|
(8) Flora |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 23 Oct 2026 | 10.9 | 2.073 AU | 1.964 AU | 19h33m | -24°44' | 81.9° | 28.4° |
| Opposition | 5 Feb 2028 | 9.0 | 2.209 AU | 1.225 AU | 09h22m | +20°11' | 175.3° | 2.1° |
(8) Flora - 2026-10-23
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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) : 0.1561964
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.2015606
i (Inclination) : 5.89032
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.84335
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 285.40831
M (Mean anomaly) : 259.26212
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 36.32953
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -5.67789
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
2026-10-23 00:00 UT 19 33 20.9 -24 44 10 1.964 2.073 81.9 28.4 81 10.9
2026-10-23 13:08 UT 19 34 13.4 -24 42 44 1.969 2.072 81.6 28.4 81 10.9
2026-10-24 00:00 UT 19 34 57.1 -24 41 32 1.974 2.071 81.3 28.3 81 10.9
2026-10-25 00:00 UT 19 36 34.3 -24 38 47 1.983 2.069 80.6 28.3 81 10.9
2026-10-26 00:00 UT 19 38 12.4 -24 35 55 1.993 2.067 80.0 28.3 81 10.9
2026-10-27 00:00 UT 19 39 51.4 -24 32 57 2.003 2.066 79.4 28.2 81 10.9
2026-10-28 00:00 UT 19 41 31.4 -24 29 52 2.012 2.064 78.8 28.2 81 10.9
2026-10-29 00:00 UT 19 43 12.2 -24 26 41 2.022 2.062 78.2 28.1 81 11.0
2026-10-30 00:00 UT 19 44 53.8 -24 23 23 2.031 2.060 77.6 28.1 81 11.0
2026-10-31 00:00 UT 19 46 36.4 -24 19 58 2.041 2.059 77.0 28.0 80 11.0
2026-11-01 00:00 UT 19 48 19.7 -24 16 27 2.050 2.057 76.4 28.0 80 11.0
2026-11-02 00:00 UT 19 50 03.9 -24 12 49 2.060 2.055 75.8 27.9 80 11.0
2026-11-03 00:00 UT 19 51 48.9 -24 09 03 2.069 2.053 75.2 27.8 80 11.0
2026-11-04 00:00 UT 19 53 34.7 -24 05 11 2.079 2.052 74.6 27.8 80 11.0
2026-11-05 00:00 UT 19 55 21.3 -24 01 13 2.088 2.050 74.0 27.7 80 11.0
2026-11-06 00:00 UT 19 57 08.6 -23 57 07 2.097 2.048 73.4 27.6 80 11.0
2026-11-07 00:00 UT 19 58 56.7 -23 52 54 2.107 2.046 72.8 27.6 80 11.0
2026-11-08 00:00 UT 20 00 45.5 -23 48 34 2.116 2.045 72.2 27.5 79 11.0
2026-11-09 00:00 UT 20 02 35.0 -23 44 07 2.125 2.043 71.7 27.4 79 11.0
2026-11-10 00:00 UT 20 04 25.2 -23 39 33 2.134 2.041 71.1 27.3 79 11.0
2026-11-11 00:00 UT 20 06 16.1 -23 34 51 2.143 2.039 70.5 27.2 79 11.0
2026-11-12 00:00 UT 20 08 07.6 -23 30 03 2.152 2.038 70.0 27.2 79 11.0
2026-11-13 00:00 UT 20 09 59.8 -23 25 07 2.162 2.036 69.4 27.1 79 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.
