Double Star Calculator - Orbit

Orbital Elements for A1278
WDS: A1278 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 108.590 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.234 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 104.7 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 131.0 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 2000.640 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.711 Eccentricity
ω: 73.5 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1970.705 Year
End-Year: 2079.295 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for A1278
Position: 023813.90+460403.0 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 02382+4604 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: A1278 Discover designation and components
ADS number: 1992 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 16283 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: . Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 8.9 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 9.0 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: 2010 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 3 Orbit grade, ranging from :
1 = Definitive
2 = Good
3 = Reliable
4 = Preliminary
5 = Indeterminate
Flags: n Flags
Ephemerides: Ephemerides
Code: Doc2012i Reference

Double Star Orbit for A1278



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of A1278

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


Legend:
Green plus signs:Visual (micrometric) measures
Violet asterisks:Photographic measures
Blue symbols:Various interferometric techniques
Dot-dash line:Indicates the line of nodes

Ephemeris of A1278
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
---------------------------------------------
2026.50    0.225   295.68
--------------------------
1970.70    0.091   201.80
1971.70    0.092   197.96
1972.70    0.093   194.20
1973.70    0.095   190.53
1974.70    0.096   186.99
1975.70    0.098   183.57
1976.70    0.100   180.28
1977.70    0.103   177.14
1978.70    0.105   174.13
1979.70    0.107   171.26
1980.70    0.110   168.52
1981.70    0.113   165.90
1982.70    0.115   163.40
1983.70    0.118   161.01
1984.70    0.120   158.72
1985.70    0.122   156.50
1986.70    0.124   154.37
1987.70    0.126   152.29
1988.70    0.127   150.27
1989.70    0.128   148.27
1990.70    0.128   146.29
1991.70    0.127   144.31
1992.70    0.126   142.29
1993.70    0.123   140.20
1994.70    0.119   137.98
1995.70    0.112   135.55
1996.70    0.103   132.75
1997.70    0.090   129.26
1998.70    0.072   124.29
1999.70    0.049   115.20
2000.70    0.024    86.92
2001.70    0.023     0.58
2002.70    0.049   331.08
2003.70    0.074   322.15
2004.70    0.096   317.63
2005.70    0.115   314.72
2006.70    0.132   312.60
2007.70    0.146   310.91
2008.70    0.158   309.51
2009.70    0.168   308.29
2010.70    0.177   307.21
2011.70    0.185   306.22
2012.70    0.192   305.32
2013.70    0.198   304.47
2014.70    0.203   303.66
2015.70    0.208   302.90
2016.70    0.212   302.16
2017.70    0.215   301.45
2018.70    0.218   300.76
2019.70    0.220   300.08
2020.70    0.222   299.42
2021.70    0.223   298.76
2022.70    0.224   298.11
2023.70    0.225   297.47
2024.70    0.225   296.83
2025.70    0.225   296.19
2026.70    0.225   295.55
2027.70    0.224   294.91
2028.70    0.223   294.26
2029.70    0.222   293.61
2030.70    0.221   292.95
2031.70    0.220   292.28
2032.70    0.218   291.61
2033.70    0.216   290.92
2034.70    0.214   290.22
2035.70    0.212   289.51
2036.70    0.210   288.78
2037.70    0.207   288.04
2038.70    0.205   287.28
2039.70    0.202   286.49
2040.70    0.199   285.69
2041.70    0.196   284.86
2042.70    0.193   284.00
2043.70    0.190   283.12
2044.70    0.187   282.21
2045.70    0.183   281.26
2046.70    0.180   280.28
2047.70    0.176   279.26
2048.70    0.173   278.20
2049.70    0.169   277.09
2050.70    0.166   275.94
2051.70    0.162   274.73
2052.70    0.158   273.46
2053.70    0.154   272.14
2054.70    0.151   270.74
2055.70    0.147   269.28
2056.70    0.143   267.74
2057.70    0.139   266.11
2058.70    0.135   264.39
2059.70    0.132   262.58
2060.70    0.128   260.66
2061.70    0.125   258.63
2062.70    0.121   256.48
2063.70    0.118   254.20
2064.70    0.114   251.79
2065.70    0.111   249.24
2066.70    0.108   246.54
2067.70    0.105   243.69
2068.70    0.103   240.69
2069.70    0.100   237.53
2070.70    0.098   234.23
2071.70    0.096   230.78
2072.70    0.094   227.20
2073.70    0.093   223.51
2074.70    0.092   219.72
2075.70    0.091   215.85
2076.70    0.091   211.94
2077.70    0.091   208.01
2078.70    0.091   204.10






Disclaimer
This result is provided without warranty. For all terms, see the Full Disclaimer. Copyright (C) 2025. Unless otherwise noted, all output generated by the Double Star Calculator including orbit diagrams, ephemerides, and analytical reports is licensed under CC BY 4.0.


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.


Report Information
Double Star Calculator: Version 1.2 ($Rev: 2397 $)
Report created: 2026-06-25 15:02:10



www.stella-vega.de