886 Washingtonia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | George Henry Peters |
| Discovery site | Washington, D.C. |
| Discovery date | 16 November 1917 |
| Designations | |
| (886) Washingtonia | |
| 1917 b | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 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 | |
| 12.5 to 16.5 | |
| 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. Washingtonia may be a "fresh asteroid" that had its surface refreshed within the last 10 million years via collision(s).