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2822 Sacajawea

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q657353

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2821 Slávka[4]
Followed by
2823 van der Laan[5]
Absolute magnitude
12.6, 12.68[15][16]
Albedo
0.256[34]
Apoapsis
2.902 au, 2.900556516287424 au[25][26]
Argument of periapsis
21.23082°, 20.20309585311289°[29][30]
Diameter
8.703 km[33]
Discoverer or inventor
Edward L. G. Bowell[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[35]
Longitude of ascending node
93.19597°, 93.13956339998037°[21][22]
Mean anomaly
135.49635°, 81.72665422492524°[31][32]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Sacagawea[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.12 (0.12–0.12, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
14.72751°, 14.7373832436362°[17][18]
Orbital period
4.15 year, 1,515.461528761014 day[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
2.2627956 au, 2.263539656591807 au[27][28]
Provisional designation
1978 YC, 1980 EG[8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.5825458 au, 2.582048086439615 au[23][24]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
March 14, 1980[10]
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Time of periapsis
2,460,656.462221244 Julian day[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sacajawea de (2822) Sacajawea el 2822 Σακατζάβεα fa سیارک ۲۸۲۲ ru Сакагавея ru 1980 EG ru 1978 YC ru (2822) 1980 EG ru (2822) Сакагавея uk 2822 Сакагавея zh 小行星2822
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yg1d7
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002822
Minor Planet Center body ID
2822

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [kaa] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: kaawiki sitelink"
  2. 5w ago · Kwamikagami · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Astronomic symbol image → Sacajawea symbol (fixed width).svg
    "Created claim: Astronomic symbol image: Sacajawea symbol (fixed width).svg"
  3. 10w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → 4.15 year, 1,515.461529 day
    Provisional designation → 1978 YC, 1980 EG
    Apoapsis → 2.902 astronomical unit, 2.900557 astronomical unit
    Minor Planet Center body ID → 2822
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