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
2011-10-28 15:43:18 C 04 28 16.88 +40 08 13.2 m 355
2011-10-28 15:44:51 C 04 28 16.73 +40 08 13.5 m 355
2011-10-28 15:46:22 C 04 28 16.57 +40 08 13.6 m 355
2011-10-28 15:47:55 C 04 28 16.45 +40 08 13.5 m 355
2011-10-28 15:52:31 C 04 28 16.06 +40 08 13.6 m 355
2011-11-05 07:32:04 C 04 10 34.04 +40 03 48.9 17.5 c 704
2011-11-05 07:50:28 C 04 10 32.03 +40 03 47.4 18.1 c 704
2011-11-05 08:08:54 C 04 10 30.04 +40 03 44.8 18.0 c 704
2011-11-05 08:26:51 C 04 10 28.08 +40 03 43.5 18.0 c 704
2011-11-05 08:45:12 C 04 10 26.09 +40 03 42.0 17.9 c 704
2011-11-07 16:45:15 C 04 04 18.94 +39 56 43.5 r 168
2011-11-07 16:49:05 C 04 04 18.48 +39 56 42.9 r 168
2011-11-07 19:05:00 C 04 04 03.06 +39 56 23.3 r 168
2011-11-07 20:37:51 C 04 03 52.50 +39 56 09.5 r 168
2011-11-18 04:48:24 C 03 33 43.45 +38 46 08.9 r G96
2011-11-18 04:57:26 C 03 33 42.26 +38 46 05.2 r G96
2011-11-18 05:16:28 C 03 33 39.81 +38 45 57.3 r G96
2011-11-18 05:25:35 C 03 33 38.59 +38 45 53.6 r G96
2011-11-18 08:03:59 C 03 33 17.96 +38 44 47.1 r 703
2011-11-18 08:12:59 C 03 33 16.81 +38 44 43.3 r 703
2011-11-18 08:21:53 C 03 33 15.62 +38 44 39.3 r 703
2011-11-21 22:02:43 C 03 22 13.84 +38 04 08.7 o C10
2011-11-21 22:22:22 C 03 22 11.24 +38 03 58.6 o C10
2011-11-21 22:44:18 C 03 22 08.39 +38 03 47.2 o C10
2011-11-21 23:06:01 C 03 22 05.54 +38 03 35.8 o C10
2011-11-24 10:18:19 C 03 14 27.594 +37 30 50.76 o 568
2011-11-24 10:22:07 C 03 14 27.094 +37 30 48.50 o 568
2011-11-24 10:26:06 C 03 14 26.579 +37 30 46.17 o 568
2011-11-24 10:27:08 C 03 14 26.445 +37 30 45.55 o 568
2011-11-24 10:28:13 C 03 14 26.301 +37 30 44.91 o 568
2011-11-24 10:29:18 C 03 14 26.160 +37 30 44.27 o 568
2011-11-24 10:30:24 C 03 14 26.014 +37 30 43.62 o 568
2011-11-25 13:25:33 C 03 10 59.31 +37 14 31.9 u 379
2011-11-25 13:39:14 C 03 10 57.54 +37 14 23.9 u 379
2011-11-25 13:44:54 C 03 10 56.80 +37 14 20.4 u 379
2011-11-25 13:50:13 C 03 10 56.11 +37 14 17.0 u 379
2011-11-25 13:58:34 C 03 10 55.02 +37 14 11.9 u 379
2011-11-25 14:01:14 C 03 10 54.67 +37 14 10.5 u 379
2011-11-25 22:52:08 C 03 09 46.91 +37 08 40.2 d B66
2011-11-25 23:48:57 C 03 09 39.57 +37 08 04.6 d B66
2011-11-26 13:27:53 C 03 07 55.66 +36 59 28.5 u 379
2011-11-26 13:30:33 C 03 07 55.32 +36 59 27.1 u 379
2011-11-26 13:38:53 C 03 07 54.26 +36 59 21.3 u 379
2011-11-27 08:56:54 C 03 05 27.52 +36 46 51.2 r 703
2011-11-27 09:04:29 C 03 05 26.55 +36 46 46.0 r 703
2011-11-27 09:12:05 C 03 05 25.62 +36 46 40.9 r 703
2011-11-30 09:58:26 C 02 56 23.670 +35 56 27.87 L F51
2011-11-30 09:59:24 C 02 56 23.558 +35 56 27.15 L F51
2011-11-30 10:18:00 C 02 56 21.241 +35 56 13.63 L F51
2011-11-30 10:18:57 C 02 56 21.130 +35 56 12.93 L F51
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)