Asteroid 8 Flora
Named after Flora, in Roman mythology the goddess of flowers and the season of spring. She was married to Favonius, the wind god.
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| Classification | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Family | Flora family |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2447011,5 |
| Semi major axis | 2,2010 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 3,265 Julian years |
| Inclination | 5,887 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,1566 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 111,146 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 285,064 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 1988-Feb-25.357743 |
| Aphelion distance | 2,5457 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 298,015 ° |
Physical Data
| Radius | 67,94 km |
| Rotation period | 12,799 days |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6,3337 |
| Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,28 |
| Color index (B-V) | 0,885 |
| Geometric albedo | 0,2426 |
| Spectral class | n.a. |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | John Russell Hind |
| Discovered | 1847-10-18 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 8_Flora.aed |
| Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
| Data File Size | 2714 kB |
| Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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