3200 Phaethon (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 3200 Phaethon is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:25 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 34° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:09.
Name
3200 Phaethon
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 27 July 2024 |
Right ascension: | 04h32m [1] |
Declination: | +32°50' [1] |
Constellation: | Perseus |
Magnitude: | 19.57 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.85 AU 23.73 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 4.52 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 283.5° |
Semi-major axis: | 1.27 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.889886 |
Inclination: | 22.30° |
Longitude ascending node: | 265.11° |
Argument of perihelion: | 322.29° |
Epoch of elements: | 09 July 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 180.26° |
Absolute mag (H): | 14.40 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 0.14 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.40 AU |
Orbital period: | 1.43 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.