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.
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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!
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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 Dec 03 | 13h 56m 42s | -06° 59’ 24” | 11.70 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 04 | 13h 58m 15s | -07° 07’ 01” | 11.70 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 05 | 13h 59m 49s | -07° 14’ 35” | 11.70 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 06 | 14h 01m 23s | -07° 22’ 06” | 11.70 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 07 | 14h 02m 56s | -07° 29’ 32” | 11.70 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 08 | 14h 04m 28s | -07° 36’ 54” | 11.70 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 09 | 14h 06m 02s | -07° 44’ 12” | 11.70 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 10 | 14h 07m 33s | -07° 51’ 24” | 11.70 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 11 | 14h 09m 06s | -07° 58’ 32” | 11.70 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 12 | 14h 10m 37s | -08° 05’ 36” | 11.69 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 13 | 14h 12m 10s | -08° 12’ 37” | 11.69 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 14 | 14h 13m 41s | -08° 19’ 32” | 11.69 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 15 | 14h 15m 12s | -08° 26’ 22” | 11.69 | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 16 | 14h 16m 42s | -08° 33’ 09” | 11.69 | 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 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.15649925 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 5.88695414° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.85718974 AU 277,831,632 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.54633863 AU 380,926,839 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
2.20176419 AU 329,379,235 km |
| Orbital period | period |
3.2700 years 1,193.3137 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2020-Oct-25 07:46:01 2,459,147.8236 JD |
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 285.28746072938° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 110.88932993589° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 194.88289656304° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.30168094°/day |
| Closest approach to Earth* | 2069-Nov-01 | |
| Distance of closest approach* | 0.87498880 AU 130,896,462 km |
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* 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.