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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 17:15:22

Orbital Elements for WGT1CA,CB

WDS:	WGT1CA,CB	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	11.400	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.045	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	98.6	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	27.9	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	2002.200	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.59	Eccentricity
ω:	283.0	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2020.0	Year
End-Year:	2030.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for WGT1CA,CB

Position:	053516.46-052322.9	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	05353-0523	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	WGT1CA,CB	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	4186	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	37022	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	26221	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	5.3	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	6.7	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:	2000	Equinox
Date:	2018	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	2	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for WGT1CA,CB

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of WGT1CA,CB

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

Ephemeris of WGT1CA,CB

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.005     60.8
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2020.0     0.026    230.1
2021.0     0.035    221.9
2022.0     0.042    216.8
2023.0     0.042    212.5
2024.0     0.032    207.3
2025.0     0.005     60.8
2026.0     0.030     24.5
2027.0     0.029     16.1
2028.0     0.020      2.9
2029.0     0.012    327.9

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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.