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 designation | 1983 TB |
| Classification | Apollo, NEO, PHA, Mars-crosser, Venus-crosser, Mercury-crosser |
| Notes | approaches the Sun closer than any other numbered asteroid |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2451838,5 |
| Semi major axis | 1,2712 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 1,433 Julian years |
| Inclination | 22,165 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,8902 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 265,447 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 321,964 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 2000-Nov-12.840541 |
| Aphelion distance | 2,4028 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 344,293 ° |
Physical Data
| Radius | 2,55 km |
| Rotation period | 3,604 days |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14,6 |
| Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,15 |
| Geometric albedo | 0,1066 |
| Spectral class | B |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | Simon Green and John K. Davis |
| Discovered | 1983-10-11 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 3200_Phaethon.aed |
| Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
| Data File Size | 2714 kB |
| Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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