8 Flora

8 Flora (flor'-a) is a large, bright main belt asteroid.

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Flora was discovered by J. R. Hind on October 18, 1847. It was his second asteroid discovery after 7 Iris.

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The name Flora was proposed by John Herschel, from Flora, the Latin goddess of flowers and gardens, wife of Zephyrus (the personnification of the West wind), mother of Spring, and whose Greek equivalent is Chloris (who has her own asteroid, 410 Chloris).

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Asteroid: An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. An asteroid is an example of a minor planet (or planetoid), which are much smaller than planets. Most asteroids are believed to be remnants of the protoplanetary disc which were not incorporated into planets during the syste...

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8 Flora related Images and Photos (experimental)

Flora	Flora I	Flora II	Flora c.1520
Flora Nouveau	Flora Nouveau	Flora Luminous I	Flora Exotica IX
Villa Flora I	Flora Luminous II	Fossil Flora V	Flora Purim - Encounter