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
2026-02-16 00:30:14 C 10 31 41.479 -09 55 42.02 V M22
2026-02-16 00:44:41 C 10 31 40.961 -09 55 35.22 V M22
2026-02-16 00:49:14 C 10 31 40.798 -09 55 33.38 V M22
2026-02-16 00:57:42 C 10 31 40.483 -09 55 29.39 V M22
2026-02-17 12:58:20 C 10 30 25.646 -09 39 01.69 V T08
2026-02-17 13:03:09 C 10 30 25.481 -09 38 58.96 V T08
2026-02-17 13:10:42 C 10 30 25.207 -09 38 55.39 V T08
2026-02-17 14:02:10 C 10 30 23.362 -09 38 31.24 V T08
2026-02-17 16:11:06 C 10 30 19.151 -09 37 32.12 X 327
2026-02-17 16:54:26 C 10 30 17.597 -09 37 12.22 X 327
2026-02-17 17:37:48 C 10 30 15.968 -09 36 51.19 X 327
2026-02-18 05:35:21 C 10 29 50.794 -09 31 02.32 V W68
2026-02-18 05:47:11 C 10 29 50.371 -09 30 56.70 V W68
2026-02-18 06:36:49 C 10 29 48.540 -09 30 32.83 V W68
2026-02-18 06:48:13 C 10 29 48.118 -09 30 27.22 V W68
2026-02-19 00:07:40 C 10 29 11.299 -09 22 01.34 V M22
2026-02-19 00:12:15 C 10 29 11.134 -09 21 59.26 V M22
2026-02-19 00:47:43 C 10 29 09.809 -09 21 41.62 V M22
2026-02-19 01:02:57 C 10 29 09.264 -09 21 33.88 V M22
2026-02-19 11:17:05 C 10 28 47.452 -09 16 35.84 X F51
2026-02-19 11:34:08 C 10 28 46.815 -09 16 27.33 X F51
2026-02-19 12:08:13 C 10 28 45.536 -09 16 10.47 X F51
2026-02-20 01:29:51 C 10 28 16.889 -09 09 28.51 V R17
2026-02-20 01:50:13 C 10 28 16.123 -09 09 18.11 V R17
2026-02-20 02:10:35 C 10 28 15.358 -09 09 07.92 V R17
2026-02-20 02:30:58 C 10 28 14.592 -09 08 57.59 V R17
2026-02-20 17:27:42 C 10 27 42.240 -09 01 14.09 V P07
2026-02-20 17:42:47 C 10 27 41.623 -09 01 07.07 V P07
2026-02-20 17:45:33 C 10 27 41.563 -09 01 05.20 V P07
2026-02-20 18:44:56 C 10 27 39.307 -09 00 34.16 V P07
2026-02-20 19:18:53 C 10 27 38.064 -09 00 16.63 V P07
2026-02-21 01:29:51 C 10 27 24.818 -08 57 10.01 V R17
2026-02-21 01:50:15 C 10 27 24.038 -08 56 59.39 V R17
2026-02-21 02:10:36 C 10 27 23.268 -08 56 48.91 V R17
2026-02-21 02:30:59 C 10 27 22.498 -08 56 38.29 V R17
2026-02-24 06:08:35 C 10 24 35.959 -08 15 39.67 V W68
2026-02-24 06:52:19 C 10 24 34.265 -08 15 15.05 V W68
2026-02-24 06:53:38 C 10 24 34.217 -08 15 14.62 V W68
2026-02-24 06:57:32 C 10 24 34.061 -08 15 12.42 V W68
2026-02-24 07:39:36 C 10 24 32.467 -08 14 48.84 V W68
2026-02-25 07:13:20 C 10 23 40.366 -08 01 33.96 V G96
2026-02-25 07:21:25 C 10 23 40.049 -08 01 29.39 V G96
2026-02-25 07:29:30 C 10 23 39.739 -08 01 24.78 V G96
2026-02-25 07:37:36 C 10 23 39.422 -08 01 20.06 V G96
2026-02-26 09:17:36 C 10 22 42.401 -07 46 27.48 X F52
2026-02-26 09:32:32 C 10 22 41.820 -07 46 18.81 X F52
2026-02-26 09:47:30 C 10 22 41.242 -07 46 09.97 X F52
2026-02-26 10:02:28 C 10 22 40.659 -07 46 01.25 X F52
2026-02-27 23:40:33 C 10 21 16.692 -07 23 34.80 V M22
2026-02-27 23:44:30 C 10 21 16.553 -07 23 32.50 V M22