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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 18:56:57

Orbital Elements for LAB5AA,AB

WDS:	LAB5AA,AB	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	0.768	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.1244	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	74.42	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	230.3	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1984.834	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.428	Eccentricity
ω:	299.3	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2025.0	Year
End-Year:	2025.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for LAB5AA,AB

Position:	182102.38+724358.2	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	18211+7244	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	LAB5AA,AB	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	170153	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	89937	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	3.57	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	5.7	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	2009	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	1	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for LAB5AA,AB

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of LAB5AA,AB

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

Ephemeris of LAB5AA,AB

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.045    298.0
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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.