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3200 Phaethon

Asteroid
3200 Phaethon, provisionally designated 1983 TB, is an active Apollo asteroid with an orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than any other named asteroid. For this reason, it was named after the Greek myth of Phaëthon, son of the sun god Helios. Wikipedia
Orbital period: 524 days
Radius: 1.5845 mi
Discovered: October 11, 1983
Spectral type: B-type asteroid
Mass: 140 trillion kg
Absolute magnitude (H): 14.6