Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3)
Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) Position
Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) is currently in the constellation of Centaurus. The current Right Ascension is 13h 32m 54s and the Declination is -31° 45’ 07”.
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Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) from Earth is currently 290,272,986 kilometers, equivalent to 1.940355 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16 minutes and 8.2465 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 18.15.
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, 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 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 | 22.14239425° |
| 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 | 27.841219728565° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 336.0804437688° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 242.87207607806° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Aug 15 | 13h 19m 06s | -31° 19’ 28” | 18.16 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 16 | 13h 20m 59s | -31° 22’ 50” | 18.16 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 17 | 13h 22m 54s | -31° 26’ 17” | 18.16 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 18 | 13h 24m 50s | -31° 29’ 49” | 18.16 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 19 | 13h 26m 47s | -31° 33’ 27” | 18.15 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 20 | 13h 28m 45s | -31° 37’ 09” | 18.15 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 21 | 13h 30m 43s | -31° 40’ 57” | 18.15 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 22 | 13h 32m 44s | -31° 44’ 48” | 18.15 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 23 | 13h 34m 45s | -31° 48’ 43” | 18.14 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 24 | 13h 36m 48s | -31° 52’ 42” | 18.14 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 25 | 13h 38m 53s | -31° 56’ 47” | 18.14 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 26 | 13h 40m 59s | -32° 00’ 54” | 18.13 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 27 | 13h 43m 05s | -32° 05’ 04” | 18.13 | Centaurus |
| 2019 Aug 28 | 13h 45m 14s | -32° 09’ 18” | 18.12 | Centaurus |