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
2019-01-15 13:07:56 C 10 48 21.10 -12 43 17.4 – V T05
2019-01-16 01:09:21 C 10 48 18.25 -12 43 20.4 – V 587
2019-01-16 01:35:06 C 10 48 18.12 -12 43 20.2 – V 587
2019-01-16 02:00:31 C 10 48 17.96 -12 43 20.1 – V 204
2019-01-16 02:04:36 C 10 48 17.94 -12 43 19.8 – q L27
2019-01-16 02:19:02 C 10 48 17.87 -12 43 20.3 – V 587
2019-01-16 02:24:03 C 10 48 17.84 -12 43 19.9 – V 204
2019-01-16 02:45:33 C 10 48 17.72 -12 43 19.8 – V 204
2019-01-16 03:06:26 C 10 48 17.59 -12 43 18.8 – q L27
2019-01-16 03:13:25 C 10 48 17.65 -12 43 19.9 – q A77
2019-01-16 03:29:13 C 10 48 17.50 -12 43 19.8 – q A77
2019-01-16 03:44:40 C 10 48 17.39 -12 43 19.6 – q A77
2019-01-16 03:58:07 C 10 48 17.33 -12 43 19.3 – q A77
2019-01-16 04:08:09 C 10 48 17.25 -12 43 19.5 – q L27
2019-01-16 04:10:07 C 10 48 17.23 -12 43 19.3 – q A77
2019-01-16 12:59:52 C 10 48 15.14 -12 43 10.7 – q Q67
2019-01-16 14:41:12 C 10 48 14.56 -12 43 10.2 – q Q67
2019-01-16 16:15:01 C 10 48 14.00 -12 43 09.5 – q Q67
2019-01-16 17:44:24 C 10 48 13.44 -12 43 08.8 – q Q67
2019-01-17 12:10:40 C 10 48 07.46 -12 42 57.8 – V T08
2019-01-17 12:23:08 C 10 48 07.35 -12 42 57.3 – V T08
2019-01-17 12:35:27 C 10 48 07.28 -12 42 57.6 – V T08
2019-01-17 12:47:16 C 10 48 07.20 -12 42 57.2 – V T08
2019-01-17 16:33:34 C 10 48 05.84 -12 42 48.6 – U Q62
2019-01-17 16:38:05 C 10 48 05.81 -12 42 48.5 – U Q62
2019-01-18 02:35:32 C 10 48 01.96 -12 42 40.0 – q L27
2019-01-18 03:37:06 C 10 48 01.50 -12 42 38.5 – q L27
2019-01-18 04:38:40 C 10 48 00.99 -12 42 36.5 – q L27
2019-01-18 16:16:13 C 10 47 56.41 -12 42 16.4 – q Q21
2019-01-18 16:34:08 C 10 47 56.26 -12 42 15.6 – q Q21
2019-01-18 17:37:40 C 10 47 55.70 -12 42 13.5 – q Q21
2019-01-19 10:15:20 C 10 47 48.12 -12 41 36.1 – – I41
2019-01-20 01:48:01 C 10 47 40.28 -12 40 53.7 – V Z80
2019-01-20 02:00:32 C 10 47 40.14 -12 40 53.2 – V Z80
2019-01-20 02:08:17 C 10 47 40.15 -12 40 52.9 – V Z80
2019-01-20 04:15:04 C 10 47 39.19 -12 40 41.1 – q W96
2019-01-20 04:50:54 C 10 47 38.83 -12 40 39.7 – q W96
2019-01-20 05:26:11 C 10 47 38.48 -12 40 37.8 – q W96
2019-01-20 06:41:32 C 10 47 37.70 -12 40 34.0 – q W96
2019-01-20 08:11:27 C 10 47 37.01 -12 40 33.7 – – I41
2019-01-20 09:01:20 C 10 47 36.51 -12 40 31.3 – – I41
2019-01-22 00:43:10 C 10 47 12.49 -12 37 59.6 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:44:14 C 10 47 12.51 -12 37 59.6 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:45:18 C 10 47 12.48 -12 37 59.3 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:46:22 C 10 47 12.49 -12 37 59.1 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:47:26 C 10 47 12.48 -12 37 59.1 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:48:29 C 10 47 12.45 -12 37 59.0 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:49:33 C 10 47 12.44 -12 37 59.0 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:50:37 C 10 47 12.43 -12 37 58.8 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:51:41 C 10 47 12.44 -12 37 58.9 – q 585