(296) Phaetusa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 August 1890 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Phaetusa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Phaetusa is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 296 |
| Provisional designation | A890 QB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.20 km (#6,395 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.379 |
| Rotation period | 4.54 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 1.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.872 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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