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
2025-10-12 21:25:24 C 03 31 25.14 +43 16 17.3 V R85
2025-10-13 12:34:24 C 03 29 59.558 +43 15 57.60 V T05
2025-10-13 12:38:27 C 03 29 59.186 +43 15 57.38 V T05
2025-10-13 12:45:57 C 03 29 58.442 +43 15 56.99 V T05
2025-10-13 13:37:10 C 03 29 53.474 +43 15 54.94 V T05
2025-10-15 11:05:53 C 03 25 30.168 +43 13 34.39 V T08
2025-10-15 11:21:54 C 03 25 28.570 +43 13 33.78 V T08
2025-10-15 11:25:12 C 03 25 28.238 +43 13 33.13 V T08
2025-10-15 11:29:26 C 03 25 27.797 +43 13 32.63 V T08
2025-10-17 22:14:00 B 03 19 32.37 +43 07 49.3 X M75
2025-10-17 22:29:25 B 03 19 30.76 +43 07 47.4 X M75
2025-10-17 22:44:50 B 03 19 29.14 +43 07 45.6 X M75
2025-10-20 07:18:51 C 03 13 32.980 +42 59 17.40 V 703
2025-10-20 07:22:11 C 03 13 32.650 +42 59 16.60 V 703
2025-10-20 07:25:32 C 03 13 32.220 +42 59 15.90 V 703
2025-10-20 07:28:54 C 03 13 31.900 +42 59 15.50 V 703
2025-10-21 10:41:24 C 03 10 36.262 +42 54 06.19 V T08
2025-10-21 10:44:01 C 03 10 35.995 +42 54 05.62 V T08
2025-10-21 10:49:57 C 03 10 35.362 +42 54 04.21 V T08
2025-10-21 11:14:00 C 03 10 32.614 +42 53 59.68 V T08
2025-10-22 07:09:51 C 03 08 22.567 +42 49 42.17 V G96
2025-10-22 07:17:13 C 03 08 21.757 +42 49 40.62 V G96
2025-10-22 07:27:59 C 03 08 20.562 +42 49 38.53 V G96
2025-10-24 09:28:41 C 03 02 49.068 +42 37 11.42 V T08
2025-10-24 09:37:22 C 03 02 48.074 +42 37 09.12 V T08
2025-10-24 09:55:19 C 03 02 46.054 +42 37 04.33 V T08
2025-10-25 07:26:36 C 03 00 21.480 +42 30 54.00 V 703
2025-10-25 07:26:59 C 03 00 21.370 +42 30 53.90 V 703
2025-10-25 07:30:00 C 03 00 21.090 +42 30 53.40 V 703
2025-10-25 07:30:24 C 03 00 20.990 +42 30 52.60 V 703
2025-10-25 07:33:29 C 03 00 20.710 +42 30 52.20 V 703
2025-10-25 07:33:52 C 03 00 20.660 +42 30 51.90 V 703
2025-10-25 07:37:01 C 03 00 20.300 +42 30 51.20 V 703
2025-10-25 07:37:24 C 03 00 20.260 +42 30 51.30 V 703
2025-10-26 14:34:47 C 02 56 50.424 +42 21 09.50 V T05
2025-10-26 14:42:31 C 02 56 49.579 +42 21 07.16 V T05
2025-10-26 15:12:54 C 02 56 46.075 +42 20 56.58 V T05
2025-10-26 15:21:40 C 02 56 45.070 +42 20 53.63 V T05
2025-10-27 07:32:02 C 02 54 55.670 +42 15 27.30 V 703
2025-10-27 07:35:32 C 02 54 55.290 +42 15 26.10 V 703
2025-10-27 07:39:09 C 02 54 54.860 +42 15 24.80 V 703
2025-10-27 07:42:53 C 02 54 54.450 +42 15 23.30 V 703
2025-10-29 04:06:10 B 02 49 51.850 +41 58 59.20 V U62
2025-10-29 05:05:46 B 02 49 45.060 +41 58 35.94 V U62
2025-10-29 06:00:41 B 02 49 38.698 +41 58 14.74 V U62
2025-10-29 06:36:54 C 02 49 34.424 +41 58 02.28 V 703
2025-10-29 06:40:12 C 02 49 34.025 +41 58 00.70 V 703
2025-10-29 06:43:31 C 02 49 33.629 +41 57 59.90 V 703
2025-10-29 06:46:51 C 02 49 33.280 +41 57 58.46 V 703
2025-10-30 07:44:26 B 02 46 42.458 +41 47 49.16 V U62
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)