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Asteroid 3200 Phaethon


Named after Phaėton or Phaethon ("shining"), the son of Helios, or of Clymenus by Merope or Clymene.

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Alternate designation1983 TB
ClassificationApollo, NEO, PHA, Mars-crosser, Venus-crosser, Mercury-crosser
Notesapproaches the Sun closer than any other numbered asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2451838,5
Semi major axis1,2712 AU
Period [Julian yrs]1,433 Julian years
Inclination22,165 °
Eccentricity0,8902
Lon. of ascending node265,447 °
Argument of perihelion321,964 °
Passage of perihelion2000-Nov-12.840541
Aphelion distance2,4028 AU
Mean anomaly344,293 °

Physical Data
Radius2,55 km
Rotation period3,604 days
Absolute magnitude (H)14,6
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Geometric albedo0,1066
Spectral classB

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererSimon Green and John K. Davis
Discovered1983-10-11

Data File
Data File Name3200_Phaethon.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00