886 Washingtonia

886 Washingtonia

Name
Name	Washingtonia
Designation	1917 b
Discovery
Discoverer	George Henry Peters
Discovery date	November 16, 1917
Discovery site	Washington, D.C.
Orbital elements
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Eccentricity (e)	0.263
Semimajor axis (a)	3.184 AU
Perihelion (q)	2.347 AU
Aphelion (Q)	4.021 AU
Orbital period (P)	5.681 a
Inclination (i)	16.819°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω)	59.643°
Argument of Perihelion (ω)	299.981°
Mean anomaly (M)	243.590°

886 Washingtonia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on November 16, 1917 from Washington, D.C. and is named after the 1st President of the United States, George Washington.

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