Double Star Calculator - Orbit

Orbital Elements for BU1251AB
WDS: BU1251AB WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 146.900 Orbital period (years)
a: 1.11 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 151.2 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 7.1 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1948.190 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.495 Eccentricity
ω: 90.9 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1951.55 Year
End-Year: 2098.45 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for BU1251AB
Position: 174158.64+155707.8 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 17420+1557 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: BU1251AB Discover designation and components
ADS number: 10723 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 160910 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 86623 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 5.59 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 9.38 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: 2024 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 4 Orbit grade, ranging from :
1 = Definitive
2 = Good
3 = Reliable
4 = Preliminary
5 = Indeterminate
Flags: n Flags
Ephemerides: Ephemerides
Code: Sca2025a Reference

Double Star Orbit for BU1251AB



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of BU1251AB

-- 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 BU1251AB
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
---------------------------------------------
2026.50    1.452    90.78
--------------------------
1951.55    0.527   245.58
1952.55    0.549   237.63
1953.55    0.574   230.32
1954.55    0.601   223.64
1955.55    0.630   217.56
1956.55    0.659   212.02
1957.55    0.689   206.96
1958.55    0.719   202.31
1959.55    0.748   198.04
1960.55    0.777   194.08
1961.55    0.805   190.41
1962.55    0.833   186.98
1963.55    0.859   183.76
1964.55    0.885   180.74
1965.55    0.910   177.89
1966.55    0.934   175.18
1967.55    0.957   172.61
1968.55    0.979   170.16
1969.55    1.001   167.81
1970.55    1.022   165.56
1971.55    1.042   163.41
1972.55    1.061   161.33
1973.55    1.080   159.32
1974.55    1.098   157.38
1975.55    1.115   155.51
1976.55    1.132   153.68
1977.55    1.148   151.92
1978.55    1.164   150.20
1979.55    1.179   148.52
1980.55    1.193   146.88
1981.55    1.207   145.29
1982.55    1.220   143.73
1983.55    1.233   142.20
1984.55    1.246   140.70
1985.55    1.258   139.24
1986.55    1.269   137.80
1987.55    1.280   136.38
1988.55    1.291   134.99
1989.55    1.301   133.62
1990.55    1.311   132.28
1991.55    1.321   130.95
1992.55    1.330   129.64
1993.55    1.338   128.35
1994.55    1.347   127.07
1995.55    1.355   125.81
1996.55    1.362   124.57
1997.55    1.370   123.33
1998.55    1.377   122.12
1999.55    1.383   120.91
2000.55    1.390   119.71
2001.55    1.396   118.53
2002.55    1.401   117.35
2003.55    1.407   116.19
2004.55    1.412   115.03
2005.55    1.417   113.88
2006.55    1.421   112.74
2007.55    1.425   111.60
2008.55    1.429   110.47
2009.55    1.433   109.35
2010.55    1.436   108.23
2011.55    1.439   107.12
2012.55    1.442   106.01
2013.55    1.444   104.91
2014.55    1.447   103.81
2015.55    1.448   102.71
2016.55    1.450   101.62
2017.55    1.451   100.53
2018.55    1.453    99.44
2019.55    1.453    98.35
2020.55    1.454    97.26
2021.55    1.454    96.17
2022.55    1.454    95.08
2023.55    1.454    94.00
2024.55    1.453    92.91
2025.55    1.453    91.82
2026.55    1.452    90.73
2027.55    1.450    89.64
2028.55    1.448    88.54
2029.55    1.447    87.45
2030.55    1.444    86.35
2031.55    1.442    85.24
2032.55    1.439    84.13
2033.55    1.436    83.02
2034.55    1.433    81.90
2035.55    1.429    80.78
2036.55    1.425    79.65
2037.55    1.421    78.52
2038.55    1.416    77.37
2039.55    1.411    76.22
2040.55    1.406    75.07
2041.55    1.401    73.90
2042.55    1.395    72.72
2043.55    1.389    71.54
2044.55    1.382    70.34
2045.55    1.376    69.13
2046.55    1.369    67.91
2047.55    1.361    66.67
2048.55    1.353    65.43
2049.55    1.345    64.16
2050.55    1.336    62.88
2051.55    1.327    61.59
2052.55    1.318    60.27
2053.55    1.308    58.94
2054.55    1.298    57.59
2055.55    1.288    56.21
2056.55    1.277    54.81
2057.55    1.265    53.39
2058.55    1.253    51.94
2059.55    1.241    50.46
2060.55    1.228    48.95
2061.55    1.214    47.41
2062.55    1.201    45.83
2063.55    1.186    44.22
2064.55    1.171    42.56
2065.55    1.155    40.87
2066.55    1.139    39.12
2067.55    1.122    37.32
2068.55    1.105    35.47
2069.55    1.087    33.55
2070.55    1.068    31.57
2071.55    1.049    29.52
2072.55    1.028    27.39
2073.55    1.007    25.17
2074.55    0.986    22.86
2075.55    0.963    20.44
2076.55    0.940    17.90
2077.55    0.915    15.22
2078.55    0.890    12.40
2079.55    0.864     9.41
2080.55    0.837     6.24
2081.55    0.810     2.85
2082.55    0.781   359.21
2083.55    0.752   355.30
2084.55    0.722   351.07
2085.55    0.692   346.48
2086.55    0.662   341.46
2087.55    0.633   335.98
2088.55    0.604   329.95
2089.55    0.576   323.33
2090.55    0.551   316.08
2091.55    0.529   308.18
2092.55    0.511   299.65
2093.55    0.498   290.61
2094.55    0.492   281.21
2095.55    0.492   271.70
2096.55    0.499   262.31
2097.55    0.511   253.27






Disclaimer
This result is provided without warranty. For all terms, see the Full Disclaimer. Copyright (C) 2025. Unless otherwise noted, all output generated by the Double Star Calculator including orbit diagrams, ephemerides, and analytical reports is licensed under CC BY 4.0.


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.


Report Information
Double Star Calculator: Version 1.2 ($Rev: 2397 $)
Report created: 2026-06-25 17:42:06



www.stella-vega.de