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
2017-11-26 22:52:44 C 06 57 37.27 +37 42 32.6 Q I61
2017-11-26 23:20:34 C 06 57 35.11 +37 42 51.8 Q I61
2017-11-27 02:29:22 C 06 57 21.50 +37 44 52.0 q W33
2017-11-27 02:56:25 C 06 57 19.45 +37 45 11.1 q W33
2017-11-27 03:25:05 C 06 57 17.22 +37 45 31.2 q W33
2017-11-28 01:15:18 C 06 55 30.31 +38 00 26.9 q 160
2017-11-28 01:18:13 C 06 55 30.04 +38 00 28.9 q 160
2017-11-28 01:21:13 C 06 55 29.75 +38 00 31.1 q 160
2017-11-28 03:36:08 C 06 55 17.23 +38 02 04.6 q D08
2017-11-28 04:18:09 C 06 55 13.35 +38 02 33.8 q D08
2017-11-28 04:38:24 C 06 55 11.44 +38 02 47.5 q D08
2017-11-28 05:03:17 C 06 55 09.15 +38 03 04.5 q D08
2017-11-28 09:46:42 C 06 54 44.15 +38 06 38.2 q H47
2017-11-28 09:51:33 C 06 54 43.72 +38 06 41.5 q H47
2017-11-28 09:56:09 C 06 54 43.24 +38 06 44.8 q H47
2017-11-28 23:25:28 C 06 53 27.73 +38 16 38.7 q C23
2017-11-28 23:28:54 C 06 53 27.38 +38 16 41.4 q C23
2017-11-28 23:31:47 C 06 53 27.07 +38 16 43.7 q C23
2017-11-28 23:34:41 C 06 53 26.77 +38 16 46.0 q C23
2017-11-28 23:37:00 C 06 53 26.53 +38 16 47.9 q C23
2017-11-29 06:02:53 C 06 52 47.54 +38 21 47.7 P V78
2017-11-29 06:09:00 C 06 52 46.86 +38 21 52.8 P V78
2017-11-29 06:14:47 C 06 52 46.25 +38 21 57.4 P V78
2017-11-29 23:39:17 C 06 50 51.75 +38 35 57.8 U Z80
2017-11-29 23:41:09 C 06 50 51.55 +38 35 59.4 U Z80
2017-11-29 23:43:02 C 06 50 51.31 +38 36 00.9 U Z80
2017-11-29 23:44:54 C 06 50 51.07 +38 36 02.9 U Z80
2017-11-29 23:46:47 C 06 50 50.82 +38 36 04.6 U Z80
2017-11-29 23:48:39 C 06 50 50.64 +38 36 06.0 U Z80
2017-11-29 23:50:32 C 06 50 50.43 +38 36 07.2 U Z80
2017-11-29 23:52:24 C 06 50 50.16 +38 36 09.4 U Z80
2017-11-29 23:54:17 C 06 50 49.93 +38 36 11.3 U Z80
2017-11-30 07:42:47 C 06 49 53.75 +38 42 52.2 P V78
2017-11-30 07:54:46 C 06 49 52.22 +38 43 02.7 P V78
2017-11-30 08:04:30 C 06 49 50.95 +38 43 11.2 P V78
2017-11-30 22:40:35 C 06 48 00.04 +38 56 01.8 q Z38
2017-12-01 00:02:58 C 06 47 48.47 +38 57 20.2 q Z38
2017-12-02 02:48:19 C 06 43 47.91 +39 23 00.9 o C41
2017-12-02 02:53:09 C 06 43 46.94 +39 23 06.7 o C41
2017-12-02 03:02:23 C 06 43 45.41 +39 23 15.6 o C41
2017-12-03 07:49:59 C 06 38 37.84 +39 54 20.7 P V78
2017-12-03 08:05:09 C 06 38 34.69 +39 54 38.2 P V78
2017-12-03 08:21:48 C 06 38 31.22 +39 54 57.0 P V78
2017-12-03 10:34:32 C 06 38 05.96 +39 57 41.8 U T03
2017-12-03 10:37:05 C 06 38 05.41 +39 57 44.8 U T03
2017-12-03 10:39:57 C 06 38 04.81 +39 57 48.3 U T03
2017-12-03 10:42:40 C 06 38 04.24 +39 57 51.5 U T03
2017-12-03 10:45:24 C 06 38 03.66 +39 57 54.8 U T03
2017-12-03 10:48:10 C 06 38 03.07 +39 57 58.1 U T03
2017-12-03 10:50:54 C 06 38 02.50 +39 58 01.3 U T03
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)