Asteroid (8) Flora is at Opposition in the constellation Gemini on the 2nd January 2018.
Magnitude: 8.2 V
Distance to Earth: 1.034 AU
Distance to Sun: 2.017 AU
Asteroid (8) Flora at magnitude 10.8 passes close to Delta Capricornus at 23:30 UT, 31st January 2017
Asteroid (8) Flora at mag 11.1 passes near M75 at 16:50 UT, 17th December 2016.
Asteroid (8) Flora is at Opposition in the constellation Ophiuchus on the 11th June 2016.
Magnitude: 9.4 Distance to Earth: 1.405 AUDistance to Sun: 2.418 AU
Asteroid (8) Flora is at Opposition in the constellation Leo on the 15th February 2015.
Magnitude: 9.1Distance to Earth: 1.285 AUDistance to Sun: 2.269 AU
Ephemeris
Date UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. Mag 2014 10 17 000000 09 11 18.7 +16 00 08 2.206 2.050 67.9 26.8 10.8 2014 10 18 000000 09 13 02.1 +15 54 26 2.197 2.052 68.5 26.9 10.8 2014 10 19 000000 09 14 44.7 +15 48 45 2.187 2.054 69.0 26.9 10.8 2014 10 20 000000 09 16 26.5 +15 43 06 2.178 2.056 69.6 27.0 10.8 2014 10 21 000000 09 18 07.6 +15 37 27 2.169 2.057 70.2 27.1 10.8 2014 10 22 000000 09 19 47.8 +15 31 50 2.160 2.059 70.8 27.2 10.8 2014 10 23 000000 09 21 27.2 +15 26 15 2.151 2.061 71.4 27.2 10.8 2014 10 24 000000 09 23 05.8 +15 20 41 2.141 2.063 72.0 27.3 10.8 2014 10 25 000000 09 24 43.5 +15 15 10 2.132 2.065 72.6 27.4 10.7 2014 10 26 000000 09 26 20.5 +15 09 40 2.122 2.066 73.2 27.4 10.7 2014 10 27 000000 09 27 56.5 +15 04 13 2.113 2.068 73.8 27.5 10.7 2014 10 28 000000 09 29 31.7 +14 58 48 2.103 2.070 74.4 27.5 10.7 2014 10 29 000000 09 31 06.0 +14 53 26 2.094 2.072 75.0 27.6 10.7 2014 10 30 000000 09 32 39.4 +14 48 06 2.084 2.073 75.6 27.6 10.7 2014 10 31 000000 09 34 12.0 +14 42 50 2.074 2.075 76.2 27.7 10.7 2014 11 01 000000 09 35 43.6 +14 37 36 2.065 2.077 76.8 27.7 10.7 2014 11 02 000000 09 37 14.3 +14 32 26 2.055 2.079 77.5 27.8 10.7 2014 11 03 000000 09 38 44.1 +14 27 19 2.045 2.081 78.1 27.8 10.7 2014 11 04 000000 09 40 13.0 +14 22 15 2.035 2.082 78.7 27.8 10.7 2014 11 05 000000 09 41 40.9 +14 17 16 2.025 2.084 79.4 27.9 10.7
Asteroid 8 Flora occults a +7.2 magnitude star at ~19:40 UT, 14th November 2013
The event is visible from Africa.
Asteroid (8) Flora is at Opposition in constellation the Sagittarius on the 20th July, 2013.
Magnitude: 8.7 Distance to Earth: 1.185 AUDistance to Sun center: 2.201 AU
Asteroid (8) Flora was discovered by J. R. Hind on October 18, 1847. It was his second asteroid discovery after 7 Iris. Read more
Asteroid (8) Flora was discovered by J. R. Hind on October 18, 1847. It was his second asteroid discovery after 7 Iris.