Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Double Star Calculator - Orbital Elements

Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 18:00:12

Orbital Elements for CLO5AA,AB

WDS:	CLO5AA,AB	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	6.557	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.07594	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	29.9	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	85.6	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	2011.713	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.7479	Eccentricity
ω:	63.4	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2022.0	Year
End-Year:	2028.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for CLO5AA,AB

Position:	104712.61+402644.0	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	10472+4027	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	CLO5AA,AB	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	.	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	.	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	12.85	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	13.70	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	2016	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	3	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for CLO5AA,AB

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of CLO5AA,AB

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

Ephemeris of CLO5AA,AB

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.027    228.2
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2022.0     0.116    331.5
2023.0     0.099    347.0
2024.0     0.065     14.1
2025.0     0.027    228.2
2026.0     0.088    293.4
2027.0     0.113    311.0

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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.