6478 Gault

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Gault
Discovery and designation
Discovered by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date May 12, 1988
Designations
MPC designation 6478
Alternative names[1] 1988 JC1
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.7523083
Peri 1.8595355
Eccentricity 0.1935826
Orbital period 1278.9846340
Mean anomaly 242.98982
Inclination 22.79082
Longitude of ascending node 183.63147
Argument of peri 83.37545
Absolute magnitude 14.1

6478 Gault (1988 JC1) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on May 12, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar.

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