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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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Orbital Elements for WSI8
WDS: WSI8 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 2.276 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.00525 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 35.63 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 67.41 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1990.782 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.0 Eccentricity
ω: 0.0 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 2024.0 Year
End-Year: 2026.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for WSI8
Position: 215354.79+282032.0 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 21539+2821 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: WSI8 Discover designation and components
ADS number: . Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 208174 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 108084 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 6.79 Magnitude of the primary
V2: . Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: 1991 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 9 Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: n Flags

Double Star Orbit for WSI8



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of WSI8

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


Ephemeris of WSI8
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.005     78.1
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2024.0     0.005    276.9
2025.0     0.005     78.1






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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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