The asteroid 8 Flora
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From Ashburn , 8 Flora is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:44 (EST) – 6 hours and 18 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 38° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:57.
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Name
8 Flora
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 11.26 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 15h35m [1] |
| Declination: | -12°45' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.31 AU 19.24 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 41.01 |
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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