|
(8) Flora |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 20 Dec 2025 | 11.9 | 2.516 AU | 3.395 AU | 16h17m | -17°45' | 22.7° | 8.7° |
| Opposition | 9 Jul 2026 | 9.0 | 2.263 AU | 1.247 AU | 19h15m | -21°37' | 179.2° | 0.4° |
(8) Flora - 2025-12-20
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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
2025-12-20 00:00 UT 16 17 21.3 -17 45 50 3.395 2.516 22.7 8.7 288 11.9
2025-12-20 16:25 UT 16 18 36.0 -17 49 09 3.391 2.515 23.0 8.8 288 11.9
2025-12-21 00:00 UT 16 19 10.5 -17 50 39 3.389 2.515 23.2 8.9 288 11.9
2025-12-22 00:00 UT 16 20 59.8 -17 55 24 3.383 2.514 23.8 9.1 288 11.9
2025-12-23 00:00 UT 16 22 49.0 -18 00 03 3.377 2.514 24.4 9.3 287 11.9
2025-12-24 00:00 UT 16 24 38.3 -18 04 38 3.371 2.513 24.9 9.5 287 11.9
2025-12-25 00:00 UT 16 26 27.5 -18 09 07 3.364 2.512 25.5 9.7 286 11.9
2025-12-26 00:00 UT 16 28 16.8 -18 13 32 3.358 2.512 26.1 9.9 286 11.9
2025-12-27 00:00 UT 16 30 06.1 -18 17 51 3.351 2.511 26.7 10.1 286 11.9
2025-12-28 00:00 UT 16 31 55.3 -18 22 05 3.344 2.510 27.2 10.3 285 11.9
2025-12-29 00:00 UT 16 33 44.5 -18 26 15 3.337 2.510 27.8 10.5 285 11.9
2025-12-30 00:00 UT 16 35 33.7 -18 30 19 3.330 2.509 28.4 10.7 285 11.9
2025-12-31 00:00 UT 16 37 22.9 -18 34 19 3.323 2.508 29.0 10.9 284 11.9
2026-01-01 00:00 UT 16 39 12.0 -18 38 13 3.316 2.507 29.5 11.1 284 11.9
2026-01-02 00:00 UT 16 41 01.1 -18 42 02 3.308 2.507 30.1 11.3 284 11.9
2026-01-03 00:00 UT 16 42 50.2 -18 45 46 3.301 2.506 30.7 11.6 283 11.9
2026-01-04 00:00 UT 16 44 39.2 -18 49 26 3.293 2.505 31.3 11.8 283 11.9
2026-01-05 00:00 UT 16 46 28.1 -18 52 60 3.285 2.504 31.8 12.0 283 11.9
2026-01-06 00:00 UT 16 48 17.0 -18 56 29 3.278 2.504 32.4 12.2 282 11.9
2026-01-07 00:00 UT 16 50 05.9 -18 59 53 3.270 2.503 33.0 12.4 282 11.9
2026-01-08 00:00 UT 16 51 54.7 -19 03 12 3.262 2.502 33.6 12.6 282 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.
