(3200) Phaethon Apollo
Discovered on 11 October 1983 by IRAS at IRAS.
Where Phaethon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Phaethon is 1.06 au from the Sun and 0.385 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3200 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 TB |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Diameter | 6.25 km (#8,583 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.107 |
| Rotation period | 3.60 hours |
| Spectral type | F |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 1.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.140 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.890 |
| Inclination | 22.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0187 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.