(8) Flora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 May 2026	10.4	2.337 AU	1.555 AU	19h44m	-18°50'	129.8°	19.4°
Opposition	9 Jul 2026	9.0	2.263 AU	1.247 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)                : 0.1563337
            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
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   19 44 08.5   -18 50 31     1.555    2.337  129.8   19.4   258   10.4 
2026-05-26 07:11 UT   19 44 08.5   -18 50 57     1.552    2.336  130.1   19.4   258   10.4 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   19 44 07.6   -18 52 01     1.544    2.335  130.8   19.2   258   10.4 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   19 44 04.9   -18 53 39     1.533    2.334  131.7   18.9   258   10.4 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   19 44 00.3   -18 55 23     1.523    2.332  132.7   18.6   258   10.3 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   19 43 53.8   -18 57 14     1.512    2.331  133.7   18.3   258   10.3 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   19 43 45.4   -18 59 13     1.502    2.329  134.7   18.0   258   10.3 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   19 43 35.1   -19 01 18     1.491    2.327  135.7   17.7   258   10.2 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   19 43 22.9   -19 03 31     1.481    2.326  136.7   17.4   258   10.2 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   19 43 08.8   -19 05 50     1.471    2.324  137.8   17.1   258   10.2 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   19 42 52.8   -19 08 17     1.461    2.323  138.8   16.7   258   10.2 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   19 42 34.9   -19 10 51     1.452    2.321  139.8   16.4   258   10.1 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   19 42 15.0   -19 13 32     1.442    2.319  140.9   16.0   258   10.1 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   19 41 53.2   -19 16 21     1.433    2.318  141.9   15.7   258   10.1 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   19 41 29.5   -19 19 16     1.424    2.316  143.0   15.3   257   10.1 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   19 41 03.8   -19 22 18     1.415    2.315  144.0   14.9   257   10.0 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   19 40 36.3   -19 25 28     1.406    2.313  145.1   14.5   257   10.0 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   19 40 06.8   -19 28 44     1.398    2.311  146.2   14.2   257   10.0 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   19 39 35.4   -19 32 08     1.389    2.310  147.3   13.8   257    9.9 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   19 39 02.2   -19 35 38     1.381    2.308  148.4   13.3   257    9.9 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   19 38 27.0   -19 39 14     1.373    2.306  149.5   12.9   257    9.9 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   19 37 50.1   -19 42 57     1.365    2.305  150.6   12.5   257    9.9 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   19 37 11.3   -19 46 47     1.358    2.303  151.7   12.1   257    9.8 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   19 36 30.8   -19 50 43     1.350    2.301  152.8   11.6   257    9.8 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   19 35 48.5   -19 54 45     1.343    2.300  153.9   11.2   257    9.8 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   19 35 04.5   -19 58 52     1.336    2.298  155.1   10.7   257    9.7 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   19 34 18.9   -20 03 05     1.330    2.296  156.2   10.3   257    9.7 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   19 33 31.6   -20 07 24     1.323    2.295  157.4    9.8   257    9.7 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   19 32 42.7   -20 11 48     1.317    2.293  158.5    9.3   257    9.6 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   19 31 52.3   -20 16 16     1.311    2.291  159.7    8.9   257    9.6 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   19 31 00.4   -20 20 50     1.305    2.290  160.8    8.4   257    9.6 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   19 30 07.1   -20 25 27     1.300    2.288  162.0    7.9   257    9.5 

    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.