Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3)

Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) is 12h 28m 50s and the Declination is -11° 00’ 53” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) is 18.47 (JPL).

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• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) for the past and next 7 days.
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Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) from Earth is currently 281,787,750 kilometers, equivalent to 1.883635 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15 minutes and 39.9428 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 0.047399 Astronomical Units, or 7,090,844 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 18.47.

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

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.

Visualization of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) 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!

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
2021 Jan 19	12h 30m 08s	-10° 01’ 15”	18.60	Virgo
2021 Jan 20	12h 30m 05s	-10° 09’ 30”	18.59	Virgo
2021 Jan 21	12h 29m 58s	-10° 17’ 39”	18.57	Virgo
2021 Jan 22	12h 29m 51s	-10° 25’ 41”	18.55	Virgo
2021 Jan 23	12h 29m 40s	-10° 33’ 36”	18.54	Virgo
2021 Jan 24	12h 29m 30s	-10° 41’ 25”	18.52	Virgo
2021 Jan 25	12h 29m 16s	-10° 49’ 06”	18.50	Virgo
2021 Jan 26	12h 29m 00s	-10° 56’ 40”	18.48	Virgo
2021 Jan 27	12h 28m 42s	-11° 04’ 09”	18.47	Virgo
2021 Jan 28	12h 28m 23s	-11° 11’ 29”	18.45	Virgo
2021 Jan 29	12h 28m 02s	-11° 18’ 41”	18.43	Virgo
2021 Jan 30	12h 27m 39s	-11° 25’ 45”	18.41	Virgo
2021 Jan 31	12h 27m 14s	-11° 32’ 41”	18.39	Virgo
2021 Feb 01	12h 26m 47s	-11° 39’ 30”	18.37	Virgo