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
2023-06-18 09:55:54 C 16 53 07.440 +21 39 37.15 V T05
2023-06-18 10:12:05 C 16 53 06.943 +21 39 36.86 V T05
2023-06-20 09:54:16 C 16 51 46.678 +21 37 47.06 V T05
2023-06-20 09:58:50 C 16 51 46.555 +21 37 46.78 V T05
2023-06-20 10:07:30 C 16 51 46.294 +21 37 46.16 V T05
2023-06-20 10:54:33 C 16 51 44.889 +21 37 43.04 X F51
2023-06-20 10:58:04 C 16 51 44.782 +21 37 42.85 V T05
2023-06-20 11:12:09 C 16 51 44.368 +21 37 41.84 X F51
2023-06-20 11:29:42 C 16 51 43.851 +21 37 40.62 X F51
2023-06-21 06:58:37 C 16 51 12.514 +21 36 13.57 V G96
2023-06-21 07:05:59 C 16 51 12.308 +21 36 12.89 V G96
2023-06-21 07:13:22 C 16 51 12.085 +21 36 12.38 V G96
2023-06-21 07:20:44 C 16 51 11.880 +21 36 11.63 V G96
2023-06-22 09:54:10 C 16 50 30.163 +21 33 40.32 V T05
2023-06-22 10:34:26 C 16 50 29.033 +21 33 35.86 V T05
2023-06-22 10:38:02 C 16 50 28.920 +21 33 35.35 V T05
2023-06-22 10:45:03 C 16 50 28.723 +21 33 34.52 V T05
2023-06-24 10:50:42 C 16 49 16.977 +21 27 11.81 X F51
2023-06-24 11:08:36 C 16 49 16.515 +21 27 08.87 X F51
2023-06-24 11:26:31 C 16 49 16.041 +21 27 06.03 X F51
2023-06-28 09:28:48 C 16 47 12.194 +21 08 27.31 V T05
2023-06-28 09:32:58 C 16 47 12.084 +21 08 26.34 V T05
2023-06-28 09:47:23 C 16 47 11.772 +21 08 22.88 V T05
2023-06-28 10:02:13 C 16 47 11.438 +21 08 19.25 V T05
2023-06-30 09:21:33 C 16 46 17.969 +20 56 00.17 V T05
2023-06-30 09:26:01 C 16 46 17.878 +20 55 58.94 V T05
2023-06-30 09:34:24 C 16 46 17.712 +20 55 56.60 V T05
2023-06-30 09:48:07 C 16 46 17.431 +20 55 52.79 V T05
2023-07-01 02:59:01 C 16 45 59.717 +20 51 03.24 V W68
2023-07-01 03:02:56 C 16 45 59.642 +20 51 01.76 V W68
2023-07-01 03:53:46 C 16 45 58.668 +20 50 46.86 V W68
2023-07-01 04:01:34 C 16 45 58.541 +20 50 44.48 V W68
2023-07-01 06:11:12 C 16 45 56.416 +20 49 58.33 V 703
2023-07-01 06:20:37 C 16 45 56.218 +20 49 55.52 V 703
2023-07-01 06:30:01 C 16 45 56.052 +20 49 52.54 V 703
2023-07-01 06:39:25 C 16 45 55.872 +20 49 49.58 V 703
2023-07-01 07:43:04 C 16 45 54.684 +20 49 30.22 V G96
2023-07-01 07:51:18 C 16 45 54.529 +20 49 27.80 V G96
2023-07-01 07:59:32 C 16 45 54.382 +20 49 25.14 V G96
2023-07-01 08:07:45 C 16 45 54.227 +20 49 22.76 V G96
2023-07-03 03:08:48 C 16 45 14.170 +20 35 57.41 V W68
2023-07-03 03:15:59 C 16 45 14.040 +20 35 55.21 V W68
2023-07-03 03:20:34 C 16 45 13.975 +20 35 53.23 V W68
2023-07-06 09:05:42 C 16 44 15.245 +20 07 41.48 V T05
2023-07-06 09:10:15 C 16 44 15.194 +20 07 39.65 V T05
2023-07-06 09:17:37 C 16 44 15.091 +20 07 36.77 V T05
2023-07-06 09:33:08 C 16 44 14.902 +20 07 30.68 V T05
2023-07-08 08:56:41 C 16 43 48.523 +19 48 15.59 V T05
2023-07-08 09:02:03 C 16 43 48.454 +19 48 13.43 V T05
2023-07-08 09:08:52 C 16 43 48.391 +19 48 10.44 V T05