3200 Phaethon
| 3200 Phaethon | |
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| 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 Phaethon is not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface. The hard radius is larger than the waist of the body, but smaller than the ends. At the ends, your ship will go below the visual surface and you can see the backside. The Sun is visible through at least some parts of the body, even from the outside where another part of the body hides the Sun. The landing/docking light works on Phaethon, but not from the inside.
| 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 | all versions | |
See also[edit]
Gallery[edit]
1566 Icarus from Mercury_Crosser.zip in Orbiter 2005P1 
Animation of radar images of Pheathon taken on 17 December 2017
from Wikimedia Commons
Animation of the orbit of Phaethon compared to the orbits of the inner planets
from Wikimedia Commons
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