8 Flora (Asteroid)

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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.

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Name 8 Flora
Object type Asteroid
Current position
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°
Orbital elements [1]
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]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:1.86 AU
Aphelion:2.55 AU
Orbital period:3.27 years
Visibility from Fairfield

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Events
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
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