Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1)

Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is 16h 58m 46s and the Declination is +00° 08’ 27” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is 17.75 (JPL).

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

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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.
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Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) from Earth is currently 198,063,581 kilometers, equivalent to 1.323973 Astronomical Units. Light takes 11 minutes and 0.6690 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

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is 17.75.

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 Mar 21	16h 49m 39s	-02° 04’ 36”	17.90	Ophiucus
2023 Mar 22	16h 50m 54s	-01° 48’ 11”	17.88	Ophiucus
2023 Mar 23	16h 52m 09s	-01° 31’ 29”	17.86	Ophiucus
2023 Mar 24	16h 53m 21s	-01° 14’ 35”	17.84	Ophiucus
2023 Mar 25	16h 54m 33s	-00° 57’ 24”	17.82	Ophiucus
2023 Mar 26	16h 55m 44s	-00° 40’ 00”	17.80	Ophiucus
2023 Mar 27	16h 56m 53s	-00° 22’ 22”	17.78	Ophiucus
2023 Mar 28	16h 58m 00s	-00° 04’ 28”	17.76	Ophiucus
2023 Mar 29	16h 59m 04s	+00° 13’ 36”	17.74	Ophiucus
2023 Mar 30	17h 00m 10s	+00° 31’ 55”	17.72	Ophiucus
2023 Mar 31	17h 01m 11s	+00° 50’ 29”	17.70	Ophiucus
2023 Apr 01	17h 02m 12s	+01° 09’ 15”	17.67	Ophiucus
2023 Apr 02	17h 03m 12s	+01° 28’ 14”	17.65	Ophiucus
2023 Apr 03	17h 04m 10s	+01° 47’ 24”	17.63	Ophiucus