3200 Phaethon (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 3200 Phaethon is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:47 (PDT) – 3 hours and 54 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:30.
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Name
3200 Phaethon
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 01 July 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 03h21m [1] |
| Declination: | +32°36' [1] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 18.49 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.28 AU 18.95 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 1.44 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 301.0° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 1.27 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.889764 |
| Inclination: | 22.31° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 265.09° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 322.31° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 317.71° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 14.39 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 0.14 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.40 AU |
| Orbital period: | 1.43 years |