Phaethon (asteroid)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Phaethon_(asteroid)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Phaethon (asteroid)
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