Double Star Calculator - Orbit

Orbital Elements for BU255
WDS: BU255 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 245.000 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.661 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 116.0 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 166.1 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 2067.200 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.96 Eccentricity
ω: 265.4 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1902.5 Year
End-Year: 2147.5 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for BU255
Position: 001150.13+282524.0 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 00118+2825 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: BU255 Discover designation and components
ADS number: 147 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 744 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 956 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 7.88 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 8.97 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: 2008 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 4 Orbit grade, ranging from :
1 = Definitive
2 = Good
3 = Reliable
4 = Preliminary
5 = Indeterminate
Flags: Flags
Ephemerides: Ephemerides
Code: Zir2015a Reference

Double Star Orbit for BU255



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of BU255

-- 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 BU255
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.401    61.33
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1902.50    0.553    96.72
1903.50    0.554    96.46
1904.50    0.556    96.20
1905.50    0.557    95.95
1906.50    0.558    95.70
1907.50    0.560    95.44
1908.50    0.561    95.19
1909.50    0.562    94.94
1910.50    0.563    94.69
1911.50    0.564    94.45
1912.50    0.565    94.20
1913.50    0.566    93.95
1914.50    0.567    93.71
1915.50    0.568    93.46
1916.50    0.569    93.22
1917.50    0.570    92.98
1918.50    0.571    92.73
1919.50    0.571    92.49
1920.50    0.572    92.25
1921.50    0.573    92.01
1922.50    0.573    91.77
1923.50    0.574    91.53
1924.50    0.574    91.29
1925.50    0.575    91.05
1926.50    0.575    90.82
1927.50    0.576    90.58
1928.50    0.576    90.34
1929.50    0.576    90.10
1930.50    0.576    89.86
1931.50    0.577    89.63
1932.50    0.577    89.39
1933.50    0.577    89.15
1934.50    0.577    88.92
1935.50    0.577    88.68
1936.50    0.577    88.44
1937.50    0.577    88.21
1938.50    0.577    87.97
1939.50    0.577    87.73
1940.50    0.577    87.50
1941.50    0.576    87.26
1942.50    0.576    87.02
1943.50    0.576    86.79
1944.50    0.576    86.55
1945.50    0.575    86.31
1946.50    0.575    86.07
1947.50    0.574    85.83
1948.50    0.574    85.59
1949.50    0.573    85.35
1950.50    0.573    85.11
1951.50    0.572    84.87
1952.50    0.572    84.63
1953.50    0.571    84.39
1954.50    0.570    84.15
1955.50    0.569    83.91
1956.50    0.569    83.66
1957.50    0.568    83.42
1958.50    0.567    83.17
1959.50    0.566    82.93
1960.50    0.565    82.68
1961.50    0.564    82.44
1962.50    0.563    82.19
1963.50    0.562    81.94
1964.50    0.561    81.69
1965.50    0.560    81.44
1966.50    0.558    81.18
1967.50    0.557    80.93
1968.50    0.556    80.68
1969.50    0.554    80.42
1970.50    0.553    80.16
1971.50    0.552    79.91
1972.50    0.550    79.65
1973.50    0.549    79.38
1974.50    0.547    79.12
1975.50    0.546    78.86
1976.50    0.544    78.59
1977.50    0.542    78.33
1978.50    0.541    78.06
1979.50    0.539    77.79
1980.50    0.537    77.51
1981.50    0.535    77.24
1982.50    0.533    76.96
1983.50    0.531    76.69
1984.50    0.529    76.41
1985.50    0.527    76.12
1986.50    0.525    75.84
1987.50    0.523    75.55
1988.50    0.521    75.26
1989.50    0.519    74.97
1990.50    0.517    74.68
1991.50    0.514    74.38
1992.50    0.512    74.08
1993.50    0.510    73.78
1994.50    0.507    73.47
1995.50    0.505    73.17
1996.50    0.502    72.86
