296 Phaëtusa is a small Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 19 August 1890 in Nice.
Discovery
Phaëtusa was discovered on 19 August 1890 by Charlois A. at Nice.
Observations
The observation arc of Phaëtusa began on 7 September 1920 and was last observed on 4 April 2026. Giving it a long observation arc of 106 years. In these 106 years, Phaëtusa has been observed 7820 times.
Orbit
Phaëtusa is a main belt asteroid that orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.872–2.586 astronomical units (AU) with a semi-major axis or average orbital distance of 2.229 AU once every 3.33 years (for reference, Ceres's orbit is at 2.77 AU).
Phaëtusa's orbit has an eccentricity of 0.1603 and an inclination of 1.748° with respect to the ecliptic.
Physical characteristics
Phaëtusa has a diameter of approximately , its geometric albedo is . Phaëtusa rotates on its axis once every 4.5385 hours. The B-V color index of Phaëtusa is .
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