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Orbital Elements for BU138
WDS: BU138 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 2105.130 Orbital period (years)
a: 6.00746 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 77.685 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 55.543 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1741.457 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.8615 Eccentricity
ω: 120.766 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 973.0 Year
End-Year: 3077.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for BU138
Position: 191325.84-142649.3 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 19134-1427 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: BU138 Discover designation and components
ADS number: 12168 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 179518 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 94454 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 7.81 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 9.96 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: 1991 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 5 Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: Flags

Double Star Orbit for BU138



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of BU138

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


Ephemeris of BU138
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     1.489    343.0
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973.0      6.806     40.3
983.0      6.818     40.5
993.0      6.828     40.6
1003.0     6.838     40.8
1013.0     6.847     40.9
1023.0     6.854     41.1
1033.0     6.860     41.2
1043.0     6.866     41.3
1053.0     6.870     41.5
1063.0     6.872     41.6
1073.0     6.874     41.8
1083.0     6.874     41.9
1093.0     6.874     42.0
1103.0     6.872     42.2
1113.0     6.868     42.3
1123.0     6.864     42.5
1133.0     6.858     42.6
1143.0     6.850     42.8
1153.0     6.841     42.9
1163.0     6.831     43.0
1173.0     6.820     43.2
1183.0     6.807     43.3
1193.0     6.792     43.5
1203.0     6.776     43.6
1213.0     6.758     43.8
1223.0     6.739     43.9
1233.0     6.718     44.1
1243.0     6.695     44.2
1253.0     6.671     44.4
1263.0     6.645     44.5
1273.0     6.617     44.7
1283.0     6.587     44.8
1293.0     6.556     45.0
1303.0     6.522     45.1
1313.0     6.486     45.3
1323.0     6.449     45.4
1333.0     6.409     45.6
1343.0     6.367     45.8
1353.0     6.322     45.9
1363.0     6.276     46.1
1373.0     6.226     46.3
1383.0     6.175     46.4
1393.0     6.120     46.6
1403.0     6.063     46.8
1413.0     6.003     47.0
1423.0     5.940     47.2
1433.0     5.874     47.4
1443.0     5.805     47.6
1453.0     5.732     47.8
1463.0     5.656     48.0
1473.0     5.576     48.2
1483.0     5.492     48.4
1493.0     5.404     48.6
1503.0     5.312     48.9
1513.0     5.215     49.1
1523.0     5.113     49.3
1533.0     5.006     49.6
1543.0     4.894     49.9
1553.0     4.775     50.2
1563.0     4.650     50.5
1573.0     4.518     50.8
1583.0     4.378     51.1
1593.0     4.230     51.5
1603.0     4.073     51.9
1613.0     3.906     52.3
1623.0     3.728     52.8
1633.0     3.537     53.3
1643.0     3.331     53.8
1653.0     3.109     54.5
1663.0     2.868     55.2
1673.0     2.603     56.1
1683.0     2.311     57.2
1693.0     1.984     58.7
1703.0     1.614     60.8
1713.0     1.189     64.2
1723.0     0.698     72.2
1733.0     0.211    122.5
1743.0     0.530    220.1
1753.0     0.953    232.9
1763.0     1.204    238.6
1773.0     1.338    242.7
1783.0     1.406    246.2
1793.0     1.433    249.5
1803.0     1.436    252.7
1813.0     1.424    256.0
1823.0     1.403    259.3
1833.0     1.375    262.8
1843.0     1.345    266.4
1853.0     1.314    270.2
1863.0     1.283    274.2
1873.0     1.255    278.3
1883.0     1.230    282.6
1893.0     1.210    287.1
1903.0     1.194    291.8
1913.0     1.185    296.5
1923.0     1.181    301.3
1933.0     1.184    306.1
1943.0     1.194    310.8
1953.0     1.210    315.4
1963.0     1.233    319.9
1973.0     1.261    324.2
1983.0     1.296    328.3
1993.0     1.335    332.2
2003.0     1.379    335.8
2013.0     1.427    339.2
2023.0     1.479    342.4
2033.0     1.534    345.3
2043.0     1.591    348.1
2053.0     1.652    350.6
2063.0     1.714    353.0
2073.0     1.778    355.1
2083.0     1.844    357.2
2093.0     1.911    359.1
2103.0     1.979      0.9
2113.0     2.048      2.5
2123.0     2.118      4.0
2133.0     2.189      5.5
2143.0     2.259      6.8
2153.0     2.331      8.1
2163.0     2.402      9.3
2173.0     2.474     10.4
2183.0     2.545     11.5
2193.0     2.617     12.5
2203.0     2.689     13.4
2213.0     2.761     14.3
2223.0     2.832     15.2
2233.0     2.903     16.0
2243.0     2.975     16.8
2253.0     3.045     17.5
2263.0     3.116     18.2
2273.0     3.186     18.9
2283.0     3.256     19.5
2293.0     3.326     20.2
2303.0     3.395     20.7
2313.0     3.463     21.3
2323.0     3.532     21.9
2333.0     3.599     22.4
2343.0     3.667     22.9
2353.0     3.733     23.4
2363.0     3.800     23.9
2373.0     3.866     24.3
2383.0     3.931     24.7
2393.0     3.996     25.2
2403.0     4.060     25.6
2413.0     4.124     26.0
2423.0     4.187     26.4
2433.0     4.249     26.7
2443.0     4.311     27.1
2453.0     4.373     27.5
2463.0     4.434     27.8
2473.0     4.494     28.1
2483.0     4.554     28.5
2493.0     4.613     28.8
2503.0     4.671     29.1
2513.0     4.729     29.4
2523.0     4.786     29.7
2533.0     4.842     30.0
2543.0     4.898     30.3
2553.0     4.953     30.5
2563.0     5.008     30.8
2573.0     5.062     31.1
2583.0     5.115     31.3
2593.0     5.168     31.6
2603.0     5.220     31.8
2613.0     5.271     32.1
2623.0     5.322     32.3
2633.0     5.372     32.6
2643.0     5.421     32.8
2653.0     5.469     33.0
2663.0     5.517     33.2
2673.0     5.564     33.4
2683.0     5.611     33.7
2693.0     5.656     33.9
2703.0     5.701     34.1
2713.0     5.745     34.3
2723.0     5.789     34.5
2733.0     5.832     34.7
2743.0     5.874     34.9
2753.0     5.915     35.1
2763.0     5.956     35.3
2773.0     5.995     35.4
2783.0     6.034     35.6
2793.0     6.073     35.8
2803.0     6.110     36.0
2813.0     6.147     36.2
2823.0     6.183     36.3
2833.0     6.218     36.5
2843.0     6.252     36.7
2853.0     6.285     36.9
2863.0     6.318     37.0
2873.0     6.350     37.2
2883.0     6.381     37.4
2893.0     6.411     37.5
2903.0     6.440     37.7
2913.0     6.469     37.8
2923.0     6.496     38.0
2933.0     6.523     38.2
2943.0     6.549     38.3
2953.0     6.574     38.5
2963.0     6.598     38.6
2973.0     6.621     38.8
2983.0     6.643     38.9
2993.0     6.664     39.1
3003.0     6.685     39.2
3013.0     6.704     39.4
3023.0     6.722     39.5
3033.0     6.740     39.7
3043.0     6.756     39.8
3053.0     6.772     40.0
3063.0     6.786     40.1
3073.0     6.799     40.3






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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.


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