Ο ΦΑΕΘΩΝ ΘΑ ΠΕΡΑΣΕΙ ΞΥΣΤΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΓΗ ΣΤΙΣ 16 ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ vid

An asteroid called 3200 Phaeton will pass near the Earth on Dec 16, 2017

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3200 Phaethon, provisional designation 1983 TB, is an 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 Phaëton, son of the sun god Helios. Wikipedia

Orbital period: 524 days

Discovered: October 11, 1983

Average orbital speed: 19.9 km/s

Absolute magnitude: 14.6

Orbits: Sun

Discoverers: John K. Davies, Simon F. Green