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
2023-05-14 09:49:49 C 17 16 31.408 +16 01 56.78 V G96
2023-05-14 09:57:11 C 17 16 31.278 +16 02 02.33 V G96
2023-05-14 10:04:35 C 17 16 31.141 +16 02 07.84 V G96
2023-05-14 23:07:45 C 17 16 19.09 +16 11 58.0 V Z17
2023-05-14 23:12:59 C 17 16 19.00 +16 12 02.1 V Z17
2023-05-14 23:18:15 C 17 16 18.90 +16 12 06.0 V Z17
2023-05-15 10:35:45 C 17 16 07.390 +16 20 33.65 V T05
2023-05-15 10:40:20 C 17 16 07.306 +16 20 36.92 V T05
2023-05-15 10:48:56 C 17 16 07.135 +16 20 43.44 V T05
2023-05-15 11:29:41 C 17 16 06.338 +16 21 13.90 V T05
2023-05-15 19:04:33 C 17 15 58.23 +16 26 48.3 V D29
2023-05-15 19:24:55 C 17 15 57.84 +16 27 03.3 V D29
2023-05-15 19:45:17 C 17 15 57.45 +16 27 18.3 V D29
2023-05-21 10:33:36 C 17 13 11.321 +18 00 30.42 V T05
2023-05-21 10:47:45 C 17 13 10.946 +18 00 39.53 V T05
2023-05-21 11:16:33 C 17 13 10.195 +18 00 58.10 V T05
2023-05-21 11:19:48 C 17 13 10.116 +18 01 00.08 V T05
2023-05-23 12:40:42 C 17 11 57.355 +18 31 39.04 V T05
2023-05-23 12:45:56 C 17 11 57.216 +18 31 42.02 V T05
2023-05-23 12:53:36 C 17 11 56.995 +18 31 46.78 V T05
2023-05-23 13:07:54 C 17 11 56.604 +18 31 55.38 V T05
2023-05-24 10:09:38 C 17 11 24.054 +18 44 19.75 V 703
2023-05-24 10:18:16 C 17 11 23.809 +18 44 24.65 V 703
2023-05-24 10:26:54 C 17 11 23.536 +18 44 29.90 V 703
2023-05-24 10:35:32 C 17 11 23.298 +18 44 35.45 V 703
2023-05-25 13:14:39 C 17 10 40.807 +18 59 49.56 V T05
2023-05-25 13:26:25 C 17 10 40.426 +18 59 56.22 V T05
2023-05-25 13:30:33 C 17 10 40.272 +18 59 57.80 V T05
2023-05-25 13:32:30 C 17 10 40.246 +18 59 59.50 V T05
2023-05-25 13:36:24 C 17 10 40.142 +19 00 01.51 V T05
2023-05-25 14:03:54 C 17 10 39.350 +19 00 16.67 V T05
2023-05-25 14:05:12 C 17 10 39.288 +19 00 17.53 V T05
2023-05-25 14:09:40 C 17 10 39.178 +19 00 19.94 V T05
2023-05-27 07:15:38 C 17 09 31.410 +19 22 30.36 V G96
2023-05-27 07:23:02 C 17 09 31.187 +19 22 34.18 V G96
2023-05-27 07:30:26 C 17 09 30.964 +19 22 38.10 V G96
2023-05-27 07:37:51 C 17 09 30.730 +19 22 42.02 V G96
2023-05-27 09:20:54 C 17 09 27.565 +19 23 35.63 V 703
2023-05-27 09:29:36 C 17 09 27.306 +19 23 40.06 V 703
2023-05-27 09:38:17 C 17 09 27.047 +19 23 44.45 V 703
2023-05-27 09:46:57 C 17 09 26.777 +19 23 49.06 V 703
2023-05-27 10:09:53 C 17 09 26.503 +19 24 02.74 V T05
2023-05-27 10:51:53 C 17 09 25.217 +19 24 24.77 V T05
2023-05-27 10:54:30 C 17 09 25.128 +19 24 25.99 V T05
2023-05-27 10:59:03 C 17 09 24.994 +19 24 28.37 V T05
2023-05-27 12:45:41 C 17 09 21.696 +19 25 23.35 X F51
2023-05-27 13:04:53 C 17 09 21.104 +19 25 33.27 X F51
2023-05-27 13:24:09 C 17 09 20.537 +19 25 43.77 X F51
2023-05-29 08:27:04 C 17 08 05.888 +19 47 02.69 V 703
2023-05-29 08:34:38 C 17 08 05.654 +19 47 06.29 V 703