3200 Phaethon (1983 TB)

NEO PHA MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar ⇩ Gaia
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.8897185000
Semi-major axis (a)1.2713952000 AU
Inclination (i)22.31264000°
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)265.09557000°
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)322.30651000°
Mean Anomaly (M)163.97510000°
Mean Motion (n)0.6875166600°/day
Perihelion dist (q)0.14021140 AU
Aphelion dist (Q)2.40257900 AU
Orbital Period1.43357640 yr
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)14.38
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceMPC
Solution Date
RMS Residual0.680″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.018798 AU
Observations Used8738
Radar Obs Used1
Oppositions43
Arc Total1983-2026
First Observation Used
Last Observation Used2026-03-03
Observations (9341)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2024-11-02 01:41:21 C 04 58 34.268 +39 27 28.13 W M01
2024-11-02 02:49:57 C 04 58 28.195 +39 27 34.54 W M01
2024-11-02 20:28:12 C 04 56 55.923 +39 29 18.97 W M01
2024-11-02 23:30:48 C 04 56 39.279 +39 29 37.64 W M01
2024-11-03 02:01:25 C 04 56 25.372 +39 29 51.08 W M01
2024-11-09 11:00:30 C 04 40 47.618 +39 35 59.21 V T05
2024-11-09 11:03:07 C 04 40 47.309 +39 35 59.24 V T05
2024-11-09 11:42:09 C 04 40 42.730 +39 35 58.45 V T05
2024-11-11 11:49:48 C 04 35 01.584 +39 33 53.75 V T05
2024-11-11 12:28:46 C 04 34 56.714 +39 33 50.87 V T05
2024-11-11 13:09:26 C 04 34 51.650 +39 33 48.10 V T05
2024-11-11 13:45:12 C 04 34 47.194 +39 33 45.29 V T05
2024-11-12 06:13:42 C 04 32 45.956 +39 32 27.42 V G96
2024-11-12 06:21:50 C 04 32 44.927 +39 32 26.81 V G96
2024-11-12 06:29:58 C 04 32 43.894 +39 32 26.20 V G96
2024-11-12 06:38:05 C 04 32 42.846 +39 32 25.51 V G96
2024-11-12 10:03:36 C 04 32 17.172 +39 32 09.13 V T05
2024-11-12 10:06:13 C 04 32 16.824 +39 32 08.88 V T05
2024-11-12 10:46:28 C 04 32 11.681 +39 32 05.50 V T05
2024-11-13 09:31:36 C 04 29 18.590 +39 29 44.63 V T05
2024-11-13 09:34:13 C 04 29 18.238 +39 29 44.38 V T05
2024-11-13 09:38:13 C 04 29 17.712 +39 29 43.76 V T05
2024-11-13 10:00:01 C 04 29 14.861 +39 29 41.60 V T05
2024-11-14 05:11:27 C 04 26 45.301 +39 27 12.60 V 703
2024-11-14 05:15:07 C 04 26 44.812 +39 27 12.10 V 703
2024-11-14 05:18:46 C 04 26 44.329 +39 27 11.70 V 703
2024-11-14 05:22:25 C 04 26 43.728 +39 27 11.05 V 703
2024-11-19 11:29:53 C 04 09 05.114 +38 59 42.50 V T05
2024-11-19 11:34:30 C 04 09 04.418 +38 59 41.14 V T05
2024-11-19 11:45:44 C 04 09 02.729 +38 59 37.50 V T05
2024-11-20 07:24:12 C 04 06 07.772 +38 53 20.18 V 703
2024-11-20 07:28:04 C 04 06 07.182 +38 53 18.78 V 703
2024-11-20 07:31:50 C 04 06 06.620 +38 53 17.77 V 703
2024-11-20 07:35:32 C 04 06 06.044 +38 53 16.62 V 703
2024-11-20 10:32:21 C 04 05 39.113 +38 52 16.03 V G96
2024-11-20 10:39:50 C 04 05 37.979 +38 52 13.40 V G96
2024-11-20 10:47:21 C 04 05 36.838 +38 52 10.81 V G96
2024-11-20 10:54:50 C 04 05 35.704 +38 52 08.08 V G96
2024-11-20 11:32:28 C 04 05 30.360 +38 51 58.57 V T05
2024-11-20 11:37:04 C 04 05 29.657 +38 51 57.13 V T05
2024-11-20 11:53:34 C 04 05 27.137 +38 51 51.34 V T05
2024-11-20 12:01:28 C 04 05 25.920 +38 51 48.64 V T05
2024-11-21 09:16:07 C 04 02 13.160 +38 44 12.91 V 703
2024-11-21 09:19:39 C 04 02 12.628 +38 44 11.40 V 703
2024-11-21 09:23:11 C 04 02 12.037 +38 44 09.67 V 703
2024-11-21 09:26:43 C 04 02 11.515 +38 44 07.91 V 703
2024-11-21 11:06:01 C 04 01 56.587 +38 43 34.25 V T05
2024-11-21 11:08:21 C 04 01 56.222 +38 43 33.53 V T08
2024-11-21 11:11:18 C 04 01 55.769 +38 43 32.27 V T05
2024-11-21 11:13:00 C 04 01 55.505 +38 43 31.84 V T08
Radar Observations (9)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
2007-12-08 11:21:00 126173436.46 8 us 2380 -1 -1
2007-12-08.472917 12617343646 8000 us 2380 251 251
2017-12-12 02:40:00 112813098 20 us 8560 -14 -14
2017-12-15 07:00:00 75271531 8 us 8560 -14 -14
2017-12-16 07:00:00 69844473.28 6 us 8560 -14 -14
2017-12-16 23:23:00 68753205 1.932 us 2380 -1 -1
2017-12-17 22:30:00 71061861.5 1.932 us 2380 -1 -1
2017-12-18 21:41:00 77453145.84 1.932 us 2380 -1 -1
2017-12-19 21:16:00 87210330.04 2.595 us 2380 -1 -1
Station codes
-14 DSS-14 Goldstone (70-m) -1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)