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
2007-11-15 02:12:55 C 08 11 11.89 +30 49 15.5 r J40
2007-11-15 02:16:00 C 08 11 12.27 +30 49 14.7 r J40
2007-11-15 02:18:39 C 08 11 12.60 +30 49 14.1 r J40
2007-11-17 22:35:55 C 08 20 17.85 +30 28 27.4 r 084
2007-11-17 22:40:09 C 08 20 18.44 +30 28 26.0 r 084
2007-11-19 10:59:42 C 08 25 47.02 +30 14 46.5 w 699
2007-11-19 11:29:58 C 08 25 51.68 +30 14 34.2 w 699
2007-11-19 12:00:19 C 08 25 56.33 +30 14 21.7 w 699
2007-11-19 12:30:39 C 08 26 00.99 +30 14 08.8 w 699
2007-11-20 22:43:41 C 08 31 44.59 +29 58 26.5 r 084
2007-11-20 22:47:55 C 08 31 45.37 +29 58 24.3 r 084
2007-11-26 22:57:05 C 09 04 42.54 +28 07 10.0 r J37
2007-11-26 23:34:34 C 09 04 53.60 +28 06 24.9 r J37
2007-11-26 23:45:37 C 09 04 57.10 +28 06 13.7 r J37
2007-11-27 00:19:13 C 09 05 07.06 +28 05 36.1 r J37
2007-11-27 23:50:03 C 09 12 37.68 +27 35 00.2 r J37
2007-11-28 00:04:35 C 09 12 42.54 +27 34 40.6 r J37
2007-11-28 00:18:30 C 09 12 46.25 +27 34 21.9 o A92
2007-11-28 00:18:30 C 09 12 46.93 +27 34 21.5 r J37
2007-11-28 00:21:35 C 09 12 47.30 +27 34 17.7 o A92
2007-11-28 00:28:28 C 09 12 49.58 +27 34 08.0 o A92
2007-12-01 01:00:53 C 09 42 28.00 +25 14 41.9 r J37
2007-12-01 01:18:40 C 09 42 36.70 +25 13 57.9 r J37
2007-12-01 01:26:27 C 09 42 40.50 +25 13 37.1 r J37
2007-12-05 05:28:50 C 10 49 56.52 +18 09 01.9 d A77
2007-12-05 05:29:55 C 10 49 57.46 +18 08 54.8 d A77
2007-12-05 05:30:59 C 10 49 58.41 +18 08 47.7 d A77
2007-12-05 05:31:59 C 10 49 59.31 +18 08 40.9 d A77
2007-12-05 05:33:02 C 10 50 00.24 +18 08 34.0 d A77
2007-12-05 05:36:26 C 10 50 03.24 +18 08 11.7 d A77
2007-12-05 05:37:16 C 10 50 03.97 +18 08 06.0 d A77
2007-12-05 05:38:08 C 10 50 04.75 +18 08 00.3 d A77
2007-12-05 05:38:58 C 10 50 05.48 +18 07 54.9 d A77
2007-12-05 05:39:48 C 10 50 06.21 +18 07 49.3 d A77
2007-12-05 05:40:38 C 10 50 06.95 +18 07 43.7 d A77
2007-12-05 05:41:29 C 10 50 07.71 +18 07 38.4 d A77
2007-12-05 05:42:21 C 10 50 08.47 +18 07 32.5 d A77
2007-12-05 05:43:17 C 10 50 09.30 +18 07 26.3 d A77
2007-12-05 05:44:13 C 10 50 10.14 +18 07 20.1 d A77
2007-12-05 05:45:09 C 10 50 10.95 +18 07 13.9 d A77
2007-12-05 05:46:02 C 10 50 11.61 +18 07 07.0 d A77
2007-12-05 05:46:56 C 10 50 12.58 +18 07 03.0 d A77
2007-12-05 05:47:49 C 10 50 13.24 +18 06 56.1 d A77
2007-12-05 05:48:44 C 10 50 14.13 +18 06 50.2 d A77
2008-08-01 10:02:12 C 04 13 01.38 +34 45 51.0 19.6 c 704
2008-08-01 10:33:25 C 04 13 02.73 +34 45 59.1 19.6 c 704
2008-08-01 10:49:03 C 04 13 03.37 +34 46 02.2 19.5 c 704
2008-10-04 01:31:07 C 04 27 35.56 +40 18 11.8 c B37
2008-10-04 01:39:14 C 04 27 35.08 +40 18 13.1 c B37
2008-10-04 02:47:09 C 04 27 32.14 +40 18 24.9 c B37
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)