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
2009-11-13 03:06:12 C 00 47 41.06 +37 28 06.2 o H23
2009-11-13 03:29:06 C 00 47 39.41 +37 27 40.3 o H23
2009-11-13 03:51:59 C 00 47 37.76 +37 27 14.9 o H23
2009-11-18 00:51:33 C 00 40 25.82 +35 16 44.0 17.3 o C20
2009-11-18 00:57:55 C 00 40 25.50 +35 16 37.2 17.5 o C20
2009-11-19 01:02:43 C 00 39 11.44 +34 50 48.9 o H23
2009-11-19 01:25:43 C 00 39 10.23 +34 50 24.6 o H23
2009-11-19 01:48:33 C 00 39 09.05 +34 50 00.3 o H23
2009-11-20 06:28:11 C 00 37 46.02 +34 19 42.8 r 703
2009-11-20 06:36:50 C 00 37 45.58 +34 19 33.6 r 703
2009-11-20 06:45:31 C 00 37 45.15 +34 19 24.3 r 703
2009-11-20 06:54:12 C 00 37 44.76 +34 19 15.4 r 703
2009-11-23 04:29:47 C 00 34 50.05 +33 08 10.0 17.3 c 704
2009-11-23 04:47:45 C 00 34 49.38 +33 07 52.1 17.4 c 704
2009-11-23 05:05:42 C 00 34 48.66 +33 07 34.1 17.3 c 704
2009-11-23 05:23:40 C 00 34 47.92 +33 07 16.0 17.4 c 704
2009-11-23 05:41:38 C 00 34 47.23 +33 06 57.7 17.5 c 704
2009-11-24 23:43:44 C 00 33 18.47 +32 25 45.4 17.5 o C20
2009-11-24 23:50:05 C 00 33 18.24 +32 25 38.8 17.2 o C20
2009-11-26 23:29:38 C 00 31 51.89 +31 40 40.8 17.4 o C20
2009-11-26 23:36:00 C 00 31 51.72 +31 40 34.8 17.5 o C20
2009-12-01 22:26:08 C 00 29 16.41 +29 56 28.7 17.5 o C20
2009-12-01 22:30:23 C 00 29 16.36 +29 56 25.8 17.4 o C20
2009-12-02 22:32:11 C 00 28 54.48 +29 36 47.2 18.0 o C20
2009-12-03 22:13:51 C 00 28 35.88 +29 17 53.2 17.6 o C20
2009-12-03 22:20:13 C 00 28 35.76 +29 17 48.0 17.7 o C20
2009-12-04 22:27:02 C 00 28 19.65 +28 59 02.3 17.6 o C20
2009-12-05 22:39:19 C 00 28 06.33 +28 40 41.4 17.8 o C20
2009-12-05 22:45:41 C 00 28 06.34 +28 40 36.3 18.1 o C20
2009-12-06 16:43:27 C 00 27 58.54 +28 27 19.7 17.8 o C20
2009-12-06 16:47:40 C 00 27 58.53 +28 27 16.5 17.6 o C20
2009-12-08 21:39:21 C 00 27 42.95 +27 49 34.5 17.6 o C20
2009-12-08 21:43:35 C 00 27 42.92 +27 49 31.5 17.8 o C20
2009-12-09 20:30:49 C 00 27 40.23 +27 33 59.5 w 160
2009-12-09 20:34:49 C 00 27 40.22 +27 33 56.9 w 160
2009-12-09 20:38:45 C 00 27 40.21 +27 33 54.5 w 160
2009-12-10 03:06:24 C 00 27 39.84 +27 29 35.6 17.8 c 704
2009-12-10 03:24:35 C 00 27 39.79 +27 29 24.1 18.2 c 704
2009-12-10 03:42:50 C 00 27 39.79 +27 29 11.6 17.9 c 704
2009-12-10 04:01:09 C 00 27 39.70 +27 28 59.4 18.0 c 704
2009-12-10 04:19:34 C 00 27 39.68 +27 28 47.4 18.0 c 704
2009-12-10 18:51:32 C 00 27 39.65 +27 19 08.7 w 160
2009-12-10 18:54:27 C 00 27 39.64 +27 19 06.8 w 160
2009-12-10 18:57:23 C 00 27 39.65 +27 19 04.8 w 160
2009-12-10 21:10:15 C 00 27 39.48 +27 17 36.7 17.7 o C20
2009-12-10 21:16:36 C 00 27 39.46 +27 17 32.4 17.6 o C20
2009-12-20 02:09:20 C 00 29 15.43 +25 11 23.7 r 703
2009-12-20 02:17:44 C 00 29 15.54 +25 11 19.1 r 703
2009-12-20 02:26:30 C 00 29 15.54 +25 11 14.2 r 703
2009-12-20 02:35:27 C 00 29 15.72 +25 11 10.4 r 703
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)