(8) Flora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Nov 2024	11.4	2.247 AU	2.354 AU	11h17m	+07°45'	71.6°	24.7°
Opposition	12 Mar 2025	9.7	2.419 AU	1.432 AU	11h45m	+11°04'	171.2°	3.6°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Flora are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1565804
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2010096
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.89031
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.84571
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 285.42970
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 78.15445
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 36.35338
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.67730
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.27            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-11-21 00:00 UT   11 17 50.4   +07 45 26     2.354    2.247   71.6   24.7   294   11.4 
2024-11-21 12:33 UT   11 18 34.1   +07 42 09     2.349    2.248   71.9   24.7   294   11.4 
2024-11-22 00:00 UT   11 19 13.8   +07 39 11     2.344    2.248   72.2   24.7   294   11.4 
2024-11-23 00:00 UT   11 20 36.6   +07 33 02     2.333    2.250   72.9   24.8   294   11.4 
2024-11-24 00:00 UT   11 21 58.5   +07 26 58     2.323    2.252   73.5   24.9   294   11.4 
2024-11-25 00:00 UT   11 23 19.8   +07 20 59     2.313    2.254   74.2   24.9   294   11.3 
2024-11-26 00:00 UT   11 24 40.2   +07 15 06     2.302    2.255   74.9   25.0   294   11.3 
2024-11-27 00:00 UT   11 25 59.9   +07 09 19     2.291    2.257   75.5   25.0   294   11.3 
2024-11-28 00:00 UT   11 27 18.8   +07 03 37     2.281    2.259   76.2   25.1   294   11.3 
2024-11-29 00:00 UT   11 28 36.9   +06 58 02     2.270    2.261   76.9   25.1   294   11.3 
2024-11-30 00:00 UT   11 29 54.1   +06 52 33     2.259    2.262   77.6   25.2   294   11.3 
2024-12-01 00:00 UT   11 31 10.6   +06 47 10     2.249    2.264   78.3   25.2   294   11.3 
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   11 32 26.2   +06 41 54     2.238    2.266   78.9   25.3   294   11.3 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   11 33 40.9   +06 36 44     2.227    2.268   79.6   25.3   294   11.3 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   11 34 54.7   +06 31 41     2.216    2.269   80.3   25.4   294   11.3 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   11 36 07.7   +06 26 44     2.205    2.271   81.0   25.4   294   11.3 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   11 37 19.8   +06 21 55     2.194    2.273   81.8   25.4   294   11.3 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   11 38 30.9   +06 17 13     2.183    2.275   82.5   25.4   294   11.3 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   11 39 41.2   +06 12 38     2.172    2.276   83.2   25.4   294   11.2 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   11 40 50.5   +06 08 11     2.161    2.278   83.9   25.5   294   11.2 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   11 41 58.8   +06 03 51     2.150    2.280   84.6   25.5   294   11.2 
2024-12-11 00:00 UT   11 43 06.2   +05 59 38     2.139    2.281   85.4   25.5   294   11.2 
2024-12-12 00:00 UT   11 44 12.7   +05 55 33     2.128    2.283   86.1   25.5   294   11.2 
2024-12-13 00:00 UT   11 45 18.1   +05 51 37     2.117    2.285   86.8   25.5   294   11.2 
2024-12-14 00:00 UT   11 46 22.5   +05 47 48     2.106    2.286   87.6   25.5   294   11.2 
2024-12-15 00:00 UT   11 47 25.9   +05 44 07     2.095    2.288   88.3   25.5   294   11.2 
2024-12-16 00:00 UT   11 48 28.3   +05 40 34     2.083    2.290   89.1   25.5   294   11.2 
2024-12-17 00:00 UT   11 49 29.7   +05 37 10     2.072    2.292   89.8   25.4   293   11.2 
2024-12-18 00:00 UT   11 50 29.9   +05 33 55     2.061    2.293   90.6   25.4   293   11.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.