(322) Phaeo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 November 1891 by A. Borrelly at Marseilles.
Where Phaeo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Phaeo is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 322 |
| Provisional designation | A891 WB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 69.9 km (#471 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Rotation period | 17.6 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.244 |
| Inclination | 8.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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