8 Flora (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 8 Flora is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:27 (PST) – 3 hours and 17 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:43.
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Name
8 Flora
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 04 February 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 17h40m [1] |
| Declination: | −20°01' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 11.89 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.00 AU 24.93 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.20 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.156334 |
| Inclination: | 5.89° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 110.84° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 285.43° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 198.90° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 6.61 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.86 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.55 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.27 years |
Events
| 09 Jul 2026 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
| 05 Feb 2028 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
| 03 Jun 2029 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
| 20 Dec 2030 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
| 15 Oct 2033 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
| 12 Aug 2036 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
| 04 Mar 2038 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
| 30 Jun 2039 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
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