Asteroid 8 Flora

Asteroid 8 Flora is currently in the constellation of Cetus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 8 Flora is 02h 50m 27s and the Declination is +03° 42’ 49” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 8 Flora is 8.08 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 8 Flora available on TheSkyLive:

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?)
• Rise and set times (see also 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.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 8 Flora?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 8 Flora in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 8 Flora Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 8 Flora from Earth is currently 132,144,659 kilometers, equivalent to 0.883332 Astronomical Units. Light takes 7 minutes and 20.7871 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 January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 8 Flora to Earth happens on Fri Nov 1 2069 at a distance of 0.874989 Astronomical Units, or 130,896,460 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 8.08.

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.

Asteroid 8 Flora rise and set times

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

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 8 Flora touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

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
2020 Oct 15	02h 56m 32s	+04° 18’ 48”	8.26	Cetus
2020 Oct 16	02h 55m 51s	+04° 14’ 02”	8.24	Cetus
2020 Oct 17	02h 55m 09s	+04° 09’ 18”	8.21	Cetus
2020 Oct 18	02h 54m 25s	+04° 04’ 36”	8.19	Cetus
2020 Oct 19	02h 53m 39s	+04° 00’ 01”	8.17	Cetus
2020 Oct 20	02h 52m 51s	+03° 55’ 28”	8.14	Cetus
2020 Oct 21	02h 52m 03s	+03° 51’ 02”	8.12	Cetus
2020 Oct 22	02h 51m 12s	+03° 46’ 41”	8.10	Cetus
2020 Oct 23	02h 50m 21s	+03° 42’ 27”	8.08	Cetus
2020 Oct 24	02h 49m 28s	+03° 38’ 18”	8.06	Cetus
2020 Oct 25	02h 48m 34s	+03° 34’ 18”	8.04	Cetus
2020 Oct 26	02h 47m 39s	+03° 30’ 26”	8.02	Cetus
2020 Oct 27	02h 46m 44s	+03° 26’ 44”	8.01	Cetus
2020 Oct 28	02h 45m 47s	+03° 23’ 09”	8.00	Cetus