Asteroid 8 Flora

Asteroid 8 Flora is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 8 Flora is 20h 26m 42s and the Declination is -18° 30’ 41” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 8 Flora is 11.43 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 8 Flora from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 8 Flora?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 8 Flora from Earth?)
• When does Asteroid 8 Flora rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 8 Flora?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 8 Flora orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 8 Flora with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 8 Flora, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 8 Flora for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 8 Flora in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 8 Flora with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 8 Flora is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Asteroid 8 Flora Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 8 Flora from Earth is currently 403,871,937 kilometers, equivalent to 2.699717 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22 minutes and 27.1718 seconds to travel from Asteroid 8 Flora and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 8 Flora from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 8 Flora from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Asteroid 8 Flora to Earth

Between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Asteroid 8 Flora to Earth happens on Mon Oct 30 1922 at a distance of 0.873221 Astronomical Units, or 130,632,051 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 8 Flora Brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 8 Flora is 11.43.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 8 Flora, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Visualization of Asteroid 8 Flora Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 8 Flora with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 8 Flora and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 8 Flora 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 8 Flora computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 8 Flora in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Mar 14	20h 13m 24s	-19° 05’ 40”	11.47	Capricornus
2023 Mar 15	20h 15m 16s	-19° 00’ 56”	11.46	Capricornus
2023 Mar 16	20h 17m 08s	-18° 56’ 09”	11.46	Capricornus
2023 Mar 17	20h 19m 00s	-18° 51’ 20”	11.45	Capricornus
2023 Mar 18	20h 20m 52s	-18° 46’ 26”	11.45	Capricornus
2023 Mar 19	20h 22m 42s	-18° 41’ 30”	11.44	Capricornus
2023 Mar 20	20h 24m 33s	-18° 36’ 30”	11.43	Capricornus
2023 Mar 21	20h 26m 24s	-18° 31’ 28”	11.43	Capricornus
2023 Mar 22	20h 28m 14s	-18° 26’ 25”	11.42	Capricornus
2023 Mar 23	20h 30m 03s	-18° 21’ 16”	11.41	Capricornus
2023 Mar 24	20h 31m 54s	-18° 16’ 08”	11.41	Capricornus
2023 Mar 25	20h 33m 42s	-18° 10’ 55”	11.40	Capricornus
2023 Mar 26	20h 35m 30s	-18° 05’ 41”	11.39	Capricornus
2023 Mar 27	20h 37m 18s	-18° 00’ 24”	11.39	Capricornus