Double Star Calculator - Orbit

Orbital Elements for A78
WDS: A78 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 111.930 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.263 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 49.3 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 249.9 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1997.500 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.798 Eccentricity
ω: 42.1 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1969.035 Year
End-Year: 2080.965 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for A78
Position: 122647.72-053531.6 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 12268-0536 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: A78 Discover designation and components
ADS number: 8551 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 108320 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 60727 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 8.11 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 8.79 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: 2007 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: Hrt2009 Reference

Double Star Orbit for A78



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of A78

-- 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 A78
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.376    86.00
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1969.04    0.293   119.28
1970.04    0.287   120.32
1971.04    0.280   121.41
1972.04    0.273   122.56
1973.04    0.265   123.76
1974.04    0.258   125.04
1975.04    0.250   126.40
1976.04    0.242   127.84
1977.04    0.234   129.38
1978.04    0.226   131.03
1979.04    0.218   132.81
1980.04    0.209   134.73
1981.04    0.200   136.83
1982.04    0.191   139.11
1983.04    0.182   141.63
1984.04    0.173   144.41
1985.04    0.163   147.50
1986.04    0.154   150.98
1987.04    0.144   154.91
1988.04    0.135   159.40
1989.04    0.126   164.56
1990.04    0.116   170.55
1991.04    0.107   177.57
1992.04    0.099   185.83
1993.04    0.091   195.62
1994.04    0.083   207.28
1995.04    0.075   221.31
1996.04    0.066   238.85
1997.04    0.053   263.59
1998.04    0.040   306.60
1999.04    0.046   359.25
2000.04    0.069    27.30
2001.04    0.093    40.97
2002.04    0.116    49.02
2003.04    0.138    54.47
2004.04    0.157    58.51
2005.04    0.175    61.68
2006.04    0.192    64.27
2007.04    0.207    66.47
2008.04    0.222    68.37
2009.04    0.235    70.04
2010.04    0.248    71.54
2011.04    0.260    72.89
2012.04    0.271    74.14
2013.04    0.281    75.28
2014.04    0.291    76.35
2015.04    0.301    77.35
2016.04    0.309    78.29
2017.04    0.318    79.18
2018.04    0.325    80.02
2019.04    0.333    80.83
2020.04    0.340    81.60
2021.04    0.346    82.35
2022.04    0.352    83.06
2023.04    0.358    83.76
2024.04    0.364    84.43
2025.04    0.369    85.08
2026.04    0.374    85.71
2027.04    0.378    86.33
2028.04    0.382    86.94
2029.04    0.386    87.53
2030.04    0.390    88.11
2031.04    0.393    88.68
2032.04    0.396    89.24
2033.04    0.399    89.80
2034.04    0.401    90.34
2035.04    0.404    90.88
2036.04    0.406    91.42
2037.04    0.408    91.95
2038.04    0.409    92.47
2039.04    0.411    92.99
2040.04    0.412    93.51
2041.04    0.413    94.02
2042.04    0.413    94.53
2043.04    0.414    95.04
2044.04    0.414    95.55
2045.04    0.414    96.06
2046.04    0.414    96.57
2047.04    0.414    97.08
2048.03    0.413    97.59
2049.03    0.413    98.11
2050.03    0.412    98.62
2051.03    0.411    99.14
2052.03    0.409    99.66
2053.03    0.408   100.18
2054.03    0.406   100.71
2055.03    0.404   101.24
2056.03    0.402   101.78
2057.03    0.400   102.32
2058.03    0.398   102.87
2059.03    0.395   103.43
2060.03    0.392   103.99
2061.03    0.390   104.56
2062.03    0.386   105.14
2063.03    0.383   105.73
2064.03    0.380   106.33
2065.03    0.376   106.95
2066.03    0.372   107.57
2067.03    0.368   108.21
2068.03    0.364   108.86
2069.03    0.360   109.53
2070.03    0.355   110.21
2071.03    0.350   110.92
2072.03    0.345   111.64
2073.03    0.340   112.38
2074.03    0.335   113.15
2075.03    0.330   113.94
2076.03    0.324   114.76
2077.03    0.318   115.61
2078.03    0.312   116.49
2079.03    0.306   117.40
2080.03    0.300   118.36






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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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