Henry Peters |
Discovery site | Washington, D.C. |
Discovery date | 16 November 1917 |
Designations | |
(886) Washingtonia | |
1917 b | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 105.87 yr (38670 days) |
Aphelion | 4.0269 AU (602.42 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.3205 AU (347.14 Gm) |
3.1737 AU (474.78 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.26882 |
5.65 yr (2065.1 d) | |
217.593° | |
0° 10m 27.552s / day | |
Inclination | 16.846° |
58.918° | |
301.838° | |
Earth MOID | 1.36733 AU (204.550 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 1.67995 AU (251.317 Gm) |
TJupiter | 3.079 |
Physical characteristics | |
45.28±6.3 km | |
9.001 h (0.3750 d) | |
0.0713±0.025 | |
9.3 | |
886 Washingtonia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 16 November 1917, from Washington, D.C., and is named after the 1st President of the United States, George Washington.