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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 18:58:24

Orbital Elements for A1377B

WDS:	A1377B	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	6.363	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.00016	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	66.0	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	157.0	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	2005.013	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.0	Eccentricity
ω:	0.0	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2022.0	Year
End-Year:	2028.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for A1377B

Position:	183356.69+522112.6	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	18339+5221	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	A1377B	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	11468	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	171779	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	91013	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	6.40	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:	2000	Equinox
Date:	2008	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	9	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for A1377B

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of A1377B

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

Ephemeris of A1377B

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.000    183.5
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2022.0     0.000     13.4
2023.0     0.000    119.2
2024.0     0.000    154.7
2025.0     0.000    183.5
2026.0     0.000    284.6
2027.0     0.000    330.3

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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.