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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 18:58:18

Orbital Elements for BYDRA

WDS:	BYDRA	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	0.016	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.004447199999999999	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	154.41	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	152.3	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	2006.722	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.30014	Eccentricity
ω:	230.33	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2025.0	Year
End-Year:	2025.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for BYDRA

Position:	183355.60+514311.7	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	18339+5144	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	BYDRA	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	234677	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	91009	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	8.07v	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	2007	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	8	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for BYDRA

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of BYDRA

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

Ephemeris of BYDRA

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.005    151.2
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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.