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Orbital Elements for A163

WDS:	A163	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	223.600	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.273	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	124.9	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	35.6	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1977.390	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.284	Eccentricity
ω:	302.4	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	1913.2	Year
End-Year:	2136.8	Year
Epoch:	2026.5	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for A163
Position:	193545.49+231614.2	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	19358+2316	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	A163	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	12648	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	344620	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	96380	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	10.02	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	9.95	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:	2000	Equinox
Date:	2019	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	4	Orbit grade, ranging from : 1 = Definitive 2 = Good 3 = Reliable 4 = Preliminary 5 = Indeterminate
Flags:		Flags
Ephemerides:		Ephemerides
Code:	Sca2019d	Reference

Double Star Orbit for A163

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of A163

-- 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 A163

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.210   357.49
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1913.20    0.307   220.81
1914.20    0.305   220.11
1915.20    0.304   219.40
1916.20    0.303   218.69
1917.20    0.302   217.96
1918.20    0.300   217.24
1919.20    0.298   216.50
1920.20    0.296   215.76
1921.20    0.294   215.00
1922.20    0.292   214.24
1923.20    0.290   213.46
1924.20    0.288   212.67
1925.20    0.285   211.87
1926.20    0.283   211.06
1927.20    0.280   210.22
1928.20    0.277   209.37
1929.20    0.274   208.51
1930.20    0.271   207.62
1931.20    0.267   206.71
1932.20    0.264   205.78
1933.20    0.260   204.82
1934.20    0.257   203.83
1935.20    0.253   202.82
1936.20    0.249   201.77
1937.20    0.244   200.69
1938.20    0.240   199.57
1939.20    0.236   198.40
1940.20    0.231   197.20
1941.20    0.227   195.94
1942.20    0.222   194.63
1943.20    0.217   193.26
1944.20    0.212   191.83
1945.20    0.207   190.32
1946.20    0.202   188.75
1947.20    0.196   187.08
1948.20    0.191   185.33
1949.20    0.186   183.47
1950.20    0.180   181.51
1951.20    0.175   179.42
1952.20    0.170   177.20
1953.20    0.164   174.84
1954.20    0.159   172.32
1955.20    0.154   169.63
1956.20    0.149   166.75
1957.20    0.144   163.67
1958.20    0.139   160.39
1959.20    0.135   156.89
1960.20    0.131   153.15
1961.20    0.127   149.19
1962.20    0.124   145.01
1963.20    0.121   140.62
1964.20    0.119   136.04
1965.20    0.117   131.30
1966.20    0.116   126.45
1967.20    0.115   121.52
1968.20    0.116   116.59
1969.20    0.116   111.69
1970.20    0.118   106.88
1971.20    0.120   102.20
1972.20    0.122    97.70
1973.20    0.125    93.38
1974.20    0.128    89.28
1975.20    0.132    85.39
1976.20    0.136    81.72
1977.20    0.140    78.27
1978.20    0.145    75.02
1979.20    0.149    71.97
1980.20    0.154    69.09
1981.20    0.158    66.39
1982.20    0.163    63.83
1983.20    0.167    61.42
1984.20    0.172    59.14
1985.20    0.176    56.97
1986.20    0.181    54.90
1987.20    0.185    52.93
1988.20    0.189    51.05
1989.20    0.193    49.24
1990.20    0.196    47.50
1991.20    0.200    45.82
1992.20    0.203    44.20
1993.20    0.206    42.63
1994.20    0.209    41.10
1995.20    0.212    39.61
