(1575) Winifred Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 April 1950 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Winifred is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Winifred is 2.00 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1575
Provisional designation1950 HH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.49 km (#5,423 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.236
Rotation period125 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.12
Orbital period3.66 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.80 au
Eccentricity0.180
Inclination24.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.949 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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