(6478) Gault – Astéroid with cometary activity

Description:

(6478 Gault) is an asteroid that is part of the main asteroid belt orbiting between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. In January 2019, cometary activity was detected around its core probably due to gradual decay of the object.

I took a picture of it on April 1 of the same year in a sky that was unfortunately not very transparent. Her is an animation of 2 photos of it showing its movement between the two exposures and highlighting the tail of dust that makes it look like a comet.