747 Winchester (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 747 Winchester is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:33, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:07, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:23, 41° above your southern horizon.
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Name
747 Winchester
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 30 April 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 17h57m [1] |
| Declination: | -05°30' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 14.10 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.07 AU 25.49 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 8.54 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 284.0° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.00 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.339807 |
| Inclination: | 18.22° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 129.06° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 277.56° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 227.81° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.06 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.98 AU |
| Aphelion: | 4.02 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.20 years |