6478 Gault (1988 JC1)

⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.1927623143 ± 9.44e-09
Semi-major axis (a)2.3062895565 AU ± 1.99e-09
Inclination (i)22.80052294° ± 1.43e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)183.40651150° ± 2.71e-06
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)83.60740043° ± 4.31e-06
Mean Anomaly (M)244.69736535° ± 3.48e-06
Mean Motion (n)0.2814112968°/day ± 3.64e-10
Perihelion dist (q)1.86172384 AU ± 2.18e-08
Aphelion dist (Q)2.75085527 AU ± 2.19e-08
Orbital Period3.50244036 yr ± 4.54e-09
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)14.39
Rotation Period2.493 h
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-06-04
RMS Residual0.287″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeMBA
MOID0.992706 AU
Observations Used3992
Oppositions30
Arc Total1984-2026
First Observation Used1984-01-30
Last Observation Used2026-04-13
Observations (4286)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
1984-01-30 15:39:27 10 50 48.67 -12 22 19.0 q 260
1984-01-30 16:39:26 10 50 47.62 -12 22 07.3 q 260
1988-05-12 10:09:00 A 17 31 12.52 +15 29 19.9 17.5 675
1988-05-12 10:34:30 A 17 31 12.18 +15 29 39.1 675
1988-05-12 11:17:00 A 17 31 11.58 +15 30 12.9 675
1988-06-08 08:11:29 A 17 15 37.50 +21 21 42.2 17.2 675
1988-06-11 08:08:59 A 17 13 18.20 +21 36 57.9 675
1988-06-14 00:17:33 A 17 11 14.84 +21 45 57.7 071
1988-06-14 00:50:22 A 17 11 13.82 +21 46 00.7 071
1988-06-14 01:17:40 A 17 11 12.89 +21 46 03.8 071
1988-06-14 22:30:48 A 17 10 32.73 +21 48 04.9 071
1988-06-14 23:28:27 A 17 10 30.82 +21 48 10.4 071
1988-07-17 06:56:14 A 16 56 28.11 +18 17 03.4 17.3 675
1988-07-18 06:02:00 A 16 56 30.43 +18 04 05.9 675
1991-01-20 17:18:59 A 10 53 39.87 -12 46 09.2 413
1992-09-27 07:58:47 c 00 24 41.47 +01 17 17.1 i 691
1992-09-27 08:24:33 c 00 24 40.55 +01 16 57.7 i 691
1992-09-27 08:52:08 c 00 24 39.41 +01 16 37.2 i 691
1995-05-26 06:42:23 17 21 07.62 +19 05 47.0 693
1995-05-26 07:10:26 17 21 06.89 +19 06 03.7 693
1995-05-29 05:58:28 17 19 11.49 +19 43 33.0 693
1995-05-29 06:25:05 17 19 10.68 +19 43 46.1 693
1995-06-28 02:31:31 C 16 57 55.07 +21 22 18.2 z 801
1995-06-28 03:03:15 C 16 57 54.29 +21 22 11.4 z 801
1995-06-29 03:12:04 C 16 57 22.23 +21 16 38.8 z 801
1995-06-29 03:37:48 C 16 57 21.63 +21 16 32.6 z 801
1998-03-26 08:27:20 C 10 08 19.27 -00 28 43.8 c 566
1998-03-26 08:41:23 C 10 08 18.93 -00 28 34.4 c 566
1998-03-26 08:55:26 C 10 08 18.67 -00 28 24.9 c 566
1999-07-23 08:42:50 C 00 36 31.38 +14 06 04.6 18.8 a 704
1999-07-23 09:00:57 C 00 36 31.95 +14 06 03.2 19.3 a 704
1999-07-23 09:19:00 C 00 36 32.39 +14 06 02.3 19.4 a 704
1999-07-23 09:37:01 C 00 36 32.85 +14 05 59.8 19.4 a 704
1999-07-23 09:55:04 C 00 36 33.44 +14 05 58.7 19.3 a 704
1999-09-05 09:43:44 C 00 39 04.95 +07 48 35.4 c 699
1999-09-05 10:27:57 C 00 39 03.81 +07 48 07.0 c 699
1999-09-05 11:12:09 C 00 39 02.78 +07 47 37.2 c 699
1999-09-07 09:40:46 C 00 37 55.69 +07 17 16.5 19.0 a 704
1999-09-07 09:57:14 C 00 37 55.31 +07 17 05.9 19.8 a 704
1999-09-07 10:13:35 C 00 37 54.89 +07 16 54.8 19.4 a 704
1999-09-07 10:29:59 C 00 37 54.42 +07 16 44.2 19.4 a 704
1999-09-07 10:46:16 C 00 37 54.01 +07 16 32.9 19.6 a 704
1999-09-08 08:11:07 C 00 37 21.57 +07 02 15.9 17.3 a 704
1999-09-08 08:30:44 C 00 37 21.05 +07 02 02.4 17.3 a 704
1999-09-08 08:50:17 C 00 37 20.52 +07 01 49.3 17.2 a 704
1999-09-08 09:10:00 C 00 37 19.93 +07 01 36.2 17.4 a 704
1999-09-09 08:03:32 C 00 36 44.05 +06 46 06.3 18.4 a 704
1999-09-09 08:23:36 C 00 36 43.44 +06 45 52.2 19.0 a 704
1999-09-09 08:43:45 C 00 36 42.91 +06 45 38.7 18.6 a 704
1999-09-09 09:04:19 C 00 36 42.30 +06 45 24.8 18.5 a 704