IAA RAS IAA Minor Planet Database

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
2019-01-11 07:12:02 C 10 48 29.97 -12 40 20.6 – q I47
2019-01-11 07:55:37 C 10 48 29.97 -12 40 22.9 – q I47
2019-01-11 12:47:48 C 10 48 30.24 -12 40 41.9 – V T05
2019-01-11 13:00:42 C 10 48 30.22 -12 40 42.5 – V T05
2019-01-11 13:13:33 C 10 48 30.22 -12 40 43.1 – V T05
2019-01-11 13:26:21 C 10 48 30.21 -12 40 43.7 – V T05
2019-01-11 15:38:08 C 10 48 30.40 -12 40 45.6 17.9 q Q67
2019-01-11 15:44:57 C 10 48 30.38 -12 40 45.8 17.8 q Q67
2019-01-11 15:47:26 C 10 48 30.41 -12 40 45.9 17.9 q Q67
2019-01-11 15:50:07 C 10 48 30.43 -12 40 46.1 17.9 q Q67
2019-01-11 15:52:37 C 10 48 30.38 -12 40 46.3 17.8 q Q67
2019-01-11 15:55:05 C 10 48 30.40 -12 40 46.5 17.9 q Q67
2019-01-11 17:24:49 C 10 48 30.32 -12 40 51.0 – U Q62
2019-01-11 17:29:51 C 10 48 30.30 -12 40 51.0 – U Q62
2019-01-12 00:55:32 C 10 48 30.51 -12 41 16.6 17.6 V 104
2019-01-12 01:16:19 C 10 48 30.49 -12 41 17.4 17.6 V 104
2019-01-12 01:36:27 C 10 48 30.48 -12 41 18.5 17.6 V 104
2019-01-12 02:20:48 C 10 48 30.51 -12 41 20.5 – Q J01
2019-01-12 02:38:28 C 10 48 30.43 -12 41 21.2 – q L27
2019-01-12 03:02:23 C 10 48 30.45 -12 41 21.9 – Q J01
2019-01-12 03:43:56 C 10 48 30.41 -12 41 23.8 – Q J01
2019-01-12 03:46:29 C 10 48 30.32 -12 41 23.7 – q L27
2019-01-12 04:51:10 C 10 48 30.36 -12 41 26.9 – q L27
2019-01-12 07:35:28 C 10 48 30.39 -12 41 27.7 – q W96
2019-01-12 08:12:59 C 10 48 30.32 -12 41 30.1 – q W96
2019-01-12 10:38:33 C 10 48 30.35 -12 41 40.6 – V V16
2019-01-12 10:44:44 C 10 48 30.28 -12 41 40.2 – V V16
2019-01-12 10:50:57 C 10 48 30.32 -12 41 40.5 – V V16
2019-01-12 10:57:10 C 10 48 30.31 -12 41 40.9 – V V16
2019-01-12 11:01:18 C 10 48 30.28 -12 41 41.0 – V V16
2019-01-12 11:07:26 C 10 48 30.27 -12 41 41.0 – V V16
2019-01-12 11:17:32 C 10 48 30.25 -12 41 41.6 – V V16
2019-01-12 14:15:15 C 10 48 30.13 -12 41 47.3 – V T08
2019-01-12 14:29:15 C 10 48 30.15 -12 41 48.0 – V T08
2019-01-12 14:43:13 C 10 48 30.13 -12 41 48.6 – V T08
2019-01-12 14:57:11 C 10 48 30.08 -12 41 49.0 – V T08
2019-01-12 16:33:20 C 10 48 30.26 -12 41 53.5 – q Q11
2019-01-12 17:04:07 C 10 48 30.21 -12 41 54.6 – q Q11
2019-01-12 17:08:27 C 10 48 30.14 -12 41 49.8 – V Q62
2019-01-12 17:24:39 C 10 48 30.17 -12 41 55.4 – q Q11
2019-01-12 17:39:10 C 10 48 30.08 -12 41 50.9 – V Q62
2019-01-12 18:05:36 C 10 48 30.03 -12 41 52.0 – V Q62
2019-01-12 19:46:34 C 10 48 29.89 -12 42 01.0 – q D95
2019-01-12 19:58:54 C 10 48 29.88 -12 42 01.8 – q D95
2019-01-12 20:11:15 C 10 48 29.85 -12 42 02.2 – q D95
2019-01-13 00:32:43 C 10 48 29.85 -12 42 10.3 – V L07
2019-01-13 01:11:47 C 10 48 29.78 -12 42 11.4 – V L07
2019-01-13 01:46:11 C 10 48 29.71 -12 42 12.8 – V L07
2019-01-13 03:30:25 C 10 48 29.61 -12 42 15.4 – Q Z39
2019-01-13 03:46:59 C 10 48 29.58 -12 42 15.5 – Q Z39