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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | Caussols |
| Discovery date | March 9, 1994 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8886 |
| Named after | Elaeagnus |
| Alternate name(s) | 1994 EG6 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6906754 |
| Peri | 1.7996854 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1984228 |
| Orbital period | 1228.7832650 |
| Mean anomaly | 277.87781 |
| Inclination | 6.17434 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 118.06412 |
| Argument of peri | 213.03318 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
8886 Elaeagnus (1994 EG6) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 9, 1994 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.