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
2004-10-12 01:39:26 C 05 51 14.88 +36 48 44.0 c A32
2004-10-12 02:11:01 C 05 51 14.63 +36 48 50.0 o 084
2004-10-16 00:25:53 C 05 50 41.20 +37 07 56.7 o 084
2004-10-24 08:55:58 C 05 46 28.39 +37 51 23.2 17.6 c 704
2004-10-24 09:13:06 C 05 46 27.76 +37 51 27.2 17.8 c 704
2004-10-24 09:30:13 C 05 46 27.18 +37 51 31.3 18.1 c 704
2004-10-24 09:47:21 C 05 46 26.57 +37 51 35.2 18.1 c 704
2004-10-24 10:04:30 C 05 46 25.96 +37 51 38.8 17.9 c 704
2004-10-28 21:09:20 C 05 42 07.25 +38 15 35.3 o 084
2004-10-30 22:00:42 C 05 39 35.34 +38 26 27.7 o 084
2004-11-02 19:57:13 C 05 35 17.11 +38 41 36.5 o 084
2004-11-06 10:01:54 C 05 28 45.90 +38 59 03.1 r H41
2004-11-06 10:03:40 C 05 28 45.77 +38 59 03.8 r H41
2004-11-06 10:05:05 C 05 28 45.64 +38 59 04.0 r H41
2004-11-06 10:06:19 C 05 28 45.54 +38 59 04.1 r H41
2004-11-09 04:37:44 C 05 22 42.85 +39 10 46.6 r 204
2004-11-09 04:39:50 C 05 22 42.64 +39 10 47.2 r 204
2004-11-09 08:45:59 C 05 22 18.74 +39 11 29.9 r H41
2004-11-09 08:48:14 C 05 22 18.54 +39 11 30.0 r H41
2004-11-09 08:51:52 C 05 22 18.15 +39 11 30.7 r H41
2004-11-09 08:53:40 C 05 22 17.97 +39 11 30.3 r H41
2004-11-12 22:24:33 C 05 13 02.81 +39 22 58.4 r A16
2004-11-12 22:30:49 C 05 13 02.08 +39 22 58.0 r A16
2004-11-12 22:36:27 C 05 13 01.39 +39 22 58.9 r A16
2004-11-12 22:43:20 C 05 13 00.77 +39 22 59.3 r A16
2004-11-13 03:40:18 C 05 12 25.65 +39 23 28.5 r 918
2004-11-13 04:44:05 C 05 12 17.85 +39 23 35.9 r 918
2004-11-13 06:03:46 C 05 12 08.29 +39 23 45.1 r 918
2004-11-13 07:23:21 C 05 11 58.55 +39 23 53.6 r 918
2004-11-13 08:43:09 C 05 11 48.75 +39 24 01.5 r 918
2004-11-13 10:02:48 C 05 11 38.95 +39 24 09.0 r 918
2004-11-13 11:22:25 C 05 11 29.12 +39 24 15.7 r 918
2004-11-13 12:26:10 C 05 11 21.27 +39 24 20.8 r 918
2004-11-16 14:50:20 C 05 01 40.92 +39 28 50.3 r 379
2004-11-16 14:52:28 C 05 01 40.56 +39 28 51.2 r 379
2004-11-16 14:54:37 C 05 01 40.31 +39 28 51.2 r 379
2004-11-16 15:01:04 C 05 01 39.40 +39 28 50.9 r 379
2004-11-16 22:19:40 C 05 00 37.99 +39 28 55.9 r A30
2004-11-16 22:20:23 C 05 00 37.92 +39 28 56.1 r A30
2004-11-16 22:21:20 C 05 00 37.67 +39 28 55.8 r A30
2004-11-18 23:15:49 C 04 53 26.16 +39 28 06.6 o 084
2004-11-19 06:23:53 C 04 52 20.72 +39 27 48.2 16.2 c 704
2004-11-19 06:45:18 C 04 52 17.36 +39 27 47.0 16.3 c 704
2004-11-19 07:03:52 C 04 52 14.43 +39 27 46.0 16.2 c 704
2004-11-19 07:24:04 C 04 52 11.18 +39 27 44.3 16.5 c 704
2004-11-19 22:50:19 C 04 49 46.08 +39 26 36.6 16.0 r 130
2004-11-19 22:51:27 C 04 49 45.90 +39 26 36.6 15.9 r 130
2004-11-19 22:53:41 C 04 49 45.54 +39 26 36.4 16.0 r 130
2004-11-19 22:55:22 C 04 49 45.28 +39 26 36.3 16.1 r 130
2004-11-19 22:56:28 C 04 49 45.10 +39 26 36.1 16.1 r 130
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)