(8) Flora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jun 2025	11.6	2.514 AU	2.382 AU	11h37m	+09°11'	85.4°	23.8°
Opposition	9 Jul 2026	8.9	2.263 AU	1.246 AU	19h15m	-21°37'	179.2°	0.4°

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)                : 0.1564763
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2010413
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.89030
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.84544
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 285.42156
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 138.54189
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 36.34493
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.67751
            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
2025-06-17 00:00 UT   11 37 17.5   +09 11 38     2.382    2.514   85.4   23.8   113   11.6 
2025-06-17 06:19 UT   11 37 31.8   +09 09 34     2.385    2.514   85.3   23.7   113   11.6 
2025-06-18 00:00 UT   11 38 12.2   +09 03 46     2.395    2.515   84.8   23.7   113   11.6 
2025-06-19 00:00 UT   11 39 07.8   +08 55 50     2.408    2.515   84.1   23.7   113   11.6 
2025-06-20 00:00 UT   11 40 04.1   +08 47 49     2.422    2.516   83.4   23.7   113   11.6 
2025-06-21 00:00 UT   11 41 01.2   +08 39 45     2.435    2.516   82.7   23.6   113   11.7 
2025-06-22 00:00 UT   11 41 59.0   +08 31 36     2.448    2.517   82.0   23.6   113   11.7 
2025-06-23 00:00 UT   11 42 57.5   +08 23 24     2.461    2.518   81.4   23.5   113   11.7 
2025-06-24 00:00 UT   11 43 56.8   +08 15 08     2.475    2.518   80.7   23.5   113   11.7 
2025-06-25 00:00 UT   11 44 56.7   +08 06 48     2.488    2.519   80.0   23.4   112   11.7 
2025-06-26 00:00 UT   11 45 57.4   +07 58 25     2.501    2.520   79.3   23.4   112   11.7 
2025-06-27 00:00 UT   11 46 58.7   +07 49 58     2.514    2.520   78.7   23.3   112   11.7 
2025-06-28 00:00 UT   11 48 00.7   +07 41 27     2.527    2.521   78.0   23.2   112   11.7 
2025-06-29 00:00 UT   11 49 03.3   +07 32 53     2.540    2.521   77.4   23.2   112   11.7 
2025-06-30 00:00 UT   11 50 06.5   +07 24 16     2.553    2.522   76.7   23.1   112   11.8 
2025-07-01 00:00 UT   11 51 10.4   +07 15 36     2.566    2.522   76.1   23.0   112   11.8 
2025-07-02 00:00 UT   11 52 14.9   +07 06 52     2.579    2.523   75.4   23.0   112   11.8 
2025-07-03 00:00 UT   11 53 20.0   +06 58 05     2.592    2.524   74.8   22.9   112   11.8 
2025-07-04 00:00 UT   11 54 25.7   +06 49 16     2.605    2.524   74.1   22.8   112   11.8 
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   11 55 31.9   +06 40 23     2.618    2.525   73.5   22.7   112   11.8 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   11 56 38.8   +06 31 28     2.630    2.525   72.9   22.6   112   11.8 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   11 57 46.1   +06 22 29     2.643    2.526   72.2   22.5   112   11.8 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   11 58 54.1   +06 13 29     2.656    2.526   71.6   22.4   112   11.8 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   12 00 02.5   +06 04 25     2.668    2.527   71.0   22.4   112   11.8 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   12 01 11.5   +05 55 19     2.681    2.527   70.3   22.3   112   11.8 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   12 02 21.0   +05 46 11     2.693    2.528   69.7   22.2   111   11.8 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   12 03 31.0   +05 36 60     2.706    2.528   69.1   22.1   111   11.8 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   12 04 41.5   +05 27 46     2.718    2.529   68.5   22.0   111   11.9 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   12 05 52.5   +05 18 31     2.731    2.529   67.9   21.9   111   11.9 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   12 07 04.0   +05 09 13     2.743    2.530   67.2   21.7   111   11.9 

    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.