(886) Washingtonia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1917 by G. H. Peters at Washington.
Where Washingtonia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Washingtonia is 3.95 au from the Sun and 4.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 886 |
| Provisional designation | A917 WA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 86.8 km (#312 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Rotation period | 9.00 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.4 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 4.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.274 |
| Inclination | 16.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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