(747) Winchester

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Asteroid
(747) Winchester
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.998  AU
eccentricity 0.341
Perihelion - aphelion 1.975 AU - 4.021 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 18.2 °
Length of the ascending node 130.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 275.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 11, 2010
Sidereal period 5 a 70 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.7 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (172 ± 3) km
Albedo 0.05
Rotation period 9 h 25 min
Absolute brightness 7.7 likes
Spectral class P-type or C-type
history
Explorer JH Metcalf
Date of discovery March 7, 1913
Another name 1913 QZ
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(747) Winchester is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 7 March 1913 by the American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the city of Winchester , Massachusetts , where it was discovered.

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