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
2010-10-20 03:06:10 C 09 56 09.33 +13 40 07.4 u 160
2010-10-22 04:08:55 C 10 09 20.66 +11 59 36.3 u 160
2010-10-22 04:11:00 C 10 09 21.25 +11 59 31.5 u 160
2010-10-22 04:13:03 C 10 09 21.79 +11 59 27.6 u 160
2011-01-02 08:44:02 C 21 31 02.03 +01 12 31.0 u D95
2011-01-02 08:50:13 C 21 31 03.22 +01 12 38.1 u D95
2011-01-07 09:18:36 C 21 53 55.17 +03 20 09.2 u D95
2011-01-07 09:19:41 C 21 53 55.39 +03 20 10.5 u D95
2011-01-07 09:21:49 C 21 53 55.83 +03 20 12.2 u D95
2011-01-07 09:22:54 C 21 53 56.01 +03 20 13.2 u D95
2011-01-23 09:00:44 C 22 52 20.40 +08 37 35.7 u D95
2011-01-23 09:03:58 C 22 52 20.78 +08 37 37.9 u D95
2011-01-23 09:08:30 C 22 52 21.40 +08 37 40.7 u D95
2011-01-23 09:11:45 C 22 52 21.82 +08 37 43.3 u D95
2011-02-07 02:21:07 C 23 33 50.54 +12 14 39.5 r G96
2011-02-07 02:23:27 C 23 33 50.79 +12 14 41.0 r G96
2011-02-07 02:25:11 C 23 33 50.97 +12 14 41.6 r G96
2011-02-07 02:26:05 C 23 33 51.04 +12 14 42.1 r G96
2011-02-07 02:27:46 C 23 33 51.22 +12 14 42.9 r G96
2011-02-07 02:28:39 C 23 33 51.33 +12 14 43.5 r G96
2011-02-07 02:30:20 C 23 33 51.51 +12 14 44.4 r G96
2011-02-07 02:31:13 C 23 33 51.62 +12 14 44.9 r G96
2011-02-07 02:32:56 C 23 33 51.80 +12 14 45.8 r G96
2011-02-07 02:33:50 C 23 33 51.87 +12 14 46.2 r G96
2011-09-03 01:15:29 C 04 55 17.11 +36 12 43.4 o C10
2011-09-03 01:26:36 C 04 55 17.40 +36 12 45.5 o C10
2011-09-03 01:38:51 C 04 55 17.70 +36 12 48.9 o C10
2011-09-23 03:58:41 C 05 01 38.75 +37 47 52.8 c A24
2011-09-23 04:00:46 C 05 01 38.84 +37 47 53.5 c A24
2011-09-24 02:58:12 C 05 01 36.79 +37 52 33.7 o C10
2011-09-24 03:10:34 C 05 01 36.76 +37 52 36.7 o C10
2011-09-24 03:21:23 C 05 01 36.71 +37 52 38.8 o C10
2011-09-24 03:34:11 C 05 01 36.69 +37 52 41.5 o C10
2011-10-03 02:36:22 C 04 59 20.17 +38 36 35.2 c A24
2011-10-03 02:38:26 C 04 59 20.12 +38 36 35.8 c A24
2011-10-03 03:43:43 C 04 59 18.76 +38 36 48.7 c A24
2011-10-03 03:45:48 C 04 59 18.72 +38 36 49.2 c A24
2011-10-04 01:15:36 C 04 58 52.70 +38 41 08.8 c A24
2011-10-04 01:17:40 C 04 58 52.57 +38 41 09.4 c A24
2011-10-04 01:39:04 C 04 58 52.12 +38 41 13.6 c A24
2011-10-04 02:00:59 C 04 58 51.66 +38 41 17.7 c A24
2011-10-04 02:22:23 C 04 58 51.18 +38 41 22.3 c A24
2011-10-04 02:24:27 C 04 58 51.11 +38 41 22.5 c A24
2011-10-09 10:18:59 C 04 55 21.61 +39 06 27.6 t H47
2011-10-09 10:26:40 C 04 55 21.39 +39 06 28.5 t H47
2011-10-09 10:33:35 C 04 55 21.17 +39 06 30.8 t H47
2011-10-09 10:41:54 C 04 55 20.83 +39 06 32.2 t H47
2011-10-27 08:46:01 C 04 30 52.55 +40 06 42.6 t H47
2011-10-27 08:49:11 C 04 30 52.28 +40 06 43.1 t H47
2011-10-27 09:10:14 C 04 30 50.61 +40 06 44.0 t H47
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)