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
2026-02-27 23:55:01 C 10 21 16.130 -07 23 26.05 V M22
2026-02-28 00:45:45 C 10 21 14.182 -07 22 55.38 V M22
2026-03-06 11:13:11 C 10 15 35.770 -05 45 20.30 V T08
2026-03-06 11:13:51 C 10 15 35.748 -05 45 20.16 V T08
2026-03-06 11:18:28 C 10 15 35.585 -05 45 17.28 V T08
2026-03-06 11:21:05 C 10 15 35.503 -05 45 15.84 V T08
2026-03-06 12:09:43 C 10 15 33.677 -05 44 43.33 V T08
2026-03-06 12:11:43 C 10 15 33.600 -05 44 42.00 V T08
2026-03-06 12:47:09 C 10 15 32.266 -05 44 18.53 V T08
2026-03-06 12:48:28 C 10 15 32.230 -05 44 17.38 V T08
2026-03-07 04:00:58 C 10 15 00.17 -05 34 09.9 W94
2026-03-07 04:09:52 C 10 14 59.83 -05 34 04.1 W94
2026-03-07 04:18:46 C 10 14 59.51 -05 33 58.3 W94
2026-03-09 23:11:43 C 10 12 40.543 -04 49 08.72 V R17
2026-03-09 23:32:06 C 10 12 39.828 -04 48 55.01 V R17
2026-03-09 23:52:28 C 10 12 39.086 -04 48 41.00 V R17
2026-03-10 00:12:50 C 10 12 38.369 -04 48 27.25 V R17
2026-03-11 21:49:24 C 10 11 07.049 -04 17 10.54 V M22
2026-03-11 21:54:05 C 10 11 06.888 -04 17 07.15 V M22
2026-03-11 22:02:01 C 10 11 06.602 -04 17 01.90 V M22
2026-03-11 22:49:35 C 10 11 04.990 -04 16 29.24 V M22
2026-03-12 05:45:50 C 10 10 51.557 -04 11 49.67 V G96
2026-03-12 05:53:54 C 10 10 51.283 -04 11 44.16 V G96
2026-03-12 06:01:59 C 10 10 51.006 -04 11 38.54 V G96
2026-03-12 06:10:04 C 10 10 50.725 -04 11 32.89 V G96
2026-03-14 03:36:54 C 10 09 23.786 -03 40 01.13 V W68
2026-03-14 03:41:28 C 10 09 23.621 -03 39 58.10 V W68
2026-03-14 03:53:36 C 10 09 23.225 -03 39 49.75 V W68
2026-03-14 04:07:02 C 10 09 22.783 -03 39 40.32 V W68
2026-03-14 21:28:02 C 10 08 50.702 -03 27 36.83 V M22
2026-03-14 21:31:58 C 10 08 50.527 -03 27 34.38 V M22
2026-03-14 21:40:28 C 10 08 50.254 -03 27 28.40 V M22
2026-03-14 21:54:51 C 10 08 49.810 -03 27 18.29 V M22
2026-03-15 03:25:06 C 10 08 39.740 -03 23 29.70 q W94
2026-03-15 03:34:03 C 10 08 39.470 -03 23 23.60 q W94
2026-03-15 03:42:59 C 10 08 39.150 -03 23 17.50 q W94
2026-03-15 23:18:25 C 10 08 03.890 -03 09 44.10 V R17
2026-03-15 23:38:49 C 10 08 03.262 -03 09 30.02 V R17
2026-03-15 23:59:11 C 10 08 02.623 -03 09 15.70 V R17
2026-03-16 00:19:32 C 10 08 01.985 -03 09 01.51 V R17
2026-03-16 23:19:00 C 10 07 21.624 -02 52 59.77 V R17
2026-03-16 23:39:23 C 10 07 21.010 -02 52 45.44 V R17
2026-03-16 23:59:44 C 10 07 20.376 -02 52 31.33 V R17
2026-03-17 00:20:07 C 10 07 19.766 -02 52 17.15 V R17
2026-03-20 03:18:30 C 10 05 16.351 -01 59 54.60 V W68
2026-03-20 03:24:26 C 10 05 16.200 -01 59 50.64 V W68
2026-03-20 03:31:41 C 10 05 15.989 -01 59 45.64 V W68
2026-03-20 03:49:38 C 10 05 15.497 -01 59 33.04 V W68
2026-03-20 12:57:08 C 10 05 01.682 -01 53 13.13 V P07
2026-03-20 14:47:42 C 10 04 58.646 -01 51 56.16 V P07