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

Double Star Calculator - Orbit

- Revision:		$Rev: 1216 $
- Report created:		2025-07-11 17:57:10

Orbital Elements for CVN16AA,AB

WDS:	CVN16AA,AB	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	5.320	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.09763	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	19.9	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	119.2	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	2005.948	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.135	Eccentricity
ω:	107.1	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2023.0	Year
End-Year:	2027.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for CVN16AA,AB

Position:	101726.89-535426.5	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	10174-5354	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	CVN16AA,AB	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	.	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	.	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	14.5	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	14.9	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:		Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	2	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for CVN16AA,AB

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of CVN16AA,AB

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

Ephemeris of CVN16AA,AB

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.106     70.7
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2023.0     0.095    314.7
2024.0     0.102     15.5
2025.0     0.106     70.7
2026.0     0.098    127.2

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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.