(8) Flora |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 2 Dec 2024 | 11.3 | 2.266 AU | 2.238 AU | 11h32m | +06°41' | 78.9° | 25.3° |
Opposition | 12 Mar 2025 | 9.7 | 2.419 AU | 1.432 AU | 11h45m | +11°04' | 171.2° | 3.6° |
(8) Flora - 2024-12-02
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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
2024-12-02 00:00 UT 11 32 26.2 +06 41 54 2.238 2.266 78.9 25.3 294 11.3
2024-12-02 07:19 UT 11 32 49.0 +06 40 18 2.235 2.266 79.2 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
2024-12-19 00:00 UT 11 51 29.1 +05 30 48 2.050 2.295 91.4 25.4 293 11.1
2024-12-20 00:00 UT 11 52 27.2 +05 27 50 2.039 2.297 92.1 25.3 293 11.1
2024-12-21 00:00 UT 11 53 24.2 +05 25 01 2.027 2.298 92.9 25.3 293 11.1
2024-12-22 00:00 UT 11 54 20.0 +05 22 21 2.016 2.300 93.7 25.3 293 11.1
2024-12-23 00:00 UT 11 55 14.6 +05 19 50 2.005 2.302 94.5 25.2 293 11.1
2024-12-24 00:00 UT 11 56 08.1 +05 17 29 1.994 2.303 95.3 25.2 293 11.1
2024-12-25 00:00 UT 11 57 00.4 +05 15 17 1.983 2.305 96.1 25.1 293 11.1
2024-12-26 00:00 UT 11 57 51.4 +05 13 16 1.971 2.306 96.9 25.0 293 11.1
2024-12-27 00:00 UT 11 58 41.2 +05 11 24 1.960 2.308 97.7 25.0 293 11.0
2024-12-28 00:00 UT 11 59 29.7 +05 09 42 1.949 2.310 98.5 24.9 293 11.0
2024-12-29 00:00 UT 12 00 17.0 +05 08 10 1.938 2.311 99.4 24.8 293 11.0
2024-12-30 00:00 UT 12 01 02.9 +05 06 49 1.927 2.313 100.2 24.7 293 11.0
2024-12-31 00:00 UT 12 01 47.5 +05 05 38 1.916 2.315 101.0 24.6 293 11.0
2025-01-01 00:00 UT 12 02 30.8 +05 04 38 1.905 2.316 101.9 24.5 292 11.0
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.