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
2019-01-22 00:52:45 C 10 47 12.43 -12 37 58.8 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:53:49 C 10 47 12.41 -12 37 58.7 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:54:54 C 10 47 12.41 -12 37 59.3 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:57:02 C 10 47 12.36 -12 37 59.0 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:58:06 C 10 47 12.37 -12 37 58.9 – q 585
2019-01-22 00:59:10 C 10 47 12.33 -12 37 58.8 – q 585
2019-01-23 09:12:58 C 10 46 49.89 -12 35 16.5 – – I41
2019-01-23 11:53:19 C 10 46 47.89 -12 35 00.3 – V T05
2019-01-23 12:06:42 C 10 46 47.74 -12 34 58.9 – V T05
2019-01-23 12:19:41 C 10 46 47.49 -12 34 57.6 – V T05
2019-01-23 12:32:06 C 10 46 47.28 -12 34 56.9 – V T05
2019-01-25 12:26:31 C 10 46 07.99 -12 29 47.6 – V T08
2019-01-25 12:38:57 C 10 46 07.82 -12 29 45.9 – V T08
2019-01-25 12:50:43 C 10 46 07.67 -12 29 45.0 – V T08
2019-01-25 13:03:36 C 10 46 07.43 -12 29 42.8 – V T08
2019-01-27 01:39:01 C 10 45 33.34 -12 24 54.4 – Q Z39
2019-01-27 02:04:43 C 10 45 32.86 -12 24 50.5 – Q Z39
2019-01-27 02:37:14 C 10 45 32.26 -12 24 46.0 – Q Z39
2019-01-27 12:08:26 C 10 45 22.74 -12 23 22.0 – V T05
2019-01-27 12:09:45 C 10 45 22.70 -12 23 21.7 – V T05
2019-01-27 12:25:48 C 10 45 22.27 -12 23 18.2 – V T05
2019-01-27 12:39:57 C 10 45 22.13 -12 23 17.4 – V T05
2019-01-29 01:52:39 C 10 44 42.42 -12 17 21.3 – V K38
2019-01-29 02:24:49 C 10 44 41.77 -12 17 15.8 – V K38
2019-01-29 02:39:09 C 10 44 41.50 -12 17 13.5 – V 204
2019-01-29 02:50:51 C 10 44 41.26 -12 17 11.4 – V 204
2019-01-29 02:56:28 C 10 44 41.14 -12 17 10.5 – V K38
2019-01-29 03:03:04 C 10 44 41.05 -12 17 09.2 – V 204
2019-01-29 07:24:27 C 10 44 36.43 -12 16 23.6 – – I41
2019-01-29 07:24:28 C 10 44 36.43 -12 16 23.6 – U I41
2019-01-29 07:45:09 C 10 44 36.01 -12 16 19.6 – – I41
2019-01-29 08:30:44 C 10 44 35.11 -12 16 12.0 – – I41
2019-01-29 08:30:45 C 10 44 35.11 -12 16 12.0 – U I41
2019-01-29 08:35:44 C 10 44 35.01 -12 16 11.0 – U I41
2019-01-29 10:59:43 C 10 44 32.09 -12 15 45.8 – – I41
2019-01-29 10:59:43 C 10 44 32.09 -12 15 45.8 – U I41
2019-01-29 12:02:37 C 10 44 30.94 -12 15 32.7 – V T08
2019-01-29 12:15:49 C 10 44 30.66 -12 15 30.2 – V T08
2019-01-29 12:28:59 C 10 44 30.45 -12 15 28.2 – V T08
2019-01-29 23:17:18 C 10 44 18.04 -12 13 33.4 – V C47
2019-01-29 23:24:44 C 10 44 17.89 -12 13 31.8 – V C47
2019-01-29 23:32:41 C 10 44 17.70 -12 13 30.5 – V C47
2019-01-29 23:40:40 C 10 44 17.56 -12 13 29.3 – V C47
2019-01-29 23:48:38 C 10 44 17.37 -12 13 27.5 – V C47
2019-01-29 23:57:40 C 10 44 17.20 -12 13 26.0 – V C47
2019-01-30 01:39:34 C 10 44 15.07 -12 13 06.8 – V 595
2019-01-30 01:48:15 C 10 44 14.91 -12 13 04.9 – V 595
2019-01-30 01:55:48 C 10 44 14.74 -12 13 03.8 – V 595
2019-01-30 06:55:17 C 10 44 08.95 -12 12 07.0 – u 850
2019-01-30 07:23:18 C 10 44 08.39 -12 12 01.8 – u 850