|
(8) Flora |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 9 Jan 2026 | 11.9 | 2.501 AU | 3.253 AU | 16h53m | -19°06' | 34.2° | 12.8° |
| Opposition | 9 Jul 2026 | 9.0 | 2.263 AU | 1.247 AU | 19h15m | -21°37' | 179.2° | 0.4° |
(8) Flora - 2026-01-09
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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) : 0.1563337
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.2013072
i (Inclination) : 5.89033
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.84339
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 285.42673
M (Mean anomaly) : 198.90077
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 36.34807
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -5.67740
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.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2026-01-09 00:00 UT 16 53 43.4 -19 06 26 3.253 2.501 34.2 12.8 282 11.9
2026-01-09 22:59 UT 16 55 27.4 -19 09 27 3.245 2.501 34.7 12.9 281 11.9
2026-01-10 00:00 UT 16 55 32.0 -19 09 35 3.245 2.501 34.8 13.0 281 11.9
2026-01-11 00:00 UT 16 57 20.6 -19 12 39 3.237 2.500 35.3 13.2 281 11.9
2026-01-12 00:00 UT 16 59 09.0 -19 15 38 3.228 2.499 35.9 13.4 281 11.9
2026-01-13 00:00 UT 17 00 57.4 -19 18 32 3.219 2.498 36.5 13.5 280 11.9
2026-01-14 00:00 UT 17 02 45.7 -19 21 20 3.210 2.497 37.1 13.7 280 11.9
2026-01-15 00:00 UT 17 04 33.8 -19 24 04 3.202 2.497 37.7 13.9 280 11.9
2026-01-16 00:00 UT 17 06 21.8 -19 26 42 3.193 2.496 38.3 14.1 280 11.9
2026-01-17 00:00 UT 17 08 09.7 -19 29 16 3.183 2.495 38.9 14.3 279 11.9
2026-01-18 00:00 UT 17 09 57.4 -19 31 45 3.174 2.494 39.5 14.5 279 11.9
2026-01-19 00:00 UT 17 11 45.0 -19 34 08 3.165 2.493 40.0 14.7 279 11.9
2026-01-20 00:00 UT 17 13 32.5 -19 36 27 3.155 2.492 40.6 14.9 279 11.9
2026-01-21 00:00 UT 17 15 19.8 -19 38 40 3.146 2.492 41.2 15.1 278 11.9
2026-01-22 00:00 UT 17 17 06.9 -19 40 49 3.136 2.491 41.8 15.3 278 11.9
2026-01-23 00:00 UT 17 18 53.8 -19 42 52 3.126 2.490 42.4 15.5 278 11.9
2026-01-24 00:00 UT 17 20 40.6 -19 44 51 3.117 2.489 43.0 15.7 278 11.9
2026-01-25 00:00 UT 17 22 27.1 -19 46 45 3.107 2.488 43.6 15.8 277 11.9
2026-01-26 00:00 UT 17 24 13.5 -19 48 33 3.097 2.487 44.2 16.0 277 11.9
2026-01-27 00:00 UT 17 25 59.6 -19 50 18 3.086 2.486 44.8 16.2 277 11.9
2026-01-28 00:00 UT 17 27 45.5 -19 51 57 3.076 2.485 45.4 16.4 277 11.9
2026-01-29 00:00 UT 17 29 31.3 -19 53 31 3.066 2.484 46.0 16.6 276 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.
