☄️ Phaethon (asteroide 3200)
Phaethon (asteroid 3200) today: 2.898 AU from Earth (433.5 million km), heliocentric distance 1.955 AU, orbital period 1.434 years. Computed via Kepler solver with JPL SBDB osculating elements.
Position now (2026-04-29 07:26 UTC)
| Heliocentric distance: | 1.9546 AU |
| Geocentric distance: | 2.8975 AU (433.5 million km) |
| Geocentric ecliptic longitude: | 54.632° |
| Geocentric ecliptic latitude: | 5.980° |
| RA J2000 (approximate): | 50.674° |
| Dec J2000 (approximate): | 24.718° |
| True anomaly: | -166.310° |
Orbital elements (Keplerian)
| Semi-major axis (a): | 1.2714 AU |
| Eccentricity (e): | 0.88972 |
| Inclination (i): | 22.313° |
| Long. ascending node (Omega): | 265.096° |
| Argument of perihelion (omega): | 322.307° |
| Mean anomaly at epoch (M0): | 163.975° |
| Osculation epoch (JD): | 2461000.5 |
| Orbital period: | 1.434 years |
About Phaethon
Discovered in 1983 by IRAS. IAU designation: 3200 Phaethon. Estimated diameter: 5.1 km. Absolute magnitude H: 14.38.
Corpo-pai da chuva de meteoros das Geminideas. Tipo B/F com coma vista pelo STEREO.
Limitation
Osculating elements are from epoch 2461000.5 JD. Keplerian propagation ignores perturbations (especially Jupiter for belt asteroids). For precision beyond months, consult JPL Horizons.
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