747 Winchester (Asteroid)
Finder chart
Click and drag the chart above to pan around the sky, or use the mouse wheel to zoom.
Click to enlarge.
From South El Monte , 747 Winchester is visible between 20:00 and 23:34. It will become accessible at around 20:00, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 21:47, 26° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 23:34 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Begin typing the name of a town near to you, and then select the town from the list of options
which appear below.
|
Name
747 Winchester
|
Object type
Asteroid
|
Current position
| Computed for: | 20 October 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 22h54m [1] |
| Declination: | −29°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Piscis Austrinus |
| Magnitude: | 11.61 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.45 AU 12.09 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 27.23 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 269.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.00 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.339817 |
| Inclination: | 18.22° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 129.05° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 277.61° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 284.64° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.04 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.98 AU |
| Aphelion: | 4.02 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.20 years |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.