Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) Position Calculator
Compute the position of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) for any date and time between 1 January 2013
and 30 December 2100
and visualize the results on an interactive sky map.
Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is in the constellation of
Eridanus,
at a distance of 376,463,801.0 kilometers from Earth.
The current Right Ascension is
03h 43m 35s
and the Declination is -04° 39’ 11”
(apparent coordinates).
The magnitude of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is 19.66 (data provided by JPL Horizons).
Sky map showing Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) in Eridanus on February, 08 2025.
Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart
High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is right now.
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Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1).
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Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) from Earth is currently 376,463,801.0 kilometers,
equivalent to 2.5165050762Astronomical Units.
Light takes
20m 55.748s to travel from Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) and arrive to us.
376,463,801.0
2.5165050762
20m 55.748s
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.
Chart of the distance of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
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
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:
Fri May 27 2072
148,082,517
0.989870
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed
with a sampling interval of 1 day.
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.
Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) as a function of time
Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) at epoch
24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5).
Source: JPL Small-Body Database
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.
Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.
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Orbital elements. Detailed information
about Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) orbital parameters.
Interactive orbit visualization. 3d
visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
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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