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
2020-10-06 07:51:25 C 00 11 38.73 -01 27 09.6 V 703
2020-10-06 07:58:58 C 00 11 38.54 -01 27 14.3 V 703
2020-10-06 08:06:31 C 00 11 38.31 -01 27 19.4 V 703
2020-10-06 08:14:04 C 00 11 37.96 -01 27 25.3 V 703
2020-10-06 11:45:10 C 00 11 31.44 -01 29 49.7 V T08
2020-10-06 11:53:55 C 00 11 31.14 -01 29 56.0 V T08
2020-10-06 12:08:30 C 00 11 30.68 -01 30 06.1 V T08
2020-10-08 03:40:32 C 00 10 19.40 -01 57 13.3 q 858
2020-10-08 04:08:22 C 00 10 18.54 -01 57 32.1 q 858
2020-10-08 04:36:12 C 00 10 17.65 -01 57 50.8 q 858
2020-10-08 05:16:28 C 00 10 16.44 -01 58 18.2 V G96
2020-10-08 05:23:55 C 00 10 16.21 -01 58 23.2 V G96
2020-10-08 05:31:22 C 00 10 15.98 -01 58 28.2 V G96
2020-10-08 05:38:48 C 00 10 15.75 -01 58 33.2 V G96
2020-10-08 05:48:03 C 00 10 15.43 -01 58 39.3 V 703
2020-10-08 05:55:42 C 00 10 15.21 -01 58 44.7 V 703
2020-10-08 05:59:13 C 00 10 15.14 -01 58 47.3 U I41
2020-10-08 06:03:21 C 00 10 14.96 -01 58 49.8 V 703
2020-10-08 06:07:22 C 00 10 14.88 -01 58 52.8 U I41
2020-10-08 06:11:00 C 00 10 14.74 -01 58 54.8 V 703
2020-10-08 07:30:26 C 00 10 12.552 -01 59 47.53 U F52
2020-10-08 07:45:08 C 00 10 12.093 -01 59 57.48 U F52
2020-10-08 07:59:52 C 00 10 11.630 -02 00 07.45 U F52
2020-10-08 08:14:38 C 00 10 11.168 -02 00 17.39 U F52
2020-10-09 03:43:01 C 00 09 36.89 -02 13 23.3 q 858
2020-10-09 04:10:59 C 00 09 36.03 -02 13 42.1 q 858
2020-10-09 04:38:57 C 00 09 35.17 -02 14 00.7 q 858
2020-10-09 22:41:19 C 00 09 03.88 -02 26 00.9 V Z80
2020-10-09 22:47:59 C 00 09 03.65 -02 26 05.0 V Z80
2020-10-09 22:54:39 C 00 09 03.39 -02 26 09.8 V Z80
2020-10-10 02:18:28 C 00 08 57.91 -02 28 21.8 q 858
2020-10-10 02:50:54 C 00 08 56.94 -02 28 43.3 q 858
2020-10-10 03:20:03 C 00 08 56.08 -02 29 02.7 q 858
2020-10-10 06:03:44 C 00 08 51.23 -02 30 50.1 V 703
2020-10-10 06:11:28 C 00 08 50.99 -02 30 55.1 V 703
2020-10-10 06:19:13 C 00 08 50.77 -02 31 00.1 V 703
2020-10-10 06:26:58 C 00 08 50.55 -02 31 05.4 V 703
2020-10-10 09:43:32 C 00 08 44.93 -02 33 12.7 V T08
2020-10-10 09:48:17 C 00 08 44.78 -02 33 15.8 V T08
2020-10-10 10:39:31 C 00 08 43.24 -02 33 49.1 V T08
2020-10-10 10:51:20 C 00 08 42.89 -02 33 57.1 V T08
2020-10-11 09:45:42 C 00 08 04.62 -02 48 49.0 V T05
2020-10-11 09:50:18 C 00 08 04.50 -02 48 51.9 V T05
2020-10-11 10:00:15 C 00 08 04.20 -02 48 58.7 V T05
2020-10-11 10:22:04 C 00 08 03.56 -02 49 12.4 V T05
2020-10-12 05:49:19 C 00 07 31.89 -03 01 39.2 V 703
2020-10-12 05:57:09 C 00 07 31.70 -03 01 44.4 V 703
2020-10-12 06:04:12 C 00 07 31.51 -03 01 49.1 V I41
2020-10-12 06:04:59 C 00 07 31.46 -03 01 49.5 V 703
2020-10-12 06:12:49 C 00 07 31.21 -03 01 54.4 V 703