Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.229 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1602
  • Inclination: 1.75 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 121.56 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 252.72 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 322.51 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 8.19600 km
  • Magnitude: 12.60
  • Albedo: 0.379
  • Spectral type (Tholen): S

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2448721.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 4.53809
  • Spin latitude: 52.0
  • Spin longitude: 52.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: -1.0

This shape model of asteroid Phaetusa is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.

The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.