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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 18:47:36

Orbital Elements for BD-224369

WDS:	BD-224369	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	0.616	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.0145	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	65.0	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	152.0	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1991.645	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.42	Eccentricity
ω:	92.0	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2025.0	Year
End-Year:	2025.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for BD-224369

Position:	173402.39-230152.6	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	17340-2302	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	BD-224369	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	159160	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	85954	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	7.39	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	1991	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	9	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:		Flags

Double Star Orbit for BD-224369

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of BD-224369

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

Ephemeris of BD-224369

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.013    337.5
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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.