886 Washingtonia

886 Washingtonia
Discovery
Discovered by	George Henry Peters
Discovery site	Washington, D.C.
Discovery date	November 16, 1917
Designations
Alternative names	1917 b
Orbital characteristics
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion	4.021 AU
Perihelion	2.347 AU
Semi-major axis	3.184 AU
Eccentricity	0.263
Orbital period	5.681 a
Mean anomaly	243.590°
Inclination	16.819°
Longitude of ascending node	59.643°
Argument of perihelion	299.981°

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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