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| 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.
- ^ "886 Washingtonia (1917 b)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 May 2016.