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):
- 8 Flora is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].
- Given its current magnitude, 8 Flora is visible with the help of a binocular with a 70-80mm aperture or a small telescope.
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Asteroid 8 Flora Position and Finder Charts
Below we provide Asteroid 8 Flora finder charts showing where the object is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars. The first finder chart has a field of view of 50 degrees, while the second one has a field of view of 10 degrees. Click on each finder chart to access a full screen interactive Online Planetarium.
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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.
Asteroid 8 Flora Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 8 Flora at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
Element | Symbol | Value |
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Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.15639056 |
Orbit inclination | i | 5.88919984° |
Perihelion distance | q | 1.85681598 AU 277,775,718 km |
Aphelion distance | Q |
2.54525894 AU 380,765,319 km |
Semi-major axis | a |
2.20103746 AU 329,270,519 km |
Orbital period | period |
3.2655 years 1,192.7230 days |
Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2024-Feb-01 13:39:23 2,460,342.0690 JD |
Argument of perihelion | peri | 285.60923865392° |
Longitude of the ascending node | node | 110.86400357168° |
Mean anomaly | M | 256.9040989839° |
Mean motion | n | 0.30183036°/day |
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!
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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 |
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Diameter | 135.89 km | 0.0107 |
Sideral Rotation | 12.8650 hours | 0.5375 |
Absolute Magnitude | 6.49 | |
Geometric Albedo | 0.2426 |
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 |
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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 |