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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 17:30:57

Orbital Elements for A2462AB

WDS:	A2462AB	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	44.450	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.204	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	134.4	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	67.3	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	2012.790	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.661	Eccentricity
ω:	45.5	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2003.0	Year
End-Year:	2047.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for A2462AB

Position:	070237.42+155826.5	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	07026+1558	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	A2462AB	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	5720	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	52634	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	33941	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	9.24	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	9.00	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:	2000	Equinox
Date:	2014	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	2	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for A2462AB

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of A2462AB

Image from the USNO WDS 6th Orbit Catalog (see Acknowledgements)

Ephemeris of A2462AB

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.278    232.3
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2003.0     0.185    173.9
2004.0     0.172    168.3
2005.0     0.160    161.9
2006.0     0.147    154.4
2007.0     0.135    145.5
2008.0     0.124    134.9
2009.0     0.113    122.2
2010.0     0.103    106.9
2011.0     0.091     88.1
2012.0     0.076     62.9
2013.0     0.056     20.7
2014.0     0.060    321.2
2015.0     0.090    287.4
2016.0     0.123    271.5
2017.0     0.152    262.0
2018.0     0.177    255.5
2019.0     0.199    250.5
2020.0     0.218    246.4
2021.0     0.234    243.0
2022.0     0.248    239.9
2023.0     0.260    237.2
2024.0     0.270    234.7
2025.0     0.278    232.3
2026.0     0.285    230.1
2027.0     0.291    228.0
2028.0     0.295    225.9
2029.0     0.297    223.9
2030.0     0.299    221.9
2031.0     0.300    219.9
2032.0     0.299    217.9
2033.0     0.297    216.0
2034.0     0.295    213.9
2035.0     0.292    211.9
2036.0     0.287    209.8
2037.0     0.282    207.6
2038.0     0.276    205.3
2039.0     0.269    202.9
2040.0     0.262    200.4
2041.0     0.254    197.8
2042.0     0.245    194.9
2043.0     0.235    191.8
2044.0     0.225    188.5
2045.0     0.214    184.8
2046.0     0.202    180.7

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Acknowledgements

The Double Star Calculator - Orbital Elements makes use of the Washington Double Star Sixth Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binary Stars, maintained at the U.S. Naval Observatory.