Phaethon (asteroid)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Phaethon_(asteroid)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:albedo	0.11
gptkbp:aphelion	2.403 AU
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude	14.6
gptkbp:diameter	~5.8 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:John_K._Davies gptkb:Simon_F._Green
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1983-10-11
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth	0.019 AU (2026)
gptkbp:eccentricity	0.890
gptkbp:hasMoon	none known
gptkbp:inclination	22.2 degrees
gptkbp:minimumOrbitIntersectionDistance	0.019 AU
gptkbp:minorPlanetNumber	3200
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Phaethon_(mythology)
gptkbp:NASA_JPL_Small-Body_Database	https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=3200
gptkbp:nearestCity	2026-12-14
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:IRAS
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:3200_Phaethon
gptkbp:orbitType	Apollo group 1.43 years
gptkbp:parentBody	gptkb:Geminids gptkb:Geminid_meteor_shower
gptkbp:perihelion	0.140 AU
gptkbp:rotationPeriod	3.6 hours
gptkbp:semiMajorAxis	1.271 AU
gptkbp:spectralType	B-type
gptkbp:temperature	up to 1025 K at perihelion
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Phaëton
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Phaethon (asteroid)