Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1)
Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) Position
Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension is 12h 47m 04s and the Declination is +03° 44’ 34”.
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Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) from Earth is currently 389,503,538 kilometers, equivalent to 2.603670 Astronomical Units. Light takes 21 minutes and 39.2440 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 January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) to Earth happens on Fri May 27 2072 at a distance of 0.98987051 Astronomical Units, or 148,082,521 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is 18.99.
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.
Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.19358727 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 22.81132238° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.85889831 AU 278,087,230 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.75139177 AU 411,602,351 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
2.30514504 AU 344,844,791 km |
| Orbital period | period |
3.5000 years 1,278.3383 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2020-Jan-02 21:03:22 2,458,851.3773 JD |
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 83.267692428936° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 183.55763410205° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 289.34903025175° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.28161559°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) Orbit
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Aug 12 | 12h 31m 41s | +04° 45’ 03” | 19.01 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 13 | 12h 33m 37s | +04° 37’ 33” | 19.01 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 14 | 12h 35m 32s | +04° 30’ 02” | 19.01 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 15 | 12h 37m 29s | +04° 22’ 26” | 19.00 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 16 | 12h 39m 25s | +04° 14’ 47” | 19.00 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 17 | 12h 41m 22s | +04° 07’ 05” | 19.00 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 18 | 12h 43m 21s | +03° 59’ 21” | 19.00 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 19 | 12h 45m 19s | +03° 51’ 33” | 19.00 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 20 | 12h 47m 17s | +03° 43’ 45” | 18.99 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 21 | 12h 49m 15s | +03° 35’ 52” | 18.99 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 22 | 12h 51m 15s | +03° 27’ 57” | 18.99 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 23 | 12h 53m 13s | +03° 20’ 00” | 18.99 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 24 | 12h 55m 14s | +03° 12’ 01” | 18.98 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 25 | 12h 57m 14s | +03° 04’ 00” | 18.98 | Virgo |