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
2024-10-08 13:49:26 C 04 36 07.449 -01 15 18.23 X F51
2024-10-12 13:21:01 C 04 35 22.745 -02 03 52.03 X F51
2024-10-12 13:37:28 C 04 35 22.559 -02 04 00.47 X F51
2024-10-12 13:53:59 C 04 35 22.369 -02 04 08.89 X F51
2024-10-12 14:10:29 C 04 35 22.181 -02 04 17.33 X F51
2024-10-21 11:41:00 C 04 32 06.936 -03 53 03.73 V T05
2024-10-21 11:43:37 C 04 32 06.840 -03 53 04.74 V T05
2024-10-21 11:57:19 C 04 32 06.545 -03 53 11.83 V T05
2024-10-21 12:41:11 C 04 32 05.640 -03 53 34.48 V T05
2024-10-22 13:31:01 C 04 31 34.469 -04 06 03.97 X F51
2024-10-22 13:45:24 C 04 31 34.143 -04 06 11.21 X F51
2024-10-22 13:59:34 C 04 31 33.821 -04 06 18.29 X F51
2024-10-22 14:13:50 C 04 31 33.495 -04 06 25.44 X F51
2024-10-24 04:14:14 C 04 30 42.862 -04 25 21.18 V W68
2024-10-24 04:18:15 C 04 30 42.823 -04 25 23.34 V W68
2024-10-24 05:08:28 C 04 30 41.566 -04 25 48.32 V W68
2024-10-24 05:16:17 C 04 30 41.338 -04 25 52.79 V W68
2024-10-25 21:27:00 C 04 29 43.382 -04 45 45.18 V M22
2024-10-25 21:30:20 C 04 29 43.306 -04 45 46.87 V M22
2024-10-25 22:21:16 C 04 29 42.014 -04 46 12.07 V M22
2024-10-25 23:02:45 C 04 29 40.946 -04 46 32.16 V M22
2024-10-28 05:48:06 C 04 28 14.834 -05 13 12.76 V W68
2024-10-28 05:50:43 C 04 28 14.777 -05 13 14.12 V W68
2024-10-28 05:55:17 C 04 28 14.611 -05 13 16.36 V W68
2024-10-28 06:30:47 C 04 28 13.634 -05 13 33.42 V W68
2024-10-28 10:19:48 C 04 28 07.266 -05 15 29.05 V V00
2024-10-28 10:35:59 C 04 28 06.805 -05 15 36.86 V V00
2024-10-28 10:44:03 C 04 28 06.575 -05 15 40.75 V V00
2024-10-29 14:02:48 C 04 27 20.530 -05 28 44.33 V T05
2024-10-29 14:07:22 C 04 27 20.378 -05 28 46.42 V T05
2024-10-29 14:27:03 C 04 27 19.834 -05 28 55.92 V T05
2024-10-29 14:36:49 C 04 27 19.519 -05 29 00.56 V T05
2024-11-01 03:56:27 C 04 25 30.103 -05 57 41.62 V W68
2024-11-01 03:59:03 C 04 25 30.007 -05 57 42.30 V W68
2024-11-01 04:03:02 C 04 25 29.890 -05 57 44.21 V W68
2024-11-01 04:17:29 C 04 25 29.419 -05 57 50.76 V W68
2024-11-01 09:05:19 C 04 25 20.341 -06 00 08.46 V G96
2024-11-01 09:12:44 C 04 25 20.042 -06 00 12.10 V G96
2024-11-01 09:20:09 C 04 25 19.852 -06 00 15.88 V G96
2024-11-01 09:27:34 C 04 25 19.628 -06 00 18.68 V G96
2024-11-02 10:54:32 C 04 24 31.450 -06 11 55.10 V T05
2024-11-02 10:59:05 C 04 24 31.306 -06 11 57.01 V T05
2024-11-02 11:34:11 C 04 24 30.130 -06 12 12.89 V T05
2024-11-02 11:38:44 C 04 24 29.986 -06 12 15.01 V T05
2024-11-03 14:14:01 C 04 23 38.21 -06 24 12.5 V D29
2024-11-03 14:26:29 C 04 23 37.80 -06 24 17.8 V D29
2024-11-03 14:36:39 C 04 23 37.45 -06 24 22.5 V D29
2024-11-04 10:56:55 C 04 22 56.623 -06 33 20.77 V T08
2024-11-04 10:59:35 C 04 22 56.515 -06 33 21.96 V T08
2024-11-04 11:30:16 C 04 22 55.464 -06 33 35.39 V T08