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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 19:36:44

Orbital Elements for B2059

WDS:	B2059	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	43.170	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.125	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	102.1	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	71.9	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	2007.000	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.7	Eccentricity
ω:	176.0	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2004.0	Year
End-Year:	2046.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for B2059

Position:	224751.28-570526.4	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	22479-5705	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	B2059	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	215659	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	112561	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	9.61	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	9.85	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	2019	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	3	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for B2059

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of B2059

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

Ephemeris of B2059

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.204     74.3
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2004.0     0.034     43.9
2005.0     0.014    357.3
2006.0     0.024    272.7
2007.0     0.037    252.7
2008.0     0.029    236.3
2009.0     0.014    183.3
2010.0     0.025    113.0
2011.0     0.045     95.8
2012.0     0.065     89.2
2013.0     0.084     85.7
2014.0     0.101     83.4
2015.0     0.116     81.7
2016.0     0.130     80.4
2017.0     0.143     79.4
2018.0     0.154     78.5
2019.0     0.164     77.7
2020.0     0.174     77.0
2021.0     0.182     76.4
2022.0     0.189     75.8
2023.0     0.195     75.3
2024.0     0.200     74.8
2025.0     0.204     74.3
2026.0     0.208     73.9
2027.0     0.210     73.4
2028.0     0.212     73.0
2029.0     0.212     72.6
2030.0     0.212     72.1
2031.0     0.211     71.7
2032.0     0.208     71.2
2033.0     0.205     70.8
2034.0     0.201     70.3
2035.0     0.196     69.8
2036.0     0.190     69.3
2037.0     0.183     68.7
2038.0     0.175     68.1
2039.0     0.166     67.5
2040.0     0.155     66.7
2041.0     0.143     65.8
2042.0     0.130     64.8
2043.0     0.115     63.5
2044.0     0.098     61.8
2045.0     0.080     59.3

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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.