(2822) Sacajawea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Sacajawea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sacajawea is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2822 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 EG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.70 km (#5,987 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.256 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.