1996.20    0.214    38.16
1997.20    0.216    36.74
1998.20    0.218    35.34
1999.20    0.220    33.97
2000.20    0.222    32.62
2001.20    0.223    31.29
2002.20    0.224    29.97
2003.20    0.225    28.66
2004.20    0.226    27.37
2005.20    0.226    26.08
2006.20    0.227    24.80
2007.20    0.227    23.52
2008.20    0.227    22.25
2009.20    0.227    20.97
2010.20    0.227    19.70
2011.20    0.227    18.42
2012.20    0.226    17.13
2013.20    0.226    15.84
2014.20    0.225    14.54
2015.20    0.224    13.24
2016.20    0.223    11.92
2017.20    0.222    10.59
2018.20    0.221     9.25
2019.20    0.220     7.90
2020.20    0.219     6.53
2021.20    0.217     5.14
2022.20    0.216     3.74
2023.20    0.215     2.32
2024.20    0.213     0.88
2025.20    0.212   359.42
2026.20    0.210   357.94
2027.20    0.209   356.44
2028.20    0.207   354.92
2029.20    0.206   353.38
2030.20    0.204   351.81
2031.20    0.203   350.22
2032.20    0.201   348.61
2033.20    0.200   346.98
2034.20    0.199   345.32
2035.20    0.197   343.64
2036.20    0.196   341.94
2037.20    0.195   340.22
2038.20    0.194   338.47
2039.20    0.193   336.71
2040.20    0.192   334.93
2041.20    0.191   333.13
2042.20    0.190   331.31
2043.20    0.189   329.47
2044.20    0.188   327.63
2045.20    0.188   325.77
2046.20    0.187   323.90
2047.20    0.187   322.02
2048.20    0.187   320.14
2049.20    0.187   318.26
2050.20    0.187   316.37
2051.20    0.187   314.48
2052.20    0.187   312.60
2053.20    0.187   310.72
2054.20    0.188   308.85
2055.20    0.188   306.99
2056.20    0.189   305.14
2057.20    0.190   303.31
2058.20    0.191   301.49
2059.20    0.192   299.69
2060.20    0.193   297.91
2061.20    0.194   296.15
2062.20    0.195   294.41
2063.20    0.197   292.70
2064.20    0.198   291.01
2065.20    0.200   289.35
2066.20    0.201   287.71
2067.20    0.203   286.11
2068.20    0.205   284.52
2069.20    0.207   282.97
2070.20    0.209   281.45
2071.20    0.211   279.95
2072.20    0.213   278.49
2073.20    0.215   277.05
2074.20    0.217   275.64
2075.20    0.219   274.26
2076.20    0.222   272.91
2077.20    0.224   271.58
2078.20    0.226   270.28
2079.20    0.229   269.01
2080.20    0.231   267.77
2081.20    0.233   266.55
2082.20    0.236   265.35
2083.20    0.238   264.18
2084.20    0.241   263.03
2085.20    0.243   261.91
2086.20    0.246   260.81
2087.20    0.248   259.72
2088.20    0.250   258.67
2089.20    0.253   257.63
2090.20    0.255   256.61
2091.20    0.258   255.61
2092.20    0.260   254.62
2093.20    0.262   253.66
2094.20    0.265   252.71
2095.20    0.267   251.78
2096.20    0.269   250.87
2097.20    0.272   249.97
2098.20    0.274   249.08
2099.20    0.276   248.21
2100.20    0.278   247.35
2101.20    0.280   246.51
2102.20    0.282   245.67
2103.20    0.284   244.85
2104.20    0.286   244.04
2105.20    0.288   243.24
2106.20    0.290   242.45
2107.20    0.291   241.68
2108.20    0.293   240.90
2109.20    0.295   240.14
2110.20    0.296   239.39
2111.20    0.298   238.64
2112.20    0.299   237.91
2113.20    0.301   237.17
2114.20    0.302   236.45
2115.20    0.303   235.73
2116.20    0.304   235.02
2117.20    0.305   234.31
2118.20    0.306   233.60
2119.20    0.307   232.90
2120.20    0.308   232.21
2121.20    0.309   231.52
2122.20    0.309   230.83
2123.20    0.310   230.14
2124.20    0.310   229.45
2125.20    0.310   228.77
2126.20    0.311   228.09
2127.20    0.311   227.41
2128.20    0.311   226.73
2129.20    0.311   226.04
2130.20    0.311   225.36
2131.20    0.310   224.68
2132.20    0.310   223.99
2133.20    0.309   223.31
2134.20    0.309   222.62
2135.20    0.308   221.93
2136.20    0.307   221.23

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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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