3200 Phaethon not make an Earth approach closer than the 2017 passage until December 14, 2093, when it will pass from Earth. 3200 Phaethon 3200 Phaethon ( , sometimes incorrectly spelled Phaeton), provisional designation , is an Apollo asteroid with an orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than any other named asteroid (though there are numerous unnamed asteroids with smaller perihelia, such as ). For this reason, it was named after the Greek myth of Phaëthon, son of the sun god Helios. It is in diameter and is the parent body of the Geminids meteor shower of mid-December. With an
A Warm December A Warm December A Warm December is a 1973 American romantic drama film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring him in the lead role as Dr. Matt Younger. It also starred Jamaican actress Esther Anderson as Catherine, Matt's love interest. Anderson's role of an African princess won her a NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in 1973. It is also notable for an appearance of Letta Mbulu's singing "Nonqonqo" with an African choir, written by Miriam Makeba. Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson wrote and conducted the score. The story was influenced by "Roman Holiday" and "Love Story". Dr. Matt Younger (Poitier) is a