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
2026-01-22 02:56:50 C 10 46 05.652 -12 31 43.36 V R17
2026-01-22 03:17:13 C 10 46 05.354 -12 31 41.52 V R17
2026-01-22 03:37:35 C 10 46 05.107 -12 31 39.97 V R17
2026-01-22 05:51:58 C 10 46 03.672 -12 31 22.91 V W68
2026-01-22 05:56:33 C 10 46 03.530 -12 31 24.06 V W68
2026-01-22 06:02:25 C 10 46 03.499 -12 31 22.44 V W68
2026-01-22 06:15:35 C 10 46 03.348 -12 31 21.86 V W68
2026-01-25 23:19:28 C 10 44 49.162 -12 21 43.60 V M22
2026-01-25 23:22:03 C 10 44 49.133 -12 21 43.49 V M22
2026-01-25 23:26:36 C 10 44 49.042 -12 21 42.55 V M22
2026-01-26 00:14:48 C 10 44 48.226 -12 21 36.47 V M22
2026-01-28 02:53:22 C 10 43 56.398 -12 14 09.53 V R17
2026-01-28 03:14:57 C 10 43 55.891 -12 14 06.11 V R17
2026-01-28 03:37:07 C 10 43 55.466 -12 14 02.40 V R17
2026-01-28 03:58:12 C 10 43 55.102 -12 13 59.99 V R17
2026-01-28 21:08:28 C 10 43 36.173 -12 10 59.20 V M22
2026-01-28 21:13:03 C 10 43 36.190 -12 10 57.61 V M22
2026-01-28 21:20:58 C 10 43 35.923 -12 10 55.92 V M22
2026-01-28 22:11:57 C 10 43 34.973 -12 10 47.35 V M22
2026-01-30 13:04:59 C 10 42 48.343 -12 03 36.50 V T08
2026-01-30 13:45:58 C 10 42 47.443 -12 03 28.15 V T08
2026-01-30 14:27:16 C 10 42 46.567 -12 03 19.66 V T08
2026-01-30 15:02:59 C 10 42 45.727 -12 03 12.60 V T08
2026-02-07 01:16:56 C 10 38 25.114 -11 17 37.10 V M22
2026-02-07 01:21:30 C 10 38 24.996 -11 17 35.34 V M22
2026-02-07 01:29:20 C 10 38 24.749 -11 17 32.57 V M22
2026-02-07 02:03:58 C 10 38 23.717 -11 17 22.06 V M22
2026-02-09 06:55:00 C 10 36 52.606 -10 59 58.34 V W68
2026-02-09 06:58:56 C 10 36 52.476 -10 59 56.94 V W68
2026-02-09 07:19:24 C 10 36 51.830 -10 59 49.60 V W68
2026-02-09 07:59:57 C 10 36 50.587 -10 59 35.56 V W68
2026-02-09 10:03:24 C 10 36 46.955 -10 58 58.69 V G96
2026-02-09 10:10:51 C 10 36 46.717 -10 58 56.03 V G96
2026-02-09 10:18:19 C 10 36 46.476 -10 58 53.47 V G96
2026-02-09 10:25:45 C 10 36 46.242 -10 58 50.88 V G96
2026-02-12 04:48:49 C 10 34 43.658 -10 34 11.86 V W68
2026-02-12 04:52:44 C 10 34 43.524 -10 34 10.24 V W68
2026-02-12 05:25:04 C 10 34 42.442 -10 33 58.00 V W68
2026-02-12 05:49:21 C 10 34 41.642 -10 33 48.67 V W68
2026-02-14 01:32:20 C 10 33 16.471 -10 16 10.70 V R17
2026-02-14 01:52:42 C 10 33 15.761 -10 16 02.06 V R17
2026-02-14 02:13:06 C 10 33 15.055 -10 15 53.57 V R17
2026-02-14 02:33:27 C 10 33 14.354 -10 15 44.93 V R17
2026-02-15 05:04:44 C 10 32 21.223 -10 04 18.01 V W68
2026-02-15 05:06:41 C 10 32 21.154 -10 04 16.93 V W68
2026-02-15 05:13:51 C 10 32 20.914 -10 04 14.05 V W68
2026-02-15 05:21:07 C 10 32 20.659 -10 04 10.63 V W68
2026-02-15 16:20:22 C 10 31 58.330 -09 59 27.01 X 327
2026-02-15 17:05:22 C 10 31 56.739 -09 59 07.47 X 327
2026-02-15 17:47:10 C 10 31 55.250 -09 58 48.71 X 327