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.
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 Sep 15 | 10.24 | 06h 07m 58s | +18° 33’ 08” | Orion |
| 2017 Sep 16 | 10.23 | 06h 09m 50s | +18° 32’ 48” | Orion |
| 2017 Sep 17 | 10.22 | 06h 11m 39s | +18° 32’ 22” | Orion |
| 2017 Sep 18 | 10.21 | 06h 13m 29s | +18° 31’ 54” | Orion |
| 2017 Sep 19 | 10.20 | 06h 15m 17s | +18° 31’ 21” | Orion |
| 2017 Sep 20 | 10.19 | 06h 17m 06s | +18° 30’ 43” | Orion |
| 2017 Sep 21 | 10.18 | 06h 18m 52s | +18° 30’ 03” | Orion |
| 2017 Sep 22 | 10.17 | 06h 20m 38s | +18° 29’ 20” | Gemini |
| 2017 Sep 23 | 10.16 | 06h 22m 23s | +18° 28’ 32” | Gemini |
| 2017 Sep 24 | 10.15 | 06h 24m 06s | +18° 27’ 42” | Gemini |
| 2017 Sep 25 | 10.14 | 06h 25m 50s | +18° 26’ 48” | Gemini |
| 2017 Sep 26 | 10.13 | 06h 27m 30s | +18° 25’ 53” | Gemini |
| 2017 Sep 27 | 10.12 | 06h 29m 12s | +18° 24’ 53” | Gemini |
| 2017 Sep 28 | 10.11 | 06h 30m 51s | +18° 23’ 53” | Gemini |
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.
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 | 5.88653521° |
| 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 | 285.31021468637° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 110.90092464125° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 13.761343450854° |
| 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.