Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3)
Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) Position
Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension is 21h 52m 13s and the Declination is -09° 06’ 13”.
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Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) from Earth is currently 271,477,931 kilometers, equivalent to 1.814718 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15 minutes and 5.5529 seconds to travel from Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) 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 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) to Earth happens on Sat Sep 2 2017 at a distance of 0.04739943 Astronomical Units, or 7,090,853 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) is 16.60.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3), 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 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) 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 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) 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 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.42306011 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 22.14239422° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.02054293 AU 152,671,049 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.51723611 AU 376,573,163 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.76888952 AU 264,622,106 km |
| Orbital period | period |
2.3500 years 859.3093 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2020-Jan-31 13:56:26 2,458,880.0809 JD |
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 27.841219814245° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 336.0804437562° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 242.87207606337° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.41894114°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) Orbit
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Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) 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. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Jan 15 | 21h 26m 56s | -12° 58’ 55” | 16.63 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 16 | 21h 30m 29s | -12° 27’ 02” | 16.62 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 17 | 21h 34m 02s | -11° 54’ 51” | 16.62 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 18 | 21h 37m 36s | -11° 22’ 27” | 16.61 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 19 | 21h 41m 08s | -10° 49’ 48” | 16.61 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 20 | 21h 44m 42s | -10° 16’ 55” | 16.61 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 21 | 21h 48m 14s | -09° 43’ 50” | 16.60 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 22 | 21h 51m 46s | -09° 10’ 32” | 16.60 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 23 | 21h 55m 18s | -08° 37’ 01” | 16.60 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 24 | 21h 58m 50s | -08° 03’ 20” | 16.60 | Aquarius |
| 2020 Jan 25 | 22h 02m 21s | -07° 29’ 27” | 16.60 | Aquarius |
| 2020 Jan 26 | 22h 05m 53s | -06° 55’ 26” | 16.59 | Aquarius |
| 2020 Jan 27 | 22h 09m 24s | -06° 21’ 14” | 16.59 | Aquarius |
| 2020 Jan 28 | 22h 12m 56s | -05° 46’ 53” | 16.59 | Aquarius |