3200 Phaethon (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 3200 Phaethon is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 6° below the horizon at dawn.
Name
3200 Phaethon
|
Object type
Asteroid
|
Computed for: | 01 April 2025 |
Right ascension: | 23h57m [1] |
Declination: | +03°14' [1] |
Constellation: | Pisces |
Magnitude: | 13.47 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.12 AU 9.30 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 50.85 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 154.1° |
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] |
Perihelion: | 0.14 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.40 AU |
Orbital period: | 1.43 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.