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
2023-02-22 03:01:29 C 16 08 49.258 -07 47 41.93 V M22
2023-02-22 03:09:17 C 16 08 49.752 -07 47 39.01 V M22
2023-02-22 03:10:35 C 16 08 49.894 -07 47 38.58 V M22
2023-02-23 07:03:18 C 16 10 49.462 -07 36 44.17 V W68
2023-02-23 07:07:51 C 16 10 49.810 -07 36 42.91 V W68
2023-02-23 07:34:40 C 16 10 51.691 -07 36 32.00 V W68
2023-02-23 08:00:06 C 16 10 53.474 -07 36 22.32 V W68
2023-02-27 08:45:58 C 16 17 39.955 -06 55 46.45 V W68
2023-02-27 08:50:31 C 16 17 40.234 -06 55 44.26 V W68
2023-02-27 09:13:49 C 16 17 41.822 -06 55 33.92 V W68
2023-02-27 09:27:18 C 16 17 42.725 -06 55 27.98 V W68
2023-03-02 02:29:21 C 16 22 08.573 -06 25 45.66 V M22
2023-03-02 02:34:32 C 16 22 08.890 -06 25 43.75 V M22
2023-03-02 02:45:34 C 16 22 09.641 -06 25 38.50 V M22
2023-03-02 03:07:16 C 16 22 11.050 -06 25 28.24 V M22
2023-03-02 06:53:53 V 16 22 26.46 -06 23 41.1 V 247
2023-03-02 06:53:53 v 1 289.1467 -30.5263 247
2023-03-02 06:55:52 V 16 22 26.58 -06 23 40.0 V 247
2023-03-02 06:55:52 v 1 289.1467 -30.5263 247
2023-03-02 06:58:47 V 16 22 26.78 -06 23 38.7 V 247
2023-03-02 06:58:47 v 1 289.1467 -30.5263 247
2023-03-02 06:59:47 V 16 22 26.84 -06 23 38.1 V 247
2023-03-02 06:59:47 v 1 289.1467 -30.5263 247
2023-03-03 08:15:51 C 16 24 08.153 -06 11 31.45 V W68
2023-03-03 08:27:34 C 16 24 08.918 -06 11 25.69 V W68
2023-03-03 08:32:07 C 16 24 09.226 -06 11 23.53 V W68
2023-03-03 08:54:17 C 16 24 10.646 -06 11 12.88 V W68
2023-03-07 07:19:07 C 16 30 20.594 -05 23 19.50 V W68
2023-03-07 07:23:40 C 16 30 20.906 -05 23 16.19 V W68
2023-03-07 07:31:29 C 16 30 21.334 -05 23 12.70 V W68
2023-03-07 07:47:46 C 16 30 22.325 -05 23 03.80 V W68
2023-03-09 02:26:00 C 16 33 04.385 -05 00 05.29 V M22
2023-03-09 02:30:35 C 16 33 04.651 -05 00 02.38 V M22
2023-03-09 02:38:24 C 16 33 05.141 -04 59 57.88 V M22
2023-03-09 02:47:31 C 16 33 05.666 -04 59 53.59 V M22
2023-03-09 11:38:08 C 16 33 38.862 -04 55 06.74 V 703
2023-03-09 11:45:32 C 16 33 39.352 -04 55 02.50 V 703
2023-03-09 11:52:56 C 16 33 39.802 -04 54 58.79 V 703
2023-03-10 02:02:39 C 16 34 32.758 -04 46 59.41 V M22
2023-03-10 02:10:00 C 16 34 33.206 -04 46 55.27 V M22
2023-03-10 02:14:33 C 16 34 33.516 -04 46 52.75 V M22
2023-03-10 02:31:29 C 16 34 34.560 -04 46 43.36 V M22
2023-03-14 02:14:41 C 16 40 22.188 -03 50 59.86 V M22
2023-03-14 02:29:18 C 16 40 22.999 -03 50 51.14 V M22
2023-03-14 02:33:51 C 16 40 23.275 -03 50 48.41 V M22
2023-03-14 02:42:20 C 16 40 23.794 -03 50 42.86 V M22
2023-03-17 14:21:12 C 16 45 12.600 -02 58 38.10 V T05
2023-03-17 14:23:49 C 16 45 12.737 -02 58 36.52 V T05
2023-03-17 14:31:39 C 16 45 13.154 -02 58 31.37 V T05
2023-03-17 15:05:50 C 16 45 15.024 -02 58 09.44 V T05