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
2025-12-16 17:12:58 B 01 20 03.98 +28 46 18.9 X L76
2025-12-17 08:40:25 C 01 19 41.278 +28 36 43.31 V T05
2025-12-17 08:45:39 C 01 19 41.138 +28 36 39.89 V T05
2025-12-17 08:54:16 C 01 19 40.949 +28 36 34.56 V T05
2025-12-17 09:08:56 C 01 19 40.565 +28 36 25.56 V T05
2025-12-17 19:51:43 C 01 19 25.79 +28 29 48.0 X C40
2025-12-17 19:57:57 B 01 19 25.728 +28 29 44.59 V R71
2025-12-17 20:01:37 C 01 19 25.52 +28 29 41.5 X C40
2025-12-17 20:06:17 C 01 19 25.41 +28 29 38.5 X C40
2025-12-17 20:11:29 B 01 19 25.442 +28 29 36.20 V R71
2025-12-17 20:23:37 B 01 19 25.229 +28 29 30.37 V R71
2025-12-17 20:28:14 C 01 19 24.91 +28 29 25.2 X C40
2025-12-18 19:46:17 B 01 18 54.737 +28 15 18.54 V R71
2025-12-18 19:55:22 B 01 18 54.526 +28 15 13.18 V R71
2025-12-18 19:57:52 C 01 18 54.30 +28 15 10.4 X C40
2025-12-18 20:03:56 B 01 18 54.329 +28 15 07.70 V R71
2025-12-18 20:13:15 C 01 18 53.96 +28 15 01.3 X C40
2025-12-18 20:28:20 C 01 18 53.65 +28 14 52.4 X C40
2025-12-19 23:09:56 B 01 18 22.075 +27 59 01.68 q Y84
2025-12-19 23:27:39 B 01 18 21.734 +27 58 51.20 q Y84
2025-12-19 23:45:13 B 01 18 21.398 +27 58 40.76 q Y84
2025-12-21 07:25:41 C 01 17 48.336 +27 40 26.40 V T08
2025-12-21 07:29:41 C 01 17 48.262 +27 40 24.60 V T08
2025-12-21 07:40:32 C 01 17 48.062 +27 40 18.19 V T08
2025-12-21 08:02:22 C 01 17 47.722 +27 40 05.45 V T08
2025-12-21 12:32:24 C 01 17 43.47 +27 37 31.1 V D29
2025-12-21 12:52:45 C 01 17 43.13 +27 37 19.6 V D29
2025-12-21 13:13:05 C 01 17 42.78 +27 37 08.0 V D29
2025-12-22 07:19:52 C 01 17 26.330 +27 26 59.53 V T05
2025-12-22 07:27:49 C 01 17 26.210 +27 26 54.74 V T05
2025-12-22 07:32:29 C 01 17 26.179 +27 26 52.37 V T05
2025-12-22 07:50:20 C 01 17 25.841 +27 26 42.47 V T05
2025-12-24 19:46:31 B 01 16 41.74 +26 54 19.2 X L76
2025-12-24 19:57:20 B 01 16 41.62 +26 54 13.3 X L76
2025-12-24 20:08:10 B 01 16 41.50 +26 54 07.4 X L76
2025-12-25 18:35:28 C 01 16 28.97 +26 42 31.5 X C40
2025-12-25 18:53:51 C 01 16 28.82 +26 42 21.2 X C40
2025-12-25 19:11:58 C 01 16 28.59 +26 42 12.3 X C40
2025-12-27 19:23:21 B 01 16 08.638 +26 18 12.82 Z R97
2025-12-27 19:32:19 B 01 16 08.609 +26 18 08.21 Z R97
2025-12-27 19:40:48 B 01 16 08.534 +26 18 04.00 Z R97
2025-12-28 06:40:20 C 01 16 05.201 +26 12 48.85 V T05
2025-12-28 06:45:09 C 01 16 05.170 +26 12 45.90 V T05
2025-12-28 06:53:06 C 01 16 05.182 +26 12 42.66 V T05
2025-12-28 07:08:13 C 01 16 05.047 +26 12 35.46 V T05
2025-12-28 21:32:30 B 01 16 01.474 +26 05 41.42 Z R97
2025-12-28 21:38:38 B 01 16 01.426 +26 05 39.52 Z R97
2025-12-28 21:44:47 B 01 16 01.430 +26 05 36.89 Z R97
2026-01-02 07:26:09 C 01 15 58.606 +25 18 50.87 V T08
2026-01-02 07:30:07 C 01 15 58.517 +25 18 48.28 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)