The asteroid 8 Flora
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From Fairfield , 8 Flora is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 21:53 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 39° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:51, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:14, when it sinks to 22° 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
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 10.39 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 14h50m [1] |
| Declination: | -09°14' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.70 AU 14.10 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 40.82 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.20 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.156726 |
| Inclination: | 5.89° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 110.89° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 285.28° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 164.71° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.86 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.55 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.27 years |
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