Asteroid 8 Flora
Asteroid 8 Flora Sky Charts and Coordinates
This is a simplified sky chart, showing where Asteroid 8 Flora is now with respect to the brightest stars and constellations.
More advanced sky charts are available on TheSkyLive for this object: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.
High Precision Live Sky Chart
Asteroid 8 Flora Rise and Set Times
Today's Asteroid 8 Flora rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the Europe/London timezone.
Asteroid 8 Flora Orbit Diagram
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!
View Asteroid 8 Flora in the 3D Solar System Simulator
Asteroid 8 Flora 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Oct 13 | 12h 33m 57s | +00° 42’ 42” | 11.49 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 14 | 12h 35m 36s | +00° 32’ 36” | 11.50 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 15 | 12h 37m 17s | +00° 22’ 32” | 11.51 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 16 | 12h 38m 57s | +00° 12’ 32” | 11.51 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 17 | 12h 40m 36s | +00° 02’ 31” | 11.52 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 18 | 12h 42m 15s | -00° 07’ 24” | 11.53 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 19 | 12h 43m 54s | -00° 17’ 21” | 11.54 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 20 | 12h 45m 33s | -00° 27’ 15” | 11.54 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 21 | 12h 47m 13s | -00° 37’ 08” | 11.55 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 22 | 12h 48m 52s | -00° 46’ 58” | 11.56 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 23 | 12h 50m 31s | -00° 56’ 47” | 11.56 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 24 | 12h 52m 10s | -01° 06’ 33” | 11.57 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 25 | 12h 53m 49s | -01° 16’ 17” | 11.58 | Virgo |
| 2018 Oct 26 | 12h 55m 27s | -01° 25’ 59” | 11.58 | Virgo |
Distance of Asteroid 8 Flora from Earth
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 8 Flora from Earth as a function of time. Distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with a 2 days interval.
The reported distances might be inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 8 Flora is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Light Curve of Asteroid 8 Flora
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 Physical Data
The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 8 Flora. Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Physical Parameter | Value | Relative to Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 135.89 km | 0.0107 |
| Sideral Rotation | 12.8650 hours | 0.5375 |
| Absolute Magnitude | 6.49 | |
| Geometric Albedo | 0.2426 | |
Asteroid 8 Flora Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 8 Flora at epoch 22 March 2018 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458200.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.15695095 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 5.88680930° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.85563985 AU 277,599,771 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.54657103 AU 380,961,604 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
2.20110544 AU 329,280,688 km |
| Orbital period | period |
3.2700 years 1,192.7782 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2017-Jul-20 07:24:31 2,457,954.8087 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2020-Oct-25 02:05 2,459,147.5869 JD |
|
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 285.27636009974° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 110.90002377872° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 74.153658272614° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.30181638°/day |
| Closest approach to Earth* | 2069-Nov-01 | |
| Distance of closest approach* | 0.87498880 AU 130,896,462 km |
|
* NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed for the time interval between 2013-Jan-01 and 2075-Dec-31, with a sampling interval of 1 day.