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Orbital Elements for A288
WDS: A288 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 163.200 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.206 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 30.0 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 24.5 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1979.200 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.533 Eccentricity
ω: 138.6 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1943.4 Year
End-Year: 2106.6 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for A288
Position: 202308.98+205151.1 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 20231+2052 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: A288 Discover designation and components
ADS number: 13777 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 194113 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 100536 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 8.72 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 8.98 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: 1991 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: Doc1994d Reference

Double Star Orbit for A288



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of A288

-- 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 A288
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.241   315.80
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1943.40    0.240    26.49
1944.40    0.236    27.70
1945.40    0.233    28.94
1946.40    0.229    30.23
1947.40    0.225    31.56
1948.40    0.221    32.95
1949.40    0.217    34.38
1950.40    0.212    35.87
1951.40    0.208    37.43
1952.40    0.203    39.05
1953.40    0.198    40.75
1954.40    0.194    42.53
1955.40    0.189    44.41
1956.40    0.183    46.39
1957.40    0.178    48.49
1958.40    0.173    50.72
1959.40    0.167    53.09
1960.40    0.162    55.62
1961.40    0.156    58.34
1962.40    0.150    61.26
1963.40    0.144    64.42
1964.40    0.139    67.85
1965.40    0.133    71.58
1966.40    0.127    75.66
1967.40    0.121    80.12
1968.40    0.116    85.03
1969.40    0.110    90.42
1970.40    0.105    96.35
1971.40    0.101   102.84
1972.40    0.097   109.91
1973.40    0.093   117.55
1974.40    0.091   125.67
1975.40    0.089   134.18
1976.40    0.088   142.91
1977.40    0.088   151.70
1978.40    0.089   160.38
1979.40    0.091   168.80
1980.40    0.093   176.85
1981.40    0.096   184.49
1982.40    0.099   191.70
1983.40    0.102   198.47
1984.40    0.106   204.83
1985.40    0.109   210.80
1986.40    0.112   216.41
1987.40    0.116   221.70
1988.40    0.119   226.69
1989.40    0.122   231.41
1990.40    0.126   235.87
1991.40    0.129   240.10
1992.40    0.132   244.12
1993.40    0.136   247.94
1994.40    0.139   251.57
1995.40    0.143   255.03
1996.40    0.146   258.32
1997.40    0.149   261.47
1998.40    0.153   264.48
1999.40    0.156   267.36
2000.40    0.160   270.11
2001.40    0.163   272.75
2002.40    0.166   275.28
2003.40    0.170   277.70
2004.40    0.173   280.04
2005.40    0.177   282.28
2006.40    0.180   284.44
2007.40    0.183   286.51
2008.40    0.187   288.52
2009.40    0.190   290.45
2010.40    0.193   292.32
2011.40    0.197   294.13
2012.40    0.200   295.87
2013.40    0.203   297.56
2014.40    0.206   299.20
2015.40    0.209   300.79
2016.40    0.212   302.33
2017.40    0.215   303.83
2018.40    0.218   305.29
2019.40    0.221   306.71
2020.40    0.224   308.09
2021.40    0.227   309.43
2022.40    0.230   310.74
2023.40    0.233   312.02
2024.40    0.236   313.27
2025.40    0.238   314.49
2026.40    0.241   315.68
2027.40    0.244   316.85
2028.40    0.246   318.00
2029.40    0.249   319.11
2030.40    0.251   320.21
2031.40    0.254   321.29
2032.40    0.256   322.35
2033.40    0.258   323.38
2034.40    0.261   324.40
2035.40    0.263   325.40
2036.40    0.265   326.39
2037.40    0.267   327.36
2038.40    0.269   328.32
2039.40    0.271   329.26
2040.40    0.273   330.19
2041.40    0.275   331.10
2042.40    0.276   332.01
2043.40    0.278   332.90
2044.40    0.280   333.78
2045.40    0.281   334.65
2046.40    0.283   335.51
2047.40    0.284   336.37
2048.40    0.286   337.21
2049.40    0.287   338.05
2050.40    0.288   338.87
2051.40    0.290   339.69
2052.40    0.291   340.51
2053.40    0.292   341.32
2054.40    0.293   342.12
2055.40    0.294   342.91
2056.40    0.295   343.71
2057.40    0.296   344.49
2058.40    0.296   345.28
2059.40    0.297   346.05
2060.40    0.298   346.83
2061.40    0.298   347.60
2062.40    0.299   348.37
2063.40    0.299   349.14
2064.40    0.300   349.90
2065.40    0.300   350.66
2066.40    0.300   351.43
2067.40    0.300   352.19
2068.40    0.300   352.95
2069.40    0.300   353.71
2070.40    0.300   354.47
2071.40    0.300   355.23
2072.40    0.300   355.99
2073.40    0.300   356.75
2074.40    0.299   357.52
2075.40    0.299   358.29
2076.40    0.298   359.06
2077.40    0.298   359.83
2078.40    0.297     0.60
2079.40    0.296     1.38
2080.40    0.295     2.17
2081.40    0.294     2.96
2082.40    0.293     3.75
2083.40    0.292     4.55
2084.40    0.291     5.36
2085.40    0.290     6.17
2086.40    0.288     6.99
2087.40    0.287     7.82
2088.40    0.285     8.65
2089.40    0.284     9.50
2090.40    0.282    10.36
2091.40    0.280    11.22
2092.40    0.278    12.10
2093.40    0.276    13.00
2094.40    0.274    13.90
2095.40    0.272    14.82
2096.40    0.270    15.75
2097.40    0.267    16.71
2098.40    0.265    17.68
2099.40    0.262    18.66
2100.40    0.259    19.67
2101.40    0.257    20.70
2102.40    0.254    21.76
2103.40    0.251    22.84
2104.40    0.247    23.94
2105.40    0.244    25.08
2106.40    0.241    26.25






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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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