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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 16:51:22

Orbital Elements for MKT15AA1,2

WDS:	MKT15AA1,2	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	0.020	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.00189	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	86.85	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	148.42	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	2012.814	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.01	Eccentricity
ω:	90.01	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 MKT15AA1,2

Position:	032710.12+094358.0	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	03272+0944	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	MKT15AA1,2	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	21364	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	16083	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	3.74	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:	2000	Equinox
Date:	2014	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	8	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for MKT15AA1,2

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of MKT15AA1,2

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

Ephemeris of MKT15AA1,2

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.002    149.2
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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.