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Orbital Elements for B52

WDS:	B52	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	19.408	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.222	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	85.1	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	140.9	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	2016.226	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.355	Eccentricity
ω:	3.4	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2015.296	Year
End-Year:	2034.704	Year
Epoch:	2026.5	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for B52
Position:	033356.81-310449.1	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	03339-3105	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	B52	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	22262	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	16628	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	6.69	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	7.63	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:	2000	Equinox
Date:	2021	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	2	Orbit grade, ranging from : 1 = Definitive 2 = Good 3 = Reliable 4 = Preliminary 5 = Indeterminate
Flags:	n	Flags
Ephemerides:		Ephemerides
Code:	Tok2021c	Reference

Double Star Orbit for B52

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of B52

-- 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 B52

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.297   321.66
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2015.30    0.126   137.61
2015.40    0.130   138.06
2015.50    0.133   138.48
2015.60    0.136   138.88
2015.70    0.139   139.27
2015.80    0.140   139.65
2015.90    0.142   140.01
2016.00    0.143   140.37
2016.10    0.143   140.73
2016.20    0.143   141.08
2016.30    0.142   141.44
2016.40    0.141   141.80
2016.50    0.139   142.18
2016.60    0.137   142.56
2016.70    0.134   142.96
2016.80    0.131   143.37
2016.90    0.127   143.81
2017.00    0.123   144.28
2017.10    0.118   144.78
2017.20    0.113   145.33
2017.30    0.107   145.93
2017.40    0.102   146.60
2017.50    0.096   147.35
2017.60    0.089   148.21
2017.70    0.083   149.19
2017.80    0.076   150.35
2017.90    0.069   151.74
2018.00    0.062   153.44
2018.10    0.055   155.57
2018.20    0.048   158.33
2018.30    0.041   162.06
2018.40    0.034   167.33
2018.50    0.027   175.19
2018.60    0.022   187.60
2018.70    0.017   207.29
2018.80    0.016   233.89
2018.90    0.019   258.73
2019.00    0.023   275.67
2019.10    0.030   286.24
2019.20    0.036   293.05
2019.30    0.043   297.69
2019.40    0.051   301.02
2019.50    0.058   303.52
2019.60    0.065   305.47
2019.70    0.072   307.02
2019.80    0.079   308.30
2019.90    0.087   309.36
2020.00    0.094   310.26
2020.10    0.101   311.03
2020.20    0.108   311.71
2020.30    0.114   312.30
2020.40    0.121   312.83
2020.50    0.128   313.30
2020.60    0.134   313.73
2020.70    0.141   314.11
2020.80    0.147   314.47
2020.90    0.153   314.79
2021.00    0.159   315.09
2021.10    0.165   315.37
2021.20    0.171   315.63
2021.30    0.177   315.87
2021.40    0.182   316.10
2021.50    0.188   316.31
2021.60    0.193   316.51
2021.70    0.198   316.70
2021.80    0.203   316.88
2021.90    0.208   317.06
2022.00    0.213   317.22
2022.10    0.218   317.38
2022.20    0.222   317.53
2022.30    0.227   317.68
2022.40    0.231   317.82
2022.50    0.235   317.95
2022.60    0.239   318.08
2022.70    0.243   318.20
2022.80    0.247   318.33
2022.90    0.251   318.44
2023.00    0.254   318.56
2023.10    0.257   318.67
2023.20    0.261   318.78
2023.30    0.264   318.89
2023.40    0.267   318.99
2023.50    0.270   319.09
2023.60    0.273   319.19
2023.70    0.275   319.29
2023.80    0.278   319.38
2023.90    0.280   319.48
2024.00    0.282   319.57
2024.10    0.284   319.66
2024.20    0.286   319.75
2024.30    0.288   319.84
2024.40    0.290   319.93
2024.50    0.291   320.01
2024.60    0.293   320.10
2024.70    0.294   320.18
2024.80    0.295   320.27
2024.90    0.297   320.35
2025.00    0.298   320.43
2025.10    0.298   320.51
2025.20    0.299   320.60
2025.30    0.300   320.68
2025.40    0.300   320.76
2025.50    0.300   320.84
2025.60    0.301   320.92
2025.70    0.301   321.00
2025.80    0.301   321.08
2025.90    0.300   321.16
2026.00    0.300   321.24
2026.10    0.300   321.33
2026.20    0.299   321.41
2026.30    0.298   321.49
2026.40    0.298   321.57
2026.50    0.297   321.65
2026.60    0.296   321.74
2026.70    0.294   321.82
2026.80    0.293   321.91
2026.90    0.292   321.99
2027.00    0.290   322.08
2027.10    0.288   322.16
2027.20    0.287   322.25
2027.30    0.285   322.34
2027.40    0.283   322.43
2027.50    0.280   322.53
2027.60    0.278   322.62
2027.70    0.276   322.71
2027.80    0.273   322.81
2027.90    0.270   322.91
2028.00    0.268   323.01
2028.10    0.265   323.11
2028.20    0.262   323.22
2028.30    0.258   323.33
2028.40    0.255   323.44
2028.50    0.252   323.55
2028.60    0.248   323.67
2028.70    0.244   323.79
2028.80    0.241   323.91
2028.90    0.237   324.04
2029.00    0.233   324.17
2029.10    0.229   324.31
2029.20    0.224   324.45
2029.30    0.220   324.60
2029.40    0.215   324.76
2029.50    0.211   324.92
2029.60    0.206   325.08
2029.70    0.201   325.26
2029.80    0.196   325.45
2029.90    0.191   325.64
2030.00    0.186   325.85
2030.10    0.181   326.06
2030.20    0.175   326.29
2030.30    0.170   326.54
2030.40    0.164   326.80
2030.50    0.158   327.08
2030.60    0.152   327.39
2030.70    0.146   327.72
2030.80    0.140   328.07
2030.90    0.134   328.46
2031.00    0.128   328.89
2031.10    0.121   329.36
2031.20    0.115   329.88
2031.30    0.108   330.47
2031.40    0.102   331.13
2031.50    0.095   331.88
2031.60    0.088   332.76
2031.70    0.081   333.77
2031.80    0.074   334.98
2031.90    0.068   336.43
2032.00    0.061   338.21
2032.10    0.054   340.45
2032.20    0.047   343.35
2032.30    0.040   347.25
2032.40    0.033   352.71
2032.50    0.027     0.72
2032.60    0.022    13.00
2032.70    0.018    31.70
2032.80    0.017    56.21
2032.90    0.019    79.57
2033.00    0.023    96.33
2033.10    0.029   107.22
2033.20    0.035   114.39
2033.30    0.042   119.35
2033.40    0.049   122.95
2033.50    0.055   125.66
2033.60    0.062   127.78
2033.70    0.069   129.48
2033.80    0.076   130.88
2033.90    0.082   132.06
2034.00    0.088   133.07
2034.10    0.094   133.94
2034.20    0.100   134.71
2034.30    0.106   135.39
2034.40    0.111   136.01
2034.50    0.116   136.58
2034.60    0.121   137.09
2034.70    0.125   137.57

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Acknowledgements

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