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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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Orbital Elements for BU218
WDS: BU218 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 1449.281 Orbital period (years)
a: 2.69076 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 86.131 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 116.563 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1785.926 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.78317 Eccentricity
ω: 295.406 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1301.0 Year
End-Year: 2749.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for BU218
Position: 100722.22-194231.2 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 10074-1943 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: BU218 Discover designation and components
ADS number: 7647 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 87840 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 49587 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 8.16 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 8.21 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: 1998 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 5 Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: Flags

Double Star Orbit for BU218



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of BU218

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


Ephemeris of BU218
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.373    151.3
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1301.0     2.719    291.6
1311.0     2.734    291.7
1321.0     2.748    291.8
1331.0     2.760    291.9
1341.0     2.772    292.0
1351.0     2.782    292.1
1361.0     2.790    292.2
1371.0     2.798    292.3
1381.0     2.803    292.4
1391.0     2.808    292.5
1401.0     2.811    292.5
1411.0     2.812    292.6
1421.0     2.812    292.7
1431.0     2.810    292.8
1441.0     2.807    292.9
1451.0     2.801    293.0
1461.0     2.794    293.1
1471.0     2.785    293.2
1481.0     2.773    293.3
1491.0     2.760    293.4
1501.0     2.744    293.5
1511.0     2.726    293.6
1521.0     2.706    293.7
1531.0     2.683    293.8
1541.0     2.657    293.9
1551.0     2.628    294.0
1561.0     2.596    294.1
1571.0     2.561    294.3
1581.0     2.522    294.4
1591.0     2.480    294.5
1601.0     2.433    294.6
1611.0     2.382    294.8
1621.0     2.326    294.9
1631.0     2.265    295.0
1641.0     2.198    295.2
1651.0     2.125    295.3
1661.0     2.045    295.5
1671.0     1.957    295.7
1681.0     1.860    295.9
1691.0     1.752    296.1
1701.0     1.634    296.4
1711.0     1.501    296.7
1721.0     1.352    297.1
1731.0     1.184    297.6
1741.0     0.992    298.2
1751.0     0.771    299.2
1761.0     0.515    301.1
1771.0     0.225    307.5
1781.0     0.105     94.4
1791.0     0.398    112.3
1801.0     0.631    115.2
1811.0     0.791    116.7
1821.0     0.892    117.7
1831.0     0.953    118.6
1841.0     0.986    119.4
1851.0     0.999    120.2
1861.0     0.998    120.9
1871.0     0.986    121.7
1881.0     0.966    122.5
1891.0     0.940    123.3
1901.0     0.909    124.2
1911.0     0.874    125.2
1921.0     0.835    126.2
1931.0     0.795    127.3
1941.0     0.752    128.6
1951.0     0.708    130.0
1961.0     0.663    131.6
1971.0     0.617    133.5
1981.0     0.570    135.6
1991.0     0.524    138.1
2001.0     0.478    141.1
2011.0     0.433    144.8
2021.0     0.390    149.3
2031.0     0.349    154.8
2041.0     0.312    161.8
2051.0     0.280    170.4
2061.0     0.256    181.0
2071.0     0.242    193.3
2081.0     0.240    206.4
2091.0     0.250    219.1
2101.0     0.271    230.3
2111.0     0.300    239.6
2121.0     0.336    247.1
2131.0     0.376    253.1
2141.0     0.419    257.9
2151.0     0.465    261.7
2161.0     0.511    264.9
2171.0     0.559    267.6
2181.0     0.607    269.8
2191.0     0.656    271.7
2201.0     0.706    273.3
2211.0     0.755    274.7
2221.0     0.804    276.0
2231.0     0.853    277.1
2241.0     0.903    278.1
2251.0     0.952    278.9
2261.0     1.000    279.7
2271.0     1.049    280.4
2281.0     1.097    281.1
2291.0     1.145    281.7
2301.0     1.193    282.3
2311.0     1.240    282.8
2321.0     1.287    283.2
2331.0     1.333    283.7
2341.0     1.379    284.1
2351.0     1.425    284.5
2361.0     1.470    284.8
2371.0     1.514    285.2
2381.0     1.558    285.5
2391.0     1.602    285.8
2401.0     1.645    286.1
2411.0     1.687    286.3
2421.0     1.729    286.6
2431.0     1.771    286.9
2441.0     1.812    287.1
2451.0     1.852    287.3
2461.0     1.892    287.5
2471.0     1.931    287.7
2481.0     1.969    287.9
2491.0     2.007    288.1
2501.0     2.044    288.3
2511.0     2.081    288.5
2521.0     2.117    288.7
2531.0     2.152    288.8
2541.0     2.186    289.0
2551.0     2.220    289.1
2561.0     2.253    289.3
2571.0     2.285    289.4
2581.0     2.317    289.6
2591.0     2.348    289.7
2601.0     2.378    289.9
2611.0     2.407    290.0
2621.0     2.435    290.1
2631.0     2.463    290.2
2641.0     2.489    290.4
2651.0     2.515    290.5
2661.0     2.540    290.6
2671.0     2.564    290.7
2681.0     2.587    290.8
2691.0     2.609    290.9
2701.0     2.630    291.1
2711.0     2.651    291.2
2721.0     2.670    291.3
2731.0     2.688    291.4
2741.0     2.705    291.5






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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.


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