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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 16:28:25

Orbital Elements for BD+53293

WDS:	BD+53293	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	4.936	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.0228	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	52.0	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	138.0	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1992.434	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.69	Eccentricity
ω:	106.0	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2023.0	Year
End-Year:	2027.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for BD+53293

Position:	012403.56+542132.9	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	01241+5422	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	BD+53293	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	8365	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	6542	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	8.25	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	1991	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	9	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:		Flags

Double Star Orbit for BD+53293

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of BD+53293

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

Ephemeris of BD+53293

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.026     85.2
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2023.0     0.018     18.5
2024.0     0.023     58.0
2025.0     0.026     85.2
2026.0     0.024    110.5

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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.