Post by Centaur on Aug 18, 2023 19:09:24 GMT -6
Asteroid 8 Flora will appear within Aquarius in ecliptical opposition to the Sun on 2023 AUG 26 at magnitude +8.4.
Flora is the innermost large asteroid. It has a mean diameter of 128 km, and was discovered in 1847.
A Flora chart and ephemeris can be found on my Asteroids webpage at www.CurtRenz.com/asteroids.html
Photos and descriptions of Flora would be welcome additions to this thread.
Flora is the innermost large asteroid. It has a mean diameter of 128 km, and was discovered in 1847.
A Flora chart and ephemeris can be found on my Asteroids webpage at www.CurtRenz.com/asteroids.html
Photos and descriptions of Flora would be welcome additions to this thread.