3200 Phaethon

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3200 Phaethon
3200Phaethon-MercuryCrosser-Orbiter2005P1.jpg
Phaethon from Mercury_Crosser.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Designation
Name 3200 Phaethon
Reference body Sun
Number of satellites 0
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.16769336071
Semimajor axis (a) 190189089084.484 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.890018386540526
Inclination (i) 22.1721078878923°
(0.386976284751127 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 265.422886250338°
(4.63250327521479 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 587.405199734612° radian
(10.2521547787039 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 587.721540541843°
(10.2576759673485 radians)
Rotational Elements
Sidereal Rotation Period 12974.4 seconds
(3.604 hours)
Sidereal Rotation Offset 0
Obliquity 0 radians
0.1°
LAN 0
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 5100 m
Mass 1.4×10<su>14 kg
Note *Elements given are from 3200 Phaethon.cfg (Mercury_Crosser.zip).

3200 Phaethon (1983 TB) is object. It was discovered by Simon Green on 11 October 1983 from images from the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS).

The orbit of Phaethon varies from about 0.14 to 2.4 AU, which makes Phaethon cross the orbits of all four of the inner planets.

Phaethon is about 6.13 km × 4.40 km × 0.06 km, mean radius is about 5.8 km.

3200 Phaethon in Orbiter[edit]

Phaethon was introduced to Orbiter with the release of Mercury_Crosser.zip in June 2005.

Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of Icarus is not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include 1566 Icarus
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Mercury Crosser Asteroids O-F Resources 2005-06-01 Nighthawke Scenery 2 June 2005

See also[edit]

3200 Phaethon at Wikpedia

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