Asteroid 8 Flora
Asteroid 8 Flora Position
Asteroid 8 Flora is currently in the constellation of Libra. The current Right Ascension is 14h 50m 30s and the Declination is -09° 05’ 37”.
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Asteroid 8 Flora Distance
The distance of Asteroid 8 Flora from Earth is currently 250,581,246 kilometers, equivalent to 1.675032 Astronomical Units. Light takes 13 minutes and 55.8491 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 January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 8 Flora to Earth happens on Fri Nov 1 2069 at a distance of 0.87498880 Astronomical Units, or 130,896,462 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 10.35.
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 rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Asteroid 8 Flora rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 8 Flora touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Jun 10 | 14h 54m 57s | -08° 58’ 17” | 10.19 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 11 | 14h 54m 19s | -08° 58’ 42” | 10.21 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 12 | 14h 53m 40s | -08° 59’ 17” | 10.23 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 13 | 14h 53m 04s | -09° 00’ 01” | 10.25 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 14 | 14h 52m 29s | -09° 00’ 52” | 10.27 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 15 | 14h 51m 56s | -09° 01’ 53” | 10.29 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 16 | 14h 51m 25s | -09° 03’ 02” | 10.31 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 17 | 14h 50m 56s | -09° 04’ 18” | 10.33 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 18 | 14h 50m 27s | -09° 05’ 44” | 10.35 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 19 | 14h 50m 00s | -09° 07’ 19” | 10.37 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 20 | 14h 49m 36s | -09° 09’ 02” | 10.39 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 21 | 14h 49m 13s | -09° 10’ 53” | 10.40 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 22 | 14h 48m 51s | -09° 12’ 51” | 10.42 | Libra |
| 2019 Jun 23 | 14h 48m 32s | -09° 15’ 00” | 10.44 | Libra |