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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 18:37:58

Orbital Elements for GC22009

WDS:	GC22009	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	2.527	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.0026	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	122.96	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	18.98	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1975.044	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.371	Eccentricity
ω:	230.0	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2024.0	Year
End-Year:	2026.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for GC22009

Position:	162154.54+132719.7	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	16219+1327	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	GC22009	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	147508	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	80166	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	7.38	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	1991	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	9	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for GC22009

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of GC22009

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

Ephemeris of GC22009

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.002    259.7
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2024.0     0.003      3.2
2025.0     0.002    259.7

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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.