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
2023-08-21 06:44:30 C 17 05 42.506 +08 46 59.04 X F52
2023-08-23 06:21:19 C 17 07 59.77 +08 13 26.9 V T04
2023-08-23 06:26:35 C 17 08 00.00 +08 13 23.5 V T04
2023-08-23 06:31:52 C 17 08 00.26 +08 13 19.8 V T04
2023-08-24 00:27:00 C 17 08 53.434 +08 00 50.11 V W68
2023-08-24 00:36:50 C 17 08 53.892 +08 00 43.49 V W68
2023-08-24 00:40:45 C 17 08 54.089 +08 00 40.43 V W68
2023-08-24 01:00:16 C 17 08 55.022 +08 00 27.04 V W68
2023-08-27 00:41:36 C 17 12 35.362 +07 10 23.70 V W68
2023-08-27 00:46:09 C 17 12 35.592 +07 10 20.35 V W68
2023-08-27 00:55:16 C 17 12 36.077 +07 10 13.94 V W68
2023-08-27 01:12:25 C 17 12 36.922 +07 10 02.60 V W68
2023-09-03 18:09:16 C 17 22 59.081 +05 03 44.78 V M22
2023-09-03 18:13:50 C 17 22 59.345 +05 03 41.80 V M22
2023-09-03 18:28:27 C 17 23 00.204 +05 03 32.04 V M22
2023-09-03 18:36:18 C 17 23 00.638 +05 03 26.78 V M22
2023-09-06 20:12:49 C 17 27 28.128 +04 14 38.83 V M22
2023-09-06 20:17:32 C 17 27 28.426 +04 14 35.34 V M22
2023-09-06 20:51:20 C 17 27 30.478 +04 14 13.31 V M22
2023-09-06 20:59:21 C 17 27 30.998 +04 14 07.76 V M22
2023-09-11 20:20:50 C 17 35 07.61 +02 57 02.6 V M60
2023-09-11 20:30:33 C 17 35 08.20 +02 56 57.4 V M60
2023-09-11 20:38:14 C 17 35 08.71 +02 56 52.8 V M60
2023-09-12 17:45:12 C 17 36 32.371 +02 43 40.98 V M22
2023-09-12 17:49:47 C 17 36 32.695 +02 43 38.14 V M22
2023-09-12 17:58:55 C 17 36 33.262 +02 43 32.56 V M22
2023-09-12 18:23:16 C 17 36 34.858 +02 43 17.33 V M22
2023-09-14 00:30:54 C 17 38 35.472 +02 24 28.62 V W68
2023-09-14 00:35:27 C 17 38 35.779 +02 24 25.92 V W68
2023-09-14 00:47:23 C 17 38 36.554 +02 24 18.40 V W68
2023-09-14 00:48:42 C 17 38 36.605 +02 24 17.64 V W68
2023-09-14 01:05:52 C 17 38 37.766 +02 24 06.59 V W68
2023-09-17 00:28:04 C 17 43 29.933 +01 40 24.42 V W68
2023-09-17 00:32:38 C 17 43 30.242 +01 40 21.97 V W68
2023-09-17 00:58:47 C 17 43 32.052 +01 40 06.13 V W68
2023-09-18 17:44:35 C 17 46 22.874 +01 15 42.30 V M22
2023-09-18 17:53:05 C 17 46 23.455 +01 15 37.30 V M22
2023-09-18 18:17:26 C 17 46 25.130 +01 15 22.46 V M22
2023-09-20 00:35:20 C 17 48 33.799 +00 57 31.57 V W68
2023-09-20 00:39:53 C 17 48 34.128 +00 57 28.91 V W68
2023-09-20 00:54:55 C 17 48 35.186 +00 57 19.91 V W68
2023-09-20 01:10:34 C 17 48 36.276 +00 57 10.69 V W68
2023-10-02 00:36:27 C 18 10 04.255 -01 39 31.21 V W68
2023-10-02 00:41:13 C 18 10 04.637 -01 39 32.83 V W68
2023-10-02 00:49:44 C 18 10 05.263 -01 39 37.55 V W68
2023-10-02 01:06:49 C 18 10 06.595 -01 39 45.72 V W68
2023-10-04 23:45:27 C 18 15 39.737 -02 14 33.79 V W68
2023-10-04 23:50:39 C 18 15 40.138 -02 14 36.10 V W68
2023-10-04 23:59:47 C 18 15 40.898 -02 14 40.16 V W68
2023-10-05 00:15:29 C 18 15 42.158 -02 14 47.87 V W68