8 Flora (Asteroid)
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From Cambridge , 8 Flora is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:24 (EST), 34° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 17:32, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 20:25, 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: | 10 December 2023 |
| Right ascension: | 23h05m [1] |
| Declination: | -12°52' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 10.45 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.68 AU 14.00 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 22.71 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 252.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.20 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.156501 |
| Inclination: | 5.89° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 110.86° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 285.60° |
| Epoch of elements: | 13 September 2023 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 317.29° |
| 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 Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
Events
| 12 Mar 2025 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
| 09 Jul 2026 | – Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition |
| 06 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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