3200 Phaethon (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 3200 Phaethon is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:44 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 34° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:22.
Name
3200 Phaethon
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 26 July 2024 |
Right ascension: | 04h31m [1] |
Declination: | +32°47' [1] |
Constellation: | Perseus |
Magnitude: | 19.58 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.87 AU 23.84 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 Fairfield local time.