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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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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: 2016.0 Year
End-Year: 2034.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 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' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: n Flags

Double Star Orbit for B52



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of B52

Image from the USNO WDS 6th Orbit Catalog (see Acknowledgements)


Ephemeris of B52
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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.298    320.4
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2016.0     0.143    140.4
2017.0     0.122    144.3
2018.0     0.062    153.5
2019.0     0.024    276.2
2020.0     0.094    310.3
2021.0     0.159    315.1
2022.0     0.213    317.2
2023.0     0.254    318.6
2024.0     0.282    319.6
2025.0     0.298    320.4
2026.0     0.300    321.2
2027.0     0.290    322.1
2028.0     0.267    323.0
2029.0     0.233    324.2
2030.0     0.186    325.9
2031.0     0.127    328.9
2032.0     0.060    338.3
2033.0     0.024     96.9






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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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