3200 Phaethon help
Last update: 2025-03-28 09:30 UTC
Orbital Properties
Epoch
60800.0
MJD
Orbit type
Apollo
-
Perihelion (q)
0.140
au
Aphelion (Q)
2.403
au
Eccentricity (e)
0.890
-
Inclination (i)
22.3
deg
Orbit period (P)
523.6
d
Earth MOID
0.01879
au
U parameter
0.0
-
Next Earth close approach
Date
2050-12-11
Nominal distance (from Earth center)
0.08257
au
12352370
km
Maximum Brightness
13.4
mag
Risk
Object is not in risk list
Object is not in priority list
Physical Properties
Absolute Magnitude (H)
14.4
mag
Diameter
2950
m
Taxonomic type
B
Rotation period (T)
3.597
h
Discovery Information
Discovery Date
1983-10-11
Observatory
Geocentric
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