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TimezoneEurope/Bucharest
Sunrise: 5:44 
Transit: 13:34 
Sunset: 21:24
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Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:44 | Tran: 16:03 | Set: 23:21
Alt: -4.56°   Az: 302.32°   Direction: West-North-West

Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) is in the constellation of Cancer, at a distance of 446,644,504.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 09h 12m 25s and the Declination is +18° 07’ 04” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) is 19.03.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) in the constellation of Cancer on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) in the constellation of Cancer on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

3122 Florence (1981 ET3)
RA: 09h 10m 59s
Dec: +18° 13’ 23”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3). Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 12m 25s
+18° 07’ 04”
07h 50m 18s
17h 02m 44s

J2000

09h 10m 59s
+18° 13’ 23”

Additional Information

Cancer
19.03

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) from Gurahonţ, Romania (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Bucharest):

Azimuth: 71.8°
Max altitude: 61.9°
Azimuth: 288.1°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) from Earth is currently 446,644,504.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.9856340997 Astronomical Units. Light takes 24m 49.846s to travel from asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) and arrive to us.

446,644,504.0
2.9856340997
24m 49.846s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) to Earth happened on Saturday 2 September 2017 at a distance of 0.047399 Astronomical Units, or 7,090,844 kilometers:

Saturday 2 September 2017
7,090,844
0.047399

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3), i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) at epoch October, 16 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.42310672
Orbit inclination i 22.13906707°
Perihelion distance q 1.02056900 AU
152,674,949 km
Aphelion distance Q 2.51758629 AU
376,625,549 km
Semi-major axis a 1.76907764 AU
264,650,249 km
Orbital period period 2.3530 years
859.4463 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp October 15, 2024
2,460,598.8920 JD
Next perihelion transit February 21, 2027
2,461,458.3384 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 27.901399914009°
Longitude of the ascending node node 336.04944811459°
Mean anomaly M 0.67354214145658°
Mean motion n 0.41887432°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jun 24 2025 08h 58m 54s +19° 40’ 45” 19.00 Cancer
Jun 25 2025 09h 00m 38s +19° 28’ 53” 19.00 Cancer
Jun 26 2025 09h 02m 22s +19° 17’ 00” 19.01 Cancer
Jun 27 2025 09h 04m 06s +19° 05’ 07” 19.01 Cancer
Jun 28 2025 09h 05m 49s +18° 53’ 13” 19.02 Cancer
Jun 29 2025 09h 07m 32s +18° 41’ 18” 19.02 Cancer
Jun 30 2025 09h 09m 14s +18° 29’ 24” 19.03 Cancer
Jul 01 2025 09h 10m 56s +18° 17’ 27” 19.03 Cancer
Jul 02 2025 09h 12m 38s +18° 05’ 31” 19.03 Cancer
Jul 03 2025 09h 14m 20s +17° 53’ 33” 19.04 Cancer
Jul 04 2025 09h 16m 01s +17° 41’ 35” 19.04 Cancer
Jul 05 2025 09h 17m 43s +17° 29’ 35” 19.04 Cancer
Jul 06 2025 09h 19m 24s +17° 17’ 36” 19.05 Cancer
Jul 07 2025 09h 21m 04s +17° 05’ 35” 19.05 Cancer

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