3200 Phaethon (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 3200 Phaethon is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:33, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:41, 85° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:41, 85° above your southern horizon.
Name
3200 Phaethon
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 30 September 2024 |
Right ascension: | 05h26m [1] |
Declination: | +37°02' [1] |
Constellation: | Auriga |
Magnitude: | 18.58 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.78 AU 14.83 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 9.98 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 284.6° |
Semi-major axis: | 1.27 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.889806 |
Inclination: | 22.31° |
Longitude ascending node: | 265.10° |
Argument of perihelion: | 322.31° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 248.98° |
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.