Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3)
Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) Position
Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) is currently in the constellation of Triangulum. The current Right Ascension is 02h 23m 58s and the Declination is +28° 39’ 24”.
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Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) from Earth is currently 293,826,418 kilometers, equivalent to 1.964108 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16 minutes and 20.0994 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 0.04739937 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 17.16.
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 30 May 2020 00:00 UTC (JD: 2459000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.42294459 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 22.14249625° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.02079656 AU 152,708,992 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.51715333 AU 376,560,780 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.76897495 AU 264,634,886 km |
| Orbital period | period |
2.3500 years 859.3715 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2020-Jan-31 14:20:46 2,458,880.0978 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2022-Jun-08 23:15 2,459,739.4693 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 27.847814866563° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 336.0638555802° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 50.437796068205° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.41891079°/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 Mar 28 | 01h 54m 41s | +26° 04’ 54” | 17.07 | Triangulum |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 01h 58m 41s | +26° 27’ 39” | 17.08 | Triangulum |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 02h 02m 41s | +26° 49’ 58” | 17.09 | Aries |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 02h 06m 43s | +27° 11’ 47” | 17.11 | Aries |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 02h 10m 45s | +27° 33’ 06” | 17.12 | Aries |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 02h 14m 48s | +27° 53’ 58” | 17.13 | Triangulum |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 02h 18m 51s | +28° 14’ 21” | 17.14 | Triangulum |
| 2020 Apr 04 | 02h 22m 54s | +28° 34’ 13” | 17.16 | Triangulum |
| 2020 Apr 05 | 02h 26m 57s | +28° 53’ 35” | 17.17 | Triangulum |
| 2020 Apr 06 | 02h 31m 01s | +29° 12’ 29” | 17.18 | Triangulum |
| 2020 Apr 07 | 02h 35m 05s | +29° 30’ 51” | 17.20 | Aries |
| 2020 Apr 08 | 02h 39m 11s | +29° 48’ 43” | 17.21 | Aries |
| 2020 Apr 09 | 02h 43m 15s | +30° 06’ 06” | 17.22 | Aries |
| 2020 Apr 10 | 02h 47m 21s | +30° 22’ 59” | 17.24 | Aries |