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
2022-02-18 10:55:32 C 06 26 31.24 -05 37 07.2 q Q62
2022-02-18 11:00:53 C 06 26 31.19 -05 37 04.9 q Q62
2022-02-25 01:09:19 C 06 25 50.359 -04 23 34.69 V W68
2022-02-25 01:14:30 C 06 25 50.311 -04 23 32.64 V W68
2022-02-25 01:21:38 C 06 25 50.340 -04 23 29.22 V W68
2022-02-25 01:36:00 C 06 25 50.270 -04 23 23.10 V W68
2022-02-26 05:35:05 C 06 25 50.71 -04 10 23.4 V T05
2022-02-26 05:39:42 C 06 25 50.72 -04 10 21.6 V T05
2022-02-26 05:44:19 C 06 25 50.77 -04 10 19.6 V T05
2022-02-26 05:55:31 C 06 25 50.68 -04 10 13.9 V T05
2022-03-02 05:30:44 C 06 26 08.83 -03 25 49.2 V T05
2022-03-02 05:33:32 C 06 26 08.89 -03 25 48.3 V T05
2022-03-02 05:37:45 C 06 26 08.90 -03 25 46.6 V T05
2022-03-02 05:45:34 C 06 26 08.95 -03 25 42.4 V T05
2022-05-03 03:10:58 C 07 15 32.580 +05 14 42.00 V G96
2022-05-03 03:16:27 C 07 15 32.882 +05 14 43.44 V G96
2022-05-03 03:21:57 C 07 15 33.170 +05 14 44.41 V G96
2022-05-03 03:27:27 C 07 15 33.455 +05 14 45.46 V G96
2022-12-22 12:41:46 C 14 10 27.170 -10 17 51.79 V G96
2022-12-22 12:50:01 C 14 10 27.854 -10 17 52.76 V G96
2022-12-22 12:58:16 C 14 10 28.564 -10 17 53.99 V G96
2022-12-22 13:06:30 C 14 10 29.248 -10 17 54.89 V G96
2023-01-22 12:21:07 C 15 11 59.046 -10 37 05.77 V 703
2023-01-22 12:29:50 C 15 11 59.658 -10 37 05.05 V 703
2023-01-22 12:38:32 C 15 12 00.446 -10 37 03.97 V 703
2023-01-22 12:47:15 C 15 12 01.134 -10 37 03.25 V 703
2023-01-29 12:01:59 C 15 25 30.680 -10 17 08.34 V 703
2023-01-29 12:09:59 C 15 25 31.282 -10 17 07.87 V 703
2023-01-29 12:18:00 C 15 25 31.908 -10 17 06.61 V 703
2023-01-29 12:26:00 C 15 25 32.527 -10 17 05.17 V 703
2023-02-01 12:45:16 C 15 31 17.879 -10 05 16.01 V 703
2023-02-01 12:52:57 C 15 31 18.534 -10 05 13.88 V 703
2023-02-01 13:08:18 C 15 31 19.661 -10 05 11.69 V 703
2023-02-04 08:41:03 C 15 36 39.437 -09 52 14.92 V W68
2023-02-04 08:43:41 C 15 36 39.638 -09 52 14.56 V W68
2023-02-04 09:02:44 C 15 36 41.107 -09 52 10.63 V W68
2023-02-04 09:10:05 C 15 36 41.662 -09 52 10.06 V W68
2023-02-10 10:51:50 C 15 47 59.996 -09 18 16.02 V 703
2023-02-10 11:00:26 C 15 48 00.583 -09 18 13.79 V 703
2023-02-10 11:09:01 C 15 48 01.206 -09 18 11.23 V 703
2023-02-10 11:17:37 C 15 48 01.976 -09 18 08.89 V 703
2023-02-19 08:54:56 C 16 04 02.134 -08 12 09.22 V W68
2023-02-19 09:16:06 C 16 04 03.710 -08 12 01.76 V W68
2023-02-19 09:19:30 C 16 04 03.943 -08 12 00.58 V W68
2023-02-19 09:24:56 C 16 04 04.330 -08 11 58.60 V W68
2023-02-22 02:43:56 C 16 08 48.022 -07 47 48.66 V M22
2023-02-22 02:45:14 C 16 08 48.125 -07 47 48.08 V M22
2023-02-22 02:50:29 C 16 08 48.478 -07 47 46.10 V M22
2023-02-22 02:51:08 C 16 08 48.540 -07 47 46.07 V M22
2023-02-22 03:00:50 C 16 08 49.219 -07 47 42.07 V M22