1997.50    0.500    72.54
1998.50    0.497    72.22
1999.50    0.494    71.90
2000.50    0.492    71.58
2001.50    0.489    71.25
2002.50    0.486    70.92
2003.50    0.483    70.58
2004.50    0.480    70.24
2005.50    0.477    69.90
2006.50    0.474    69.55
2007.50    0.471    69.20
2008.50    0.468    68.84
2009.50    0.465    68.48
2010.50    0.461    68.11
2011.50    0.458    67.74
2012.50    0.455    67.36
2013.50    0.451    66.98
2014.50    0.448    66.58
2015.50    0.444    66.19
2016.50    0.441    65.79
2017.50    0.437    65.38
2018.50    0.433    64.96
2019.50    0.429    64.54
2020.50    0.425    64.11
2021.50    0.421    63.67
2022.50    0.417    63.22
2023.50    0.413    62.76
2024.50    0.409    62.30
2025.50    0.405    61.82
2026.50    0.401    61.33
2027.50    0.396    60.84
2028.50    0.392    60.33
2029.50    0.387    59.81
2030.50    0.383    59.28
2031.50    0.378    58.73
2032.50    0.373    58.17
2033.50    0.368    57.60
2034.50    0.363    57.01
2035.50    0.358    56.40
2036.50    0.353    55.78
2037.50    0.347    55.14
2038.50    0.342    54.47
2039.50    0.336    53.79
2040.50    0.331    53.08
2041.50    0.325    52.35
2042.50    0.319    51.59
2043.50    0.313    50.80
2044.50    0.307    49.98
2045.50    0.300    49.12
2046.50    0.294    48.23
2047.50    0.287    47.29
2048.50    0.280    46.32
2049.50    0.273    45.29
2050.50    0.266    44.20
2051.50    0.258    43.05
2052.50    0.251    41.84
2053.50    0.242    40.54
2054.50    0.234    39.15
2055.50    0.225    37.66
2056.50    0.216    36.04
2057.50    0.207    34.28
2058.50    0.197    32.34
2059.50    0.186    30.19
2060.50    0.175    27.76
2061.50    0.162    24.98
2062.50    0.149    21.71
2063.50    0.133    17.74
2064.50    0.115    12.63
2065.50    0.092     5.30
2066.50    0.058   351.17
2067.50    0.031   181.63
2068.50    0.086   155.94
2069.50    0.118   148.31
2070.50    0.142   143.63
2071.50    0.162   140.22
2072.50    0.179   137.51
2073.50    0.195   135.26
2074.50    0.209   133.33
2075.50    0.222   131.64
2076.50    0.235   130.13
2077.50    0.246   128.77
2078.50    0.257   127.52
2079.50    0.267   126.37
2080.50    0.277   125.31
2081.50    0.286   124.31
2082.50    0.295   123.38
2083.50    0.304   122.50
2084.50    0.312   121.67
2085.50    0.320   120.88
2086.50    0.327   120.12
2087.50    0.335   119.40
2088.50    0.342   118.72
2089.50    0.349   118.05
2090.50    0.355   117.42
2091.50    0.362   116.81
2092.50    0.368   116.22
2093.50    0.374   115.64
2094.50    0.380   115.09
2095.50    0.386   114.55
2096.50    0.392   114.03
2097.50    0.397   113.52
2098.50    0.402   113.03
2099.50    0.408   112.55
2100.50    0.413   112.08
2101.50    0.418   111.63
2102.50    0.422   111.18
2103.50    0.427   110.74
2104.50    0.432   110.32
2105.50    0.436   109.90
2106.50    0.441   109.49
2107.50    0.445   109.09
2108.50    0.449   108.69
2109.50    0.453   108.30
2110.50    0.457   107.92
2111.50    0.461   107.55
2112.50    0.465   107.18
2113.50    0.468   106.82
2114.50    0.472   106.46
2115.50    0.476   106.11
2116.50    0.479   105.77
2117.50    0.482   105.43
2118.50    0.486   105.09
2119.50    0.489   104.76
2120.50    0.492   104.43
2121.50    0.495   104.11
2122.50    0.498   103.79
2123.50    0.501   103.47
2124.50    0.504   103.16
2125.50    0.507   102.85
2126.50    0.509   102.55
2127.50    0.512   102.24
2128.50    0.515   101.95
2129.50    0.517   101.65
2130.50    0.520   101.36
2131.50    0.522   101.07
2132.50    0.524   100.78
2133.50    0.527   100.49
2134.50    0.529   100.21
2135.50    0.531    99.93
2136.50    0.533    99.65
2137.50    0.535    99.38
2138.50    0.537    99.10
2139.50    0.539    98.83
2140.50    0.541    98.56
2141.50    0.543    98.29
2142.50    0.545    98.02
2143.50    0.546    97.76
2144.50    0.548    97.50
2145.50    0.550    97.24
2146.50    0.551    96.98






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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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