Double Star Calculator - Orbit

Orbital Elements for BU205AB
WDS: BU205AB WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 140.560 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.526 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 145.3 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 172.8 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1953.670 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.269 Eccentricity
ω: 83.0 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1954.72 Year
End-Year: 2095.28 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for BU205AB
Position: 083304.85-243624.8 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 08331-2436 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: BU205AB Discover designation and components
ADS number: 6871 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 72626 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 41949 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 7.14 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 6.84 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: 2018 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: Doc2021d Reference

Double Star Orbit for BU205AB



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of BU205AB

-- 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 BU205AB
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.549   266.56
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1954.72    0.316    85.42
1955.72    0.317    79.83
1956.72    0.319    74.28
1957.72    0.323    68.83
1958.72    0.327    63.52
1959.72    0.333    58.37
1960.72    0.340    53.42
1961.72    0.348    48.67
1962.72    0.356    44.14
1963.72    0.365    39.82
1964.72    0.375    35.72
1965.72    0.384    31.82
1966.72    0.394    28.12
1967.72    0.404    24.59
1968.72    0.414    21.24
1969.72    0.424    18.04
1970.72    0.433    14.98
1971.72    0.443    12.06
1972.72    0.452     9.26
1973.72    0.461     6.56
1974.72    0.469     3.97
1975.72    0.477     1.46
1976.72    0.485   359.04
1977.72    0.493   356.70
1978.72    0.500   354.42
1979.72    0.506   352.20
1980.72    0.512   350.04
1981.72    0.518   347.92
1982.72    0.524   345.86
1983.72    0.529   343.83
1984.72    0.533   341.84
1985.72    0.538   339.89
1986.72    0.542   337.96
1987.72    0.545   336.06
1988.72    0.549   334.18
1989.72    0.552   332.33
1990.72    0.554   330.50
1991.72    0.557   328.68
1992.72    0.559   326.87
1993.72    0.561   325.08
1994.72    0.562   323.30
1995.72    0.563   321.53
1996.72    0.565   319.76
1997.72    0.565   318.01
1998.72    0.566   316.25
1999.72    0.567   314.50
2000.72    0.567   312.76
2001.72    0.567   311.01
2002.72    0.567   309.27
2003.72    0.567   307.52
2004.72    0.567   305.77
2005.72    0.566   304.03
2006.72    0.566   302.28
2007.72    0.565   300.52
2008.72    0.565   298.76
2009.72    0.564   297.00
2010.72    0.563   295.23
2011.72    0.562   293.46
2012.72    0.561   291.68
2013.72    0.560   289.90
2014.72    0.559   288.11
2015.72    0.558   286.31
2016.72    0.558   284.51
2017.72    0.557   282.70
2018.72    0.556   280.89
2019.72    0.555   279.07
2020.72    0.554   277.24
2021.72    0.553   275.41
2022.72    0.552   273.57
2023.72    0.551   271.72
2024.72    0.550   269.87
2025.72    0.549   268.01
2026.72    0.549   266.15
2027.72    0.548   264.28
2028.72    0.547   262.41
2029.72    0.547   260.53
2030.72    0.546   258.65
2031.72    0.545   256.77
2032.72    0.545   254.88
2033.72    0.544   252.99
2034.72    0.544   251.09
2035.72    0.544   249.20
2036.72    0.543   247.30
2037.72    0.543   245.40
2038.72    0.543   243.49
2039.72    0.543   241.59
2040.72    0.542   239.68
2041.72    0.542   237.77
2042.72    0.542   235.86
2043.72    0.542   233.95
2044.72    0.541   232.03
2045.72    0.541   230.12
2046.72    0.541   228.20
2047.72    0.540   226.28
2048.72    0.540   224.36
2049.72    0.539   222.43
2050.72    0.539   220.50
2051.72    0.538   218.57
2052.72    0.538   216.63
2053.72    0.537   214.68
2054.72    0.536   212.73
2055.72    0.534   210.77
2056.72    0.533   208.80
2057.72    0.532   206.82
2058.72    0.530   204.83
2059.72    0.528   202.82
2060.72    0.526   200.80
2061.72    0.523   198.76
2062.72    0.521   196.71
2063.72    0.518   194.63
2064.72    0.515   192.52
2065.72    0.511   190.39
2066.72    0.507   188.22
2067.72    0.503   186.02
2068.72    0.498   183.78
2069.72    0.493   181.50
2070.72    0.488   179.18
2071.72    0.483   176.79
2072.72    0.476   174.35
2073.72    0.470   171.85
2074.72    0.463   169.27
2075.72    0.456   166.61
2076.72    0.448   163.87
2077.72    0.440   161.02
2078.72    0.432   158.07
2079.72    0.423   155.00
2080.72    0.414   151.81
2081.72    0.405   148.47
2082.72    0.396   144.97
2083.72    0.387   141.31
2084.72    0.378   137.48
2085.72    0.369   133.45
2086.72    0.360   129.22
2087.72    0.352   124.78
2088.72    0.344   120.14
2089.72    0.337   115.28
2090.72    0.330   110.24
2091.72    0.325   105.01
2092.72    0.321    99.63
2093.72    0.318    94.13
2094.72    0.317    88.56






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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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