Discovered by S. J. Bus MPC designation 3122 Florence Minor planet category Amor · NEO · PHA Discovered 2 March 1981 Discoverer Schelte J. Bus Discovery site Siding Spring Observatory | Discovery date 2 March 1981 Alternative names 1981 ET3 · 1983 CN1 Observation arc 37.22 yr (13,595 days) Orbits Sun Named after Florence Nightingale Asteroid group Amor asteroid | |
Similar 1980 Tezcatlipoca, Sun, 3362 Khufu, 4954 Eric, 3671 Dionysus | ||
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3122 Florence, provisional designation 1981 ET3, is a stony asteroid of the Amor group, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 2 March 1981 by American astronomer Schelte Bus at Siding Spring Observatory.
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Florence orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.0–2.5 AU once every 2 years and 4 months (859 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.42 and an inclination of 22° with respect to the ecliptic. The
On 2017-Sep-01 it will pass 0.04723 AU (7,066,000 km; 4,390,000 mi) from Earth and will be as bright as apparent magnitude 8.5.
Naming citation was published on 6 April 1993 (M.P.C. 21955).
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