3122 Florence

3122 Florence
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Bus, S. J.
Discovery site Siding Spring
Discovery date 2 March 1981
Designations
MPC designation 1981 ET3
Named after
Florence Nightingale
MPO 319122, 1983 CN1
Amor NEO,
PHA[2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 13550 days (37.10 yr)
Aphelion 2.5163 AU (376.43 Gm) (Q)
Perihelion 1.0210 AU (152.74 Gm) (q)
1.7686 AU (264.58 Gm) (a)
Eccentricity 0.42274 (e)
2.35 yr (859.12 d)
100.15° (M)
 25m 8.508s / day (n)
Inclination 22.162° (i)
336.12° (Ω)
27.723° (ω)
Earth MOID 0.0433248 AU (6.48130 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.98925 AU (447.185 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.921
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 2.5 km (EARN)[3]
4.9 km (JPL)[2]
Mean radius
2.45 km
2.3581 h (0.09825 d)
14.1[2]

    3122 Florence (or 1981 ET3, or 1983 CN1) is an Amor asteroid discovered on March 2, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring. It is classified as a near-Earth asteroid and a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA).

    On 2017-Sep-01 it will pass 0.04723 AU (7,066,000 km; 4,390,000 mi) from Earth[4] and will be as bright as apparent magnitude 8.5.

    References

    1. "(3122) Florence = 1981 ET3 = 1983 CN1". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
    2. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3122 Florence (1981 ET3)" (2012-04-29 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
    3. "( 3122) Florence". The Near-Earth Asteroids Data Base at E.A.R.N. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
    4. "JPL Close-Approach Data: 3122 Florence (1981 ET3)" (2012-04-29 last obs). Retrieved 2012-06-17.

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