Asteroid 3200 Phaethon

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• Position (see also Where is Asteroid 3200 Phaethon?)
• Distance (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.

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 0.02174017 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 19.46.

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 Mar 22	01h 59m 11s	+23° 02’ 11”	19.49	Aries
2020 Mar 23	02h 00m 33s	+23° 06’ 07”	19.48	Aries
2020 Mar 24	02h 01m 57s	+23° 10’ 05”	19.48	Aries
2020 Mar 25	02h 03m 20s	+23° 14’ 07”	19.48	Aries
2020 Mar 26	02h 04m 44s	+23° 18’ 08”	19.48	Aries
2020 Mar 27	02h 06m 07s	+23° 22’ 13”	19.47	Aries
2020 Mar 28	02h 07m 32s	+23° 26’ 18”	19.47	Aries
2020 Mar 29	02h 08m 56s	+23° 30’ 25”	19.47	Aries
2020 Mar 30	02h 10m 20s	+23° 34’ 33”	19.46	Aries
2020 Mar 31	02h 11m 45s	+23° 38’ 44”	19.46	Aries
2020 Apr 01	02h 13m 10s	+23° 42’ 56”	19.46	Aries
2020 Apr 02	02h 14m 35s	+23° 47’ 08”	19.45	Aries
2020 Apr 03	02h 16m 00s	+23° 51’ 21”	19.45	Aries
2020 Apr 04	02h 17m 26s	+23° 55’ 36”	19.44	Aries