Asteroid 3200 Phaethon

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon is currently in the constellation of Perseus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon is 04h 20m 38s and the Declination is +40° 19’ 29” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon is 17.84 (JPL).

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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 220,322,773 kilometers, equivalent to 1.472767 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12 minutes and 14.9177 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 17.84.

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

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon is circumpolar and transits at 02:01 UTC (altitude: 78.8°)

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
2021 Oct 19	04h 34m 05s	+40° 05’ 57”	18.09	Perseus
2021 Oct 20	04h 32m 30s	+40° 08’ 39”	18.06	Perseus
2021 Oct 21	04h 30m 52s	+40° 11’ 06”	18.02	Perseus
2021 Oct 22	04h 29m 09s	+40° 13’ 18”	17.99	Perseus
2021 Oct 23	04h 27m 23s	+40° 15’ 12”	17.96	Perseus
2021 Oct 24	04h 25m 32s	+40° 16’ 50”	17.93	Perseus
2021 Oct 25	04h 23m 38s	+40° 18’ 11”	17.89	Perseus
2021 Oct 26	04h 21m 39s	+40° 19’ 12”	17.86	Perseus
2021 Oct 27	04h 19m 37s	+40° 19’ 51”	17.83	Perseus
2021 Oct 28	04h 17m 31s	+40° 20’ 09”	17.80	Perseus
2021 Oct 29	04h 15m 21s	+40° 20’ 04”	17.76	Perseus
2021 Oct 30	04h 13m 08s	+40° 19’ 36”	17.73	Perseus
2021 Oct 31	04h 10m 50s	+40° 18’ 42”	17.70	Perseus
2021 Nov 01	04h 08m 30s	+40° 17’ 21”	17.66	Perseus