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
2013-09-30 17:29:24 C 00 17 50.29 +00 16 16.9 q D29
2013-10-03 11:22:37 C 00 15 39.716 -00 31 37.97 L F51
2013-10-03 11:23:32 C 00 15 39.684 -00 31 38.58 L F51
2013-10-03 11:40:12 C 00 15 39.116 -00 31 50.60 L F51
2013-10-03 11:41:07 C 00 15 39.080 -00 31 51.24 L F51
2013-10-05 03:41:51 C 00 14 22.25 -01 00 23.6 N I41
2013-10-05 04:31:54 C 00 14 20.59 -01 00 59.0 N I41
2013-10-05 05:19:32 C 00 14 19.02 -01 01 32.6 N I41
2013-10-05 07:10:18 C 00 14 15.27 -01 02 50.5 q 703
2013-10-05 07:18:20 C 00 14 15.00 -01 02 56.1 q 703
2013-10-05 07:26:22 C 00 14 14.73 -01 03 01.8 q 703
2013-10-05 07:34:24 C 00 14 14.49 -01 03 07.3 q 703
2013-10-08 11:13:53 C 00 11 53.969 -01 55 25.33 L F51
2013-10-08 11:30:36 C 00 11 53.447 -01 55 36.42 L F51
2013-10-12 03:05:35 C 00 09 22.59 -02 53 15.6 V G45
2013-10-12 04:34:29 C 00 09 20.05 -02 54 12.3 V G45
2013-10-12 05:48:56 C 00 09 17.89 -02 54 59.8 V G45
2013-10-12 09:58:58 C 00 09 10.74 -02 57 38.9 V G45
2013-10-25 04:35:43 C 00 02 33.55 -05 47 23.2 q 703
2013-10-25 04:46:42 C 00 02 33.41 -05 47 27.7 q 703
2013-10-25 04:57:38 C 00 02 33.21 -05 47 32.5 q 703
2013-10-25 05:08:37 C 00 02 32.96 -05 47 38.0 q 703
2013-10-31 04:34:20 C 00 00 48.57 -06 48 22.3 q 703
2013-10-31 04:49:01 C 00 00 48.41 -06 48 28.0 q 703
2013-10-31 05:03:43 C 00 00 48.28 -06 48 33.3 q 703
2013-10-31 05:18:22 C 00 00 48.13 -06 48 38.6 q 703
2013-11-09 02:14:46 C 23 59 58.68 -07 56 15.7 q G96
2013-11-09 02:25:57 C 23 59 58.68 -07 56 18.7 q G96
2013-11-09 02:37:09 C 23 59 58.68 -07 56 21.7 q G96
2013-11-09 02:48:22 C 23 59 58.67 -07 56 24.5 q G96
2013-11-10 02:24:25 C 00 00 01.01 -08 02 17.7 V G45
2013-11-10 03:34:26 C 00 00 01.05 -08 02 34.9 V G45
2013-11-10 04:38:02 C 00 00 01.12 -08 02 50.2 V G45
2013-11-10 05:54:17 C 00 00 01.22 -08 03 08.4 V G45
2013-11-23 05:32:36 C 00 02 53.242 -08 53 05.48 L F51
2013-11-23 05:48:59 C 00 02 53.482 -08 53 06.90 L F51
2013-11-23 06:07:56 C 00 02 53.754 -08 53 08.50 L F51
2013-11-23 06:26:17 C 00 02 54.019 -08 53 10.10 L F51
2013-11-29 05:27:23 C 00 05 33.174 -09 00 49.67 L F51
2013-11-29 05:45:05 C 00 05 33.532 -09 00 50.06 L F51
2014-11-18 10:42:35 C 07 30 16.53 -07 56 44.2 R G45
2014-11-18 10:48:53 C 07 30 16.48 -07 56 46.8 R G45
2014-11-18 10:56:16 C 07 30 16.47 -07 56 48.8 R G45
2014-11-18 11:02:40 C 07 30 16.42 -07 56 50.9 R G45
2014-12-17 10:31:28 C 07 16 28.23 -11 09 44.5 o H15
2014-12-17 10:49:44 C 07 16 27.61 -11 09 46.8 o H15
2014-12-17 11:05:22 C 07 16 27.07 -11 09 49.6 o H15
2014-12-20 08:19:05 C 07 14 01.80 -11 18 53.2 R G45
2014-12-20 08:25:03 C 07 14 01.61 -11 18 54.1 R G45
2014-12-20 08:31:01 C 07 14 01.39 -11 18 54.9 R G45