Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1)

Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is currently in the constellation of Aquila.

The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is 20h 23m 35s and the Declination is -08° 09’ 13” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current magnitude of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is 19.01 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1)?)
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• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) orbital parameters.
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• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) from Earth is currently 363,154,803 kilometers, equivalent to 2.427540 Astronomical Units. Light takes 20 minutes and 11.3540 seconds to travel from Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 6478 Gault from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) to Earth happens on Fri May 27 2072 at a distance of 0.989870 Astronomical Units, or 148,082,517 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1), according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Visualization of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Nov 27	20h 06m 47s	-08° 01’ 44”	18.96	Aquila
2023 Nov 28	20h 08m 58s	-08° 03’ 15”	18.97	Aquila
2023 Nov 29	20h 11m 11s	-08° 04’ 37”	18.97	Aquila
2023 Nov 30	20h 13m 23s	-08° 05’ 48”	18.98	Aquila
2023 Dec 01	20h 15m 34s	-08° 06’ 50”	18.99	Aquila
2023 Dec 02	20h 17m 47s	-08° 07’ 41”	18.99	Aquila
2023 Dec 03	20h 19m 59s	-08° 08’ 22”	19.00	Aquila
2023 Dec 04	20h 22m 10s	-08° 08’ 54”	19.01	Aquila
2023 Dec 05	20h 24m 23s	-08° 09’ 16”	19.01	Aquila
2023 Dec 06	20h 26m 35s	-08° 09’ 29”	19.02	Aquila
2023 Dec 07	20h 28m 46s	-08° 09’ 30”	19.03	Aquila
2023 Dec 08	20h 30m 59s	-08° 09’ 24”	19.03	Aquila
2023 Dec 09	20h 33m 11s	-08° 09’ 07”	19.04	Aquila
2023 Dec 10	20h 35m 21s	-08° 08’ 41”	19.05	Aquila