Independently discovered 1917 Nov. 12 by M. Harwood at Nantucket.
Named in honor of George Washington (1732–1799), the first president (1789–1797) of the United States of America. (H 86)
For a more detailed description of the discovery circumstances see the the citations for planets (7040) and (7041), respectively.
Discovered on 16-11-1917 in Washington by Peters, G. H. | ||
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20-01-2001 | George W. Bush inaugurated as the president of USA. Asteroid Washingtonia conjunct asteroid Busch. |
08-06-2002 | The US Defence Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld visited Estonia. Asteroid Washingtonia conjunct asteroid Estonia. |