6478 Gault

Summary

6478 Gault is an active asteroid^[1]. It draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (active_asteroid category, ranking #2 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6478 Gault is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 6478 Gault is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 6478 Gault's image is recorded as Asteroid (6478) Gault (2019-22-4379).png^[5].
• 6478 Gault's instance of is recorded as active asteroid^[6].
• 6478 Gault's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Donald E. Gault is named after 6478 Gault^[8].
• 6478 Gault's follows is recorded as (6477) 1988 AE5^[9].
• 6478 Gault's followed by is recorded as 6479 Leoconnolly^[10].
• 6478 Gault's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 6478 Gault's Commons category is recorded as 6478 Gault^[12].
• 6478 Gault's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 6478 Gault's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 JC1^[14].
• 6478 Gault's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 KC1^[15].
• 6478 Gault's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-05-12T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 6478 Gault's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2kwg^[17].
• 6478 Gault's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006478^[18].
• 6478 Gault's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 6478 Gault's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[20].
• 6478 Gault's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1935870'}^[21].
• 6478 Gault's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1928797584487615'}^[22].
• 6478 Gault's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[23].
• 6478 Gault's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[24].
• 6478 Gault's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.81135'}^[25].
• 6478 Gault's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.81234561361043'}^[26].
• 6478 Gault's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.5'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6478 Gault's instance of is recorded as active asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Donald E. Gault is named after 6478 Gault^[8].

Why It Matters

6478 Gault draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (active_asteroid category, ranking #2 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]