(8) flora
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Asteroid (8) flora 
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| family | Flora family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.201 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.855 AU - 2.547 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.9 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 111 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 285 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 20th July 2017 |
| Sidereal period of rotation | 3 a 97 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.95 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 147 km |
| Dimensions | approx. 10 18 to 10 19 kg |
| Albedo | 0.24 |
| Medium density | about 3 g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 12 h 52 min |
| Absolute brightness | 6.5 mag |
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Spectral class (according to Tholen) |
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| history | |
| Explorer | John R. Hind |
| Date of discovery | October 18, 1847 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(8) Flora is an asteroid in the main asteroid belt discovered by John Russell Hind on October 18, 1847 as the eighth asteroid. The celestial body was named after Flora , the Roman goddess of blossom and spring.
Flora has an average diameter of around 147 km. It has a relatively bright surface with an albedo of 0.24 and an average brightness of 8.7 mag . During opposition , Flora can reach a brightness of 7.9 mag , making it one of the brightest asteroids in the night sky.
Flora is the namesake of the Flora family, a group of S-class asteroids in the inner main belt (2.15–2.35 AU).
Web links
Commons : (8) Flora - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA: Suspected Asteroid Collision Leaves Trailing Debris - September 26, 2006.