Input (grade 8): It was announced on October 14 in IAUC 3878 along with optical confirmation by Charles T. Kowal, who reported it to be asteroidal in appearance.
Output (grade 7): The surface temperature at perihelion could reach ~ 1025 K, or 1400 F. For this reason, it was named after the Greek myth of Phaëton, son of the sun god Helios.