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
2023-03-18 14:09:05 C 16 46 32.061 -02 43 12.62 U F52
2023-03-18 14:30:26 C 16 46 33.206 -02 42 58.67 U F52
2023-03-18 14:51:47 C 16 46 34.349 -02 42 44.73 U F52
2023-03-18 15:12:56 C 16 46 35.482 -02 42 30.90 U F52
2023-03-19 08:06:36 C 16 47 31.205 -02 31 18.88 V W68
2023-03-19 08:09:12 C 16 47 31.349 -02 31 17.33 V W68
2023-03-19 08:13:51 C 16 47 31.603 -02 31 13.94 V W68
2023-03-19 08:29:54 C 16 47 32.441 -02 31 03.40 V W68
2023-03-22 02:20:21 C 16 51 02.892 -01 46 31.66 V M22
2023-03-22 02:22:57 C 16 51 03.026 -01 46 29.64 V M22
2023-03-22 02:27:29 C 16 51 03.259 -01 46 26.40 V M22
2023-03-22 02:35:53 C 16 51 03.686 -01 46 20.82 V M22
2023-03-23 06:29:46 C 16 52 29.950 -01 26 54.42 V W68
2023-03-23 06:55:01 C 16 52 31.205 -01 26 36.46 V W68
2023-03-23 07:00:45 C 16 52 31.495 -01 26 32.46 V W68
2023-03-23 07:08:44 C 16 52 31.908 -01 26 26.88 V W68
2023-03-25 13:58:46 C 16 55 15.396 -00 47 21.08 V T05
2023-03-25 14:01:23 C 16 55 15.514 -00 47 19.07 V T05
2023-03-25 14:05:57 C 16 55 15.720 -00 47 15.61 V T05
2023-03-27 05:00:20 C 16 57 07.474 -00 18 35.96 V W68
2023-03-27 05:04:23 C 16 57 07.654 -00 18 33.19 V W68
2023-03-27 05:15:00 C 16 57 08.186 -00 18 25.45 V W68
2023-03-27 05:45:37 C 16 57 09.598 -00 18 02.41 V W68
2023-03-29 11:31:14 C 16 59 36.899 +00 22 19.20 V 703
2023-03-29 11:38:12 C 16 59 37.158 +00 22 24.67 V 703
2023-03-29 11:45:09 C 16 59 37.496 +00 22 30.47 V 703
2023-03-29 11:52:06 C 16 59 37.802 +00 22 35.76 V 703
2023-03-30 02:09:35 C 17 00 15.814 +00 33 40.18 V M22
2023-03-30 02:14:01 C 17 00 16.015 +00 33 43.60 V M22
2023-03-30 02:55:19 C 17 00 17.770 +00 34 15.24 V M22
2023-03-31 05:59:17 C 17 01 28.315 +00 55 13.08 V W68
2023-03-31 06:33:39 C 17 01 29.736 +00 55 40.01 V W68
2023-03-31 06:38:15 C 17 01 29.921 +00 55 43.18 V W68
2023-03-31 06:46:06 C 17 01 30.252 +00 55 49.55 V W68
2023-03-31 17:11:33 C 17 01 56.753 +01 03 51.84 q Q21
2023-03-31 17:26:40 C 17 01 57.350 +01 04 03.50 q Q21
2023-04-01 01:33:21 C 17 02 17.753 +01 10 32.95 V M22
2023-04-01 01:36:00 C 17 02 17.854 +01 10 35.11 V M22
2023-04-01 01:39:58 C 17 02 17.995 +01 10 37.88 V M22
2023-04-01 11:13:23 C 17 02 41.798 +01 18 02.74 V 703
2023-04-01 11:20:41 C 17 02 42.043 +01 18 08.82 V 703
2023-04-01 11:27:59 C 17 02 42.331 +01 18 14.36 V 703
2023-04-01 11:35:19 C 17 02 42.688 +01 18 19.87 V 703
2023-04-02 07:23:54 C 17 03 31.346 +01 34 11.21 V W68
2023-04-02 07:26:31 C 17 03 31.454 +01 34 13.26 V W68
2023-04-02 07:31:06 C 17 03 31.622 +01 34 17.00 V W68
2023-04-02 08:03:50 C 17 03 32.894 +01 34 43.14 V W68
2023-04-04 01:08:57 C 17 05 10.070 +02 07 46.96 V M22
2023-04-04 01:11:34 C 17 05 10.164 +02 07 49.44 V M22
2023-04-04 01:15:30 C 17 05 10.301 +02 07 52.61 V M22