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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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Orbital Elements for I987
WDS: I987 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 102.470 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.384 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 15.9 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 59.3 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1952.080 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.262 Eccentricity
ω: 12.2 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1974.0 Year
End-Year: 2076.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for I987
Position: 161658.92-534146.3 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 16170-5342 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: I987 Discover designation and components
ADS number: . Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 146059 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 79787 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 6.63 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 8.77 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: 2014 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 3 Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: Flags

Double Star Orbit for I987



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of I987

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


Ephemeris of I987
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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.417    300.6
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1974.0     0.376    179.6
1975.0     0.383    182.9
1976.0     0.390    186.1
1977.0     0.396    189.3
1978.0     0.402    192.3
1979.0     0.408    195.2
1980.0     0.414    198.0
1981.0     0.420    200.8
1982.0     0.426    203.5
1983.0     0.431    206.1
1984.0     0.436    208.7
1985.0     0.441    211.2
1986.0     0.446    213.6
1987.0     0.450    216.0
1988.0     0.455    218.3
1989.0     0.459    220.6
1990.0     0.462    222.9
1991.0     0.466    225.2
1992.0     0.469    227.4
1993.0     0.471    229.5
1994.0     0.474    231.7
1995.0     0.476    233.8
1996.0     0.478    235.9
1997.0     0.480    238.0
1998.0     0.481    240.1
1999.0     0.482    242.2
2000.0     0.483    244.2
2001.0     0.484    246.3
2002.0     0.484    248.3
2003.0     0.484    250.4
2004.0     0.484    252.5
2005.0     0.483    254.5
2006.0     0.482    256.6
2007.0     0.481    258.7
2008.0     0.479    260.7
2009.0     0.478    262.8
2010.0     0.476    265.0
2011.0     0.473    267.1
2012.0     0.471    269.2
2013.0     0.468    271.4
2014.0     0.465    273.6
2015.0     0.462    275.9
2016.0     0.458    278.1
2017.0     0.455    280.4
2018.0     0.451    282.8
2019.0     0.446    285.2
2020.0     0.442    287.6
2021.0     0.437    290.1
2022.0     0.433    292.6
2023.0     0.428    295.2
2024.0     0.422    297.9
2025.0     0.417    300.6
2026.0     0.412    303.4
2027.0     0.406    306.3
2028.0     0.400    309.3
2029.0     0.394    312.3
2030.0     0.389    315.5
2031.0     0.383    318.7
2032.0     0.377    322.0
2033.0     0.371    325.5
2034.0     0.365    329.0
2035.0     0.359    332.7
2036.0     0.353    336.5
2037.0     0.347    340.4
2038.0     0.341    344.5
2039.0     0.335    348.7
2040.0     0.330    353.1
2041.0     0.325    357.5
2042.0     0.320      2.2
2043.0     0.315      7.0
2044.0     0.310     11.9
2045.0     0.306     16.9
2046.0     0.302     22.1
2047.0     0.298     27.5
2048.0     0.295     32.9
2049.0     0.292     38.5
2050.0     0.290     44.2
2051.0     0.287     50.0
2052.0     0.286     55.8
2053.0     0.284     61.8
2054.0     0.283     67.7
2055.0     0.283     73.8
2056.0     0.283     79.8
2057.0     0.283     85.8
2058.0     0.284     91.8
2059.0     0.286     97.7
2060.0     0.288    103.5
2061.0     0.290    109.3
2062.0     0.293    114.9
2063.0     0.297    120.5
2064.0     0.301    125.8
2065.0     0.305    131.1
2066.0     0.310    136.1
2067.0     0.316    141.1
2068.0     0.321    145.8
2069.0     0.327    150.4
2070.0     0.334    154.8
2071.0     0.340    159.0
2072.0     0.346    163.1
2073.0     0.353    167.0
2074.0     0.360    170.8
2075.0     0.366    174.5






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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.


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