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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 16:54:26

Orbital Elements for CAR1

WDS:	CAR1	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	10.310	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.103	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	38.4	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	179.1	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1997.930	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.452	Eccentricity
ω:	111.9	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2020.0	Year
End-Year:	2030.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for CAR1

Position:	034936.62+631749.6	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	03496+6318	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	CAR1	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	23523	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	17891	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	6.31	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	7.11	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:	2000	Equinox
Date:	2012	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	2	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for CAR1

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of CAR1

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

Ephemeris of CAR1

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.126    137.7
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2020.0     0.085     28.1
2021.0     0.098     58.7
2022.0     0.108     83.1
2023.0     0.117    103.5
2024.0     0.124    121.3
2025.0     0.126    137.7
2026.0     0.121    154.4
2027.0     0.103    174.6
2028.0     0.067    210.3
2029.0     0.049    312.3

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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.