8 Flora (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 8 Flora is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:31 (PDT), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:23, 31° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:47, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
8 Flora
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 23 August 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 18h40m [1] |
| Declination: | −24°37' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 10.07 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.40 AU 11.61 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.20 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.156197 |
| Inclination: | 5.89° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 110.84° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 285.41° |
| Epoch of elements: | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 259.26° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 6.62 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.86 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.55 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.27 years |
Source
Events
| 05 Feb 2028 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
| 03 Jun 2029 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
| 20 Dec 2030 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
| 14 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 |
| 25 Jan 2041 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
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