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Orbital Elements for A668
WDS: A668 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 107.200 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.2013 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 40.9 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 212.1 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1983.390 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.666 Eccentricity
ω: 324.1 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1971.4 Year
End-Year: 2078.6 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for A668
Position: 061526.16-090208.7 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 06154-0902 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: A668 Discover designation and components
ADS number: 4866 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 43362 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 29705 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 6.34 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 7.73 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: 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: Hrt1996a Reference

Double Star Orbit for A668



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of A668

-- 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 A668
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.288   354.49
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1971.40    0.167    49.40
1972.40    0.156    52.34
1973.40    0.145    55.71
1974.40    0.134    59.66
1975.40    0.122    64.39
1976.40    0.109    70.18
1977.40    0.096    77.49
1978.40    0.084    87.02
1979.40    0.072    99.79
1980.40    0.063   116.91
1981.40    0.057   138.50
1982.40    0.058   162.01
1983.40    0.062   183.61
1984.40    0.068   201.68
1985.40    0.075   216.66
1986.40    0.080   229.42
1987.40    0.086   240.58
1988.40    0.091   250.49
1989.40    0.096   259.36
1990.40    0.101   267.32
1991.40    0.106   274.48
1992.40    0.112   280.91
1993.40    0.118   286.70
1994.40    0.124   291.93
1995.40    0.131   296.65
1996.40    0.137   300.94
1997.40    0.144   304.84
1998.40    0.150   308.40
1999.40    0.156   311.67
2000.40    0.163   314.68
2001.40    0.169   317.46
2002.40    0.176   320.05
2003.40    0.182   322.45
2004.40    0.188   324.70
2005.40    0.194   326.80
2006.40    0.200   328.78
2007.40    0.206   330.65
2008.40    0.211   332.42
2009.40    0.217   334.09
2010.40    0.222   335.69
2011.40    0.227   337.21
2012.40    0.232   338.66
2013.40    0.237   340.05
2014.40    0.242   341.38
2015.40    0.247   342.67
2016.40    0.251   343.90
2017.40    0.256   345.10
2018.40    0.260   346.25
2019.40    0.264   347.37
2020.40    0.268   348.45
2021.40    0.272   349.51
2022.40    0.275   350.53
2023.40    0.279   351.53
2024.40    0.282   352.51
2025.40    0.285   353.46
2026.40    0.288   354.40
2027.40    0.291   355.31
2028.40    0.294   356.21
2029.40    0.296   357.10
2030.40    0.298   357.96
2031.40    0.301   358.82
2032.40    0.303   359.66
2033.40    0.304     0.50
2034.40    0.306     1.32
2035.40    0.308     2.13
2036.40    0.309     2.94
2037.40    0.310     3.74
2038.40    0.311     4.54
2039.40    0.312     5.33
2040.40    0.313     6.11
2041.40    0.313     6.90
2042.40    0.313     7.68
2043.40    0.314     8.46
2044.40    0.314     9.24
2045.40    0.313    10.02
2046.40    0.313    10.80
2047.40    0.312    11.59
2048.40    0.311    12.38
2049.40    0.310    13.17
2050.40    0.309    13.97
2051.40    0.308    14.78
2052.40    0.306    15.59
2053.40    0.304    16.41
2054.40    0.302    17.25
2055.40    0.300    18.09
2056.40    0.298    18.95
2057.40    0.295    19.83
2058.40    0.292    20.72
2059.40    0.289    21.63
2060.40    0.285    22.56
2061.40    0.282    23.51
2062.40    0.278    24.49
2063.40    0.273    25.50
2064.40    0.269    26.55
2065.40    0.264    27.63
2066.40    0.259    28.75
2067.40    0.254    29.92
2068.40    0.248    31.14
2069.40    0.242    32.42
2070.40    0.235    33.77
2071.40    0.228    35.20
2072.40    0.221    36.71
2073.40    0.214    38.34
2074.40    0.206    40.08
2075.40    0.197    41.97
2076.40    0.188    44.04
2077.40    0.179    46.32
2078.40    0.169    48.85






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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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