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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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Orbital Elements for MCA15BA,BB
WDS: MCA15BA,BB WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 16.260 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.2178 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 92.35 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 355.54 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1998.510 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.57 Eccentricity
ω: 250.1 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 2017.0 Year
End-Year: 2033.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for MCA15BA,BB
Position: 042834.43+155744.0 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 04287+1552 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: MCA15BA,BB Discover designation and components
ADS number: . Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 28307 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 20885 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 3.84 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 7.3 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: 1994 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 3 Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: n Flags

Double Star Orbit for MCA15BA,BB



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of MCA15BA,BB

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


Ephemeris of MCA15BA,BB
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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.026    324.3
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2017.0     0.198    355.2
2018.0     0.223    354.4
2019.0     0.225    353.7
2020.0     0.210    353.0
2021.0     0.185    352.1
2022.0     0.152    350.9
2023.0     0.113    348.8
2024.0     0.070    344.3
2025.0     0.026    324.3
2026.0     0.028    201.6
2027.0     0.072    184.3
2028.0     0.112    179.9
2029.0     0.139    177.7
2030.0     0.131    175.9
2031.0     0.037    170.0
2032.0     0.107    357.1






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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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