8 Flora (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 8 Flora is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:58 (EDT) – 3 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 31° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:49.
Name
8 Flora
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 08 October 2024 |
Right ascension: | 10h06m [1] |
Declination: | +13°13' [1] |
Constellation: | Leo |
Magnitude: | 11.46 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.74 AU 22.78 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 13.02 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 284.7° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.20 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.156581 |
Inclination: | 5.89° |
Longitude ascending node: | 110.85° |
Argument of perihelion: | 285.43° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 78.15° |
Absolute mag (H): | 6.61 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.86 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.55 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.27 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
12 Mar 2025 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
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 |
13 Aug 2036 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
05 Mar 2038 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |