3122 Florence
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| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Bus, S. J. |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring |
| Discovery date | March 2, 1981 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1981 ET3 |
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Named after
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Florence Nightingale |
| MPO 319122, 1983 CN1 | |
| Amor NEO, PHA[2] |
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| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 2012-Mar-14 | |
| Aphelion | 2.5161 AU (Q) |
| Perihelion | 1.0209 AU (q) |
| 1.7685 AU (a) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.42270 |
| 2.35 yr | |
| 233.34° (M) | |
| Inclination | 22.158° |
| 336.13° | |
| 27.721° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 2.5 km (EARN)[3] 4.9 km (JPL)[2] |
| 14.2[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.
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