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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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Orbital Elements for RST3442
WDS: RST3442 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 18.213 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.2065 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 45.9 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 266.62 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1979.628 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.3362 Eccentricity
ω: 298.78 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 2016.0 Year
End-Year: 2034.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for RST3442
Position: 060947.91-224628.2 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 06098-2246 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: RST3442 Discover designation and components
ADS number: . Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 42443 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 29234 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 6.56 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 6.57 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 2 Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: n Flags

Double Star Orbit for RST3442



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of RST3442

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


Ephemeris of RST3442
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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.212     33.0
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2016.0     0.105    212.2
2017.0     0.139    250.4
2018.0     0.164    274.0
2019.0     0.173    293.2
2020.0     0.174    311.4
2021.0     0.174    329.7
2022.0     0.177    347.8
2023.0     0.185      4.7
2024.0     0.198     19.8
2025.0     0.212     33.0
2026.0     0.226     44.5
2027.0     0.236     54.8
2028.0     0.240     64.6
2029.0     0.236     74.3
2030.0     0.222     84.7
2031.0     0.195     97.3
2032.0     0.156    115.3
2033.0     0.112    147.3






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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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