(3122) Florence Amor
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
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Where Florence is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Florence is 1.62 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3122 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ET3 |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Diameter | 4.90 km (#10,813 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Rotation period | 2.36 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 2.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.02 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.423 |
| Inclination | 22.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0439 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 March 1981
- (2884) Reddish
- (2919) Dali
- (2980) Cameron
- (2981) Chagall
- (2990) Trimberger
- (3000) Leonardo
- (3121) Tamines
- (3207) Spinrad
- (3252) Johnny
- (3304) Pearce
- (3524) Schulz
- (3528) Counselman
More named asteroids discovered by S. J. Bus
- (2285) Ron Helin
- (2780) Monnig
- (2791) Paradise
- (2884) Reddish
- (2919) Dali
- (2980) Cameron
- (2981) Chagall
- (2990) Trimberger
- (3000) Leonardo
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
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