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
2021-01-06 05:52:32 C 00 36 57.662 -07 14 04.98 U F51
2021-01-06 06:10:50 C 00 36 58.498 -07 14 00.86 U F51
2021-01-11 02:49:25 C 00 42 30.58 -06 47 00.3 V 703
2021-01-11 02:57:38 C 00 42 31.03 -06 46 58.4 V 703
2021-01-11 03:05:53 C 00 42 31.37 -06 46 56.2 V 703
2021-01-11 03:14:06 C 00 42 31.75 -06 46 53.3 V 703
2021-01-11 05:43:47 C 00 42 39.011 -06 46 17.91 U F51
2021-01-11 06:00:00 C 00 42 39.783 -06 46 13.75 U F51
2021-01-11 06:16:16 C 00 42 40.555 -06 46 09.89 U F51
2021-01-11 06:32:37 C 00 42 41.344 -06 46 05.99 U F51
2021-01-12 02:44:17 C 00 43 40.45 -06 41 13.8 V 703
2021-01-12 02:52:16 C 00 43 40.75 -06 41 11.6 V 703
2021-01-12 03:00:15 C 00 43 41.13 -06 41 09.2 V 703
2021-01-12 03:08:15 C 00 43 41.53 -06 41 05.9 V 703
2021-01-15 10:44:45 C 00 47 38.22 -06 21 20.4 q D29
2021-01-15 11:25:28 C 00 47 40.26 -06 21 10.0 q D29
2021-02-19 02:51:25 C 01 33 48.50 -02 24 03.0 U I41
2021-02-19 03:04:20 C 01 33 49.21 -02 23 59.5 U I41
2021-02-20 02:55:41 C 01 35 15.07 -02 16 46.9 U I41
2021-02-20 03:04:18 C 01 35 15.59 -02 16 44.3 U I41
2021-03-06 02:52:43 C 01 55 51.20 -00 35 46.2 U I41
2021-03-07 02:46:31 C 01 57 21.04 -00 28 39.9 U I41
2021-03-07 02:50:01 C 01 57 21.24 -00 28 38.3 U I41
2021-03-07 02:53:31 C 01 57 21.46 -00 28 37.8 U I41
2021-03-07 02:57:00 C 01 57 21.68 -00 28 36.3 U I41
2021-11-04 13:58:19 C 07 28 51.02 -05 50 13.5 V T05
2021-11-04 14:00:57 C 07 28 51.02 -05 50 14.2 V T05
2021-11-04 14:04:17 C 07 28 51.14 -05 50 15.5 V T05
2021-11-04 14:04:56 C 07 28 51.10 -05 50 15.7 V T05
2021-11-04 14:19:13 C 07 28 51.24 -05 50 21.7 V T05
2021-11-08 12:34:50 C 07 29 35.12 -06 28 05.8 V T05
2021-11-08 12:38:08 C 07 29 35.11 -06 28 07.2 V T05
2021-11-08 12:42:46 C 07 29 35.13 -06 28 08.4 V T05
2021-11-08 12:50:02 C 07 29 35.21 -06 28 12.1 V T05
2021-11-24 12:28:58 C 07 28 32.86 -08 51 25.3 V T05
2021-11-24 12:32:16 C 07 28 32.88 -08 51 27.1 V T05
2021-11-24 12:38:51 C 07 28 32.71 -08 51 29.8 V T05
2021-11-24 12:53:56 C 07 28 32.53 -08 51 34.5 V T05
2021-11-26 12:06:10 C 07 27 57.25 -09 07 22.7 V T08
2021-11-26 12:16:12 C 07 27 57.15 -09 07 26.0 V T08
2021-11-26 12:22:10 C 07 27 57.03 -09 07 28.2 V T08
2021-11-26 13:01:22 C 07 27 56.55 -09 07 41.3 V T08
2022-01-01 09:43:07 C 07 01 48.36 -11 30 06.8 V T08
2022-01-01 09:45:46 C 07 01 48.26 -11 30 06.2 V T08
2022-01-01 09:49:45 C 07 01 48.08 -11 30 06.8 V T08
2022-01-01 09:57:15 C 07 01 47.85 -11 30 06.3 V T08
2022-01-07 23:37:37 C 06 55 10.18 -11 16 00.1 V Z39
2022-01-07 23:55:38 C 06 55 09.44 -11 15 57.3 V Z39
2022-01-08 00:05:47 C 06 55 09.04 -11 15 56.4 V Z39
2022-01-09 09:31:52 C 06 53 44.91 -11 11 10.5 V T08