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 local timezone Europe/London.
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 | MagnitudeMag | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Jul 19 | 10.61 | 04h 04m 13s | +16° 00’ 20” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jul 20 | 10.61 | 04h 06m 29s | +16° 06’ 21” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jul 21 | 10.61 | 04h 08m 47s | +16° 12’ 15” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jul 22 | 10.60 | 04h 11m 03s | +16° 18’ 01” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jul 23 | 10.60 | 04h 13m 21s | +16° 23’ 39” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jul 24 | 10.59 | 04h 15m 38s | +16° 29’ 09” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jul 25 | 10.59 | 04h 17m 53s | +16° 34’ 33” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jul 26 | 10.58 | 04h 20m 11s | +16° 39’ 50” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jul 27 | 10.58 | 04h 22m 27s | +16° 44’ 57” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jul 28 | 10.58 | 04h 24m 42s | +16° 49’ 59” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jul 29 | 10.57 | 04h 26m 57s | +16° 54’ 51” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jul 30 | 10.57 | 04h 29m 13s | +16° 59’ 38” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jul 31 | 10.56 | 04h 31m 28s | +17° 04’ 15” | Taurus |
| 2017 Aug 01 | 10.56 | 04h 33m 43s | +17° 08’ 47” | Taurus |
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 03 September 2017 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.15702875 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 5.88653519° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.85572123 AU 277,611,946 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.54708900 AU 381,039,092 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
2.20140512 AU 329,325,519 km |
| Orbital period | period |
3.2700 years 1,193.0218 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2017-Jul-20 09:29:40 2,457,954.8956 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2020-Oct-25 10:01 2,459,147.9174 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 285.31021492635° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 110.90092461694° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 13.761343109162° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.30175475°/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.