This object associated with the Geminid meteor stream has the smallest known perihelion distance for a body in a short-period orbit and is named for the son of Helios, who operated the solar chariot for a day, lost control of it and almost set fire to the Earth. (M 9771)
Discovered on 11-10-1983 in IRAS by IRAS | ||
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17-07-1996 | Aviation company Enimex incorporated. Asteroid Phaethon conjunct Sun. |