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Solar
Asteroid Near-Earth Potentially hazardous

Florence

3122 Florence (1981 ET3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.873 AU
True anomaly
237.91°
As of
29 August 2026

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Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
1.769 AU
Eccentricity
0.4232
Inclination
22.14°
Orbital period
859.4 days
Perihelion
1.02 AU
Aphelion
2.518 AU
Longitude of ascending node
336.04°
Argument of periapsis
27.87°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5

Physical properties

Mean radius
2.45 km
Rotation period
2.36 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.231
Absolute magnitude (H)
14.08
Spectral type
AMO

Discovery & classification

Near-Earth Object Named Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Sources