(8) Flora Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 1847 by J. R. Hind at London.
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Where Flora is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flora is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8 |
| Provisional designation | A847 UA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 147 km (#85 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Rotation period | 12.9 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 5.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.874 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.