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
2020-10-23 07:55:18 C 00 01 39.83 -05 31 41.2 V T05
2020-10-23 07:59:55 C 00 01 39.74 -05 31 43.2 V T05
2020-10-23 08:09:08 C 00 01 39.57 -05 31 47.9 V T05
2020-10-23 08:41:07 C 00 01 38.99 -05 32 03.6 V T05
2020-10-24 08:25:57 C 00 01 16.11 -05 43 28.4 V T05
2020-10-24 08:31:15 C 00 01 16.01 -05 43 31.0 V T05
2020-10-24 08:42:29 C 00 01 15.84 -05 43 36.6 V T05
2020-10-24 08:43:59 C 00 01 15.592 -05 43 38.18 V G37
2020-10-24 09:03:03 C 00 01 15.46 -05 43 46.2 V T05
2020-10-24 09:03:22 C 00 01 15.274 -05 43 47.33 V G37
2020-10-24 09:13:58 C 00 01 15.100 -05 43 52.42 V G37
2020-10-24 20:17:27 C 00 01 05.22 -05 48 57.3 o K95
2020-10-24 20:20:48 C 00 01 05.22 -05 48 59.6 o K95
2020-10-24 20:24:07 C 00 01 05.11 -05 49 00.7 o K95
2020-10-24 20:27:27 C 00 01 05.08 -05 49 02.6 o K95
2020-10-31 06:35:48 C 23 59 18.652 -06 53 57.18 U F51
2020-10-31 06:53:21 C 23 59 18.486 -06 54 03.79 U F51
2020-10-31 07:10:56 C 23 59 18.316 -06 54 10.34 U F51
2020-10-31 07:28:35 C 23 59 18.144 -06 54 16.96 U F51
2020-11-01 04:31:14 C 23 59 08.74 -07 02 02.5 U I41
2020-11-01 07:20:22 C 23 59 07.35 -07 03 03.5 U I41
2020-11-01 07:43:00 C 23 59 07.14 -07 03 11.6 U I41
2020-11-03 08:30:50 C 23 58 50.55 -07 20 01.1 V T08
2020-11-03 08:35:29 C 23 58 50.53 -07 20 02.9 V T08
2020-11-03 08:43:27 C 23 58 50.48 -07 20 05.5 V T08
2020-11-03 08:58:49 C 23 58 50.38 -07 20 10.6 V T08
2020-11-05 04:38:47 C 23 58 41.19 -07 34 05.5 U I41
2020-11-05 05:25:35 C 23 58 41.01 -07 34 19.4 U I41
2020-11-05 07:10:44 C 23 58 40.825 -07 34 50.41 U F52
2020-11-05 07:27:20 C 23 58 40.757 -07 34 55.40 U F52
2020-11-05 07:38:58 C 23 58 40.69 -07 34 59.0 V T05
2020-11-05 07:43:58 C 23 58 40.694 -07 35 00.50 U F52
2020-11-05 07:46:57 C 23 58 40.68 -07 35 01.5 V T05
2020-11-05 07:58:13 C 23 58 40.63 -07 35 05.1 V T05
2020-11-05 08:00:36 C 23 58 40.629 -07 35 05.56 U F52
2020-11-05 08:02:14 C 23 58 40.62 -07 35 05.9 V T05
2020-11-07 08:23:51 C 23 58 36.84 -07 49 06.6 V T08
2020-11-07 08:28:30 C 23 58 36.84 -07 49 07.9 V T08
2020-11-07 08:39:14 C 23 58 36.81 -07 49 11.0 V T08
2020-11-07 08:55:19 C 23 58 36.76 -07 49 15.3 V T08
2020-11-08 08:55:49 C 23 58 37.38 -07 55 42.4 V T05
2020-11-08 09:03:47 C 23 58 37.31 -07 55 45.0 V T05
2020-11-08 09:30:09 C 23 58 37.32 -07 55 52.0 V T05
2020-11-08 09:44:42 C 23 58 37.34 -07 55 55.5 V T05
2020-11-09 20:57:31 C 23 58 41.17 -08 04 42.7 o K95
2020-11-09 21:07:32 C 23 58 41.19 -08 04 45.3 o K95
2020-11-09 21:10:52 C 23 58 41.24 -08 04 46.1 o K95
2020-11-09 21:14:11 C 23 58 41.19 -08 04 47.5 o K95
2020-11-10 03:43:51 C 23 58 42.10 -08 06 20.9 o W92
2020-11-10 04:20:33 C 23 58 42.14 -08 06 29.8 o W92