3200 Phaethon help
Last update: 2025-08-11 12:45 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
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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