Asteroid 3200 Phaethon

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon is currently in the constellation of Leo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon is 09h 24m 27s and the Declination is +18° 33’ 11” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon is 16.37 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 3200 Phaethon available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 3200 Phaethon?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 3200 Phaethon from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 3200 Phaethon rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 3200 Phaethon?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 3200 Phaethon orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 3200 Phaethon in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 3200 Phaethon with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 3200 Phaethon is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Asteroid 3200 Phaethon Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon from Earth is currently 132,339,963 kilometers, equivalent to 0.884638 Astronomical Units. Light takes 7 minutes and 21.4386 seconds to travel from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 3200 Phaethon from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon to Earth happens on Mon Dec 14 2093 at a distance of 0.021740 Astronomical Units, or 3,252,283 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon is 16.37.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 3200 Phaethon rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 3200 Phaethon in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 16	08h 49m 51s	+22° 04’ 28”	16.68	Cancer
2020 Oct 17	08h 54m 23s	+21° 38’ 59”	16.64	Cancer
2020 Oct 18	08h 59m 03s	+21° 12’ 06”	16.59	Cancer
2020 Oct 19	09h 03m 50s	+20° 43’ 45”	16.55	Cancer
2020 Oct 20	09h 08m 44s	+20° 13’ 49”	16.50	Cancer
2020 Oct 21	09h 13m 49s	+19° 42’ 12”	16.46	Cancer
2020 Oct 22	09h 19m 01s	+19° 08’ 49”	16.41	Cancer
2020 Oct 23	09h 24m 24s	+18° 33’ 34”	16.37	Leo
2020 Oct 24	09h 29m 57s	+17° 56’ 21”	16.32	Leo
2020 Oct 25	09h 35m 40s	+17° 16’ 59”	16.28	Leo
2020 Oct 26	09h 41m 35s	+16° 35’ 26”	16.24	Leo
2020 Oct 27	09h 47m 40s	+15° 51’ 30”	16.20	Leo
2020 Oct 28	09h 53m 57s	+15° 05’ 08”	16.16	Leo
2020 Oct 29	10h 00m 28s	+14° 16’ 13”	16.12	Leo