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
2025-01-25 19:25:13 C 03 36 26.285 -06 34 50.45 V M22
2025-01-25 19:29:47 C 03 36 26.357 -06 34 48.94 V M22
2025-01-25 19:44:07 C 03 36 26.518 -06 34 44.04 V M22
2025-01-25 19:53:13 C 03 36 26.626 -06 34 41.63 V M22
2025-12-13 13:55:35 C 10 37 33.768 -10 40 57.04 V T08
2025-12-13 14:00:12 C 10 37 33.902 -10 40 58.33 V T08
2025-12-13 14:07:26 C 10 37 34.080 -10 41 00.67 V T08
2025-12-13 14:28:45 C 10 37 34.678 -10 41 05.82 V T08
2025-12-28 02:37:44 C 10 44 56.465 -11 56 58.74 V R17
2025-12-28 02:58:06 C 10 44 56.741 -11 57 01.87 V R17
2025-12-28 03:18:30 C 10 44 57.029 -11 57 05.62 V R17
2025-12-28 03:38:53 C 10 44 57.288 -11 57 09.18 V R17
2025-12-30 00:48:12 C 10 45 34.747 -12 04 30.76 V M22
2025-12-30 00:52:46 C 10 45 34.757 -12 04 31.26 V M22
2025-12-30 01:06:32 C 10 45 34.973 -12 04 33.74 V M22
2025-12-30 01:15:18 C 10 45 35.042 -12 04 34.10 V M22
2026-01-11 10:31:02 C 10 47 34.202 -12 35 42.86 V T08
2026-01-11 10:42:54 C 10 47 34.210 -12 35 42.43 V T08
2026-01-11 11:06:37 C 10 47 34.174 -12 35 44.20 V T08
2026-01-11 11:42:43 C 10 47 34.186 -12 35 45.06 V T08
2026-01-12 13:54:25 C 10 47 33.190 -12 36 47.02 V T08
2026-01-12 13:59:02 C 10 47 33.218 -12 36 47.48 V T08
2026-01-12 14:07:07 C 10 47 33.175 -12 36 47.41 V T08
2026-01-12 14:21:37 C 10 47 33.137 -12 36 48.67 V T08
2026-01-13 13:09:00 C 10 47 31.024 -12 37 26.35 X F52
2026-01-13 13:24:54 C 10 47 30.969 -12 37 26.77 X F52
2026-01-13 13:40:54 C 10 47 30.911 -12 37 27.08 X F52
2026-01-13 13:56:49 C 10 47 30.857 -12 37 27.47 X F52
2026-01-15 02:40:16 C 10 47 24.319 -12 37 58.55 V R17
2026-01-15 03:00:38 C 10 47 24.238 -12 37 58.73 V R17
2026-01-15 03:21:00 C 10 47 24.137 -12 37 58.73 V R17
2026-01-15 03:41:22 C 10 47 24.007 -12 37 58.73 V R17
2026-01-17 12:44:32 C 10 47 06.067 -12 37 26.65 V T08
2026-01-17 12:53:06 C 10 47 06.000 -12 37 26.29 V T08
2026-01-17 12:55:44 C 10 47 05.969 -12 37 25.97 V T08
2026-01-17 12:56:41 C 10 47 05.961 -12 37 26.13 X F51
2026-01-17 13:03:38 C 10 47 05.930 -12 37 25.64 V T08
2026-01-17 13:12:53 C 10 47 05.830 -12 37 25.80 X F51
2026-01-17 13:29:05 C 10 47 05.700 -12 37 25.41 X F51
2026-01-17 13:45:20 C 10 47 05.572 -12 37 25.02 X F51
2026-01-19 04:26:02 C 10 46 48.326 -12 36 01.94 V W68
2026-01-19 04:29:21 C 10 46 48.334 -12 36 01.98 V W68
2026-01-19 04:33:17 C 10 46 48.276 -12 36 02.12 V W68
2026-01-19 04:40:35 C 10 46 48.204 -12 36 01.44 V W68
2026-01-20 00:30:58 C 10 46 37.483 -12 35 02.65 V M22
2026-01-20 00:38:10 C 10 46 37.423 -12 35 02.69 V M22
2026-01-20 00:40:49 C 10 46 37.399 -12 35 02.15 V M22
2026-01-20 01:04:03 C 10 46 37.147 -12 35 01.32 V M22
2026-01-20 02:44:46 C 10 46 36.050 -12 34 55.06 V M22
2026-01-22 02:36:28 C 10 46 05.916 -12 31 44.76 V R17