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
2023-07-31 02:29:04 C 16 47 47.340 +14 40 58.19 V W68
2023-08-04 20:36:00 C 16 50 42.444 +13 23 55.39 V M22
2023-08-04 20:40:32 C 16 50 42.574 +13 23 52.44 V M22
2023-08-04 20:51:36 C 16 50 42.857 +13 23 44.70 V M22
2023-08-04 21:06:05 C 16 50 43.262 +13 23 34.73 V M22
2023-08-06 02:09:28 C 16 51 34.409 +13 03 35.82 V W68
2023-08-06 02:14:01 C 16 51 34.543 +13 03 32.58 V W68
2023-08-06 02:27:14 C 16 51 34.918 +13 03 23.54 V W68
2023-08-06 02:45:18 C 16 51 35.429 +13 03 10.87 V W68
2023-08-06 20:41:02 B 16 52 08.37 +12 50 38.9 q M56
2023-08-06 20:55:22 B 16 52 08.81 +12 50 29.5 q M56
2023-08-06 21:09:42 B 16 52 09.21 +12 50 19.2 q M56
2023-08-07 20:02:54 B 16 52 52.56 +12 34 27.0 q M56
2023-08-07 20:06:19 B 16 52 52.66 +12 34 24.2 q M56
2023-08-07 20:08:19 B 16 52 52.77 +12 34 22.8 q M56
2023-08-10 18:52:16 C 16 55 16.483 +11 45 04.61 V M22
2023-08-10 19:04:41 C 16 55 16.901 +11 44 55.75 V M22
2023-08-10 19:13:18 C 16 55 17.203 +11 44 49.63 V M22
2023-08-10 19:29:13 C 16 55 17.753 +11 44 38.58 V M22
2023-08-11 14:08:48 S 16 55 58.20 +11 31 26.2 L C51
2023-08-11 17:15:17 S 16 56 05.02 +11 29 14.8 L C51
2023-08-11 17:15:28 S 16 56 05.07 +11 29 15.0 L C51
2023-08-11 20:21:57 S 16 56 11.92 +11 27 03.9 L C51
2023-08-11 20:22:08 S 16 56 11.89 +11 27 02.9 L C51
2023-08-12 01:50:07 C 16 56 23.868 +11 23 17.16 V W68
2023-08-12 01:54:07 C 16 56 24.007 +11 23 14.28 V W68
2023-08-12 02:04:52 C 16 56 24.413 +11 23 06.76 V W68
2023-08-12 04:08:36 S 16 56 29.16 +11 21 35.0 L C51
2023-08-12 05:41:57 S 16 56 32.67 +11 20 28.8 L C51
2023-08-12 07:15:16 S 16 56 36.07 +11 19 23.8 L C51
2023-08-12 08:48:37 S 16 56 39.60 +11 18 17.0 L C51
2023-08-12 11:54:33 S 16 56 46.55 +11 16 06.6 L C51
2023-08-12 13:27:52 S 16 56 50.04 +11 15 00.9 L C51
2023-08-12 15:01:57 S 16 56 53.60 +11 13 54.0 L C51
2023-08-12 16:35:17 S 16 56 57.11 +11 12 48.1 L C51
2023-08-12 22:48:37 S 16 57 11.29 +11 08 25.5 L C51
2023-08-13 01:55:17 S 16 57 18.39 +11 06 12.9 L C51
2023-08-13 19:11:08 C 16 57 58.296 +10 54 06.88 V M22
2023-08-13 19:15:42 C 16 57 58.459 +10 54 03.46 V M22
2023-08-13 19:23:38 C 16 57 58.759 +10 53 57.73 V M22
2023-08-14 18:41:22 C 16 58 54.132 +10 37 29.57 V M22
2023-08-14 18:46:33 C 16 58 54.343 +10 37 25.57 V M22
2023-08-14 18:54:24 C 16 58 54.643 +10 37 20.32 V M22
2023-08-14 19:10:11 C 16 58 55.260 +10 37 09.44 V M22
2023-08-15 01:19:48 C 16 59 10.118 +10 32 47.36 V W68
2023-08-15 01:24:21 C 16 59 10.306 +10 32 44.16 V W68
2023-08-15 01:34:32 C 16 59 10.690 +10 32 36.92 V W68
2023-08-15 01:49:33 C 16 59 11.270 +10 32 26.66 V W68
2023-08-21 06:02:50 C 17 05 40.620 +08 47 28.50 X F52
2023-08-21 06:30:40 C 17 05 41.880 +08 47 08.78 X F52