Double Star Calculator - Orbit

Orbital Elements for BU31AB
WDS: BU31AB WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 2085.500 Orbital period (years)
a: 3.369 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 64.8 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 215.4 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1915.060 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.453 Eccentricity
ω: 325.1 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 982.25 Year
End-Year: 3067.75 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for BU31AB
Position: 145230.05+184419.5 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 14525+1844 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: BU31AB Discover designation and components
ADS number: 9423 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 131334 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 72764 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 8.53 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 10.26 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: 2013 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: Hrt2014a Reference

Double Star Orbit for BU31AB



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of BU31AB

-- 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 BU31AB
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    2.019   223.05
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982.25    4.432    23.24
992.25    4.447    23.62
1002.25    4.462    23.99
1012.25    4.475    24.36
1022.25    4.487    24.74
1032.25    4.498    25.10
1042.25    4.507    25.47
1052.25    4.515    25.84
1062.25    4.523    26.20
1072.25    4.528    26.56
1082.25    4.533    26.93
1092.25    4.536    27.29
1102.25    4.538    27.65
1112.25    4.539    28.01
1122.25    4.538    28.37
1132.25    4.536    28.73
1142.25    4.533    29.09
1152.25    4.528    29.46
1162.25    4.522    29.82
1172.25    4.514    30.18
1182.25    4.505    30.55
1192.25    4.495    30.92
1202.25    4.483    31.29
1212.25    4.469    31.66
1222.25    4.455    32.03
1232.25    4.438    32.41
1242.25    4.420    32.79
1252.25    4.401    33.17
1262.25    4.380    33.55
1272.25    4.357    33.94
1282.25    4.333    34.34
1292.25    4.307    34.74
1302.25    4.279    35.14
1312.25    4.250    35.55
1322.25    4.219    35.96
1332.25    4.186    36.38
1342.25    4.152    36.81
1352.25    4.115    37.25
1362.25    4.077    37.69
1372.25    4.038    38.14
1382.25    3.996    38.60
1392.25    3.952    39.07
1402.25    3.907    39.56
1412.25    3.860    40.05
1422.25    3.810    40.55
1432.25    3.759    41.07
1442.25    3.706    41.61
1452.25    3.651    42.16
1462.25    3.593    42.72
1472.25    3.534    43.31
1482.25    3.473    43.92
1492.25    3.409    44.54
1502.25    3.344    45.20
1512.25    3.276    45.87
1522.25    3.206    46.58
1532.25    3.134    47.32
1542.25    3.060    48.10
1552.25    2.983    48.91
1562.25    2.905    49.77
1572.25    2.824    50.68
1582.25    2.741    51.64
1592.25    2.656    52.66
1602.25    2.569    53.75
1612.25    2.480    54.91
1622.25    2.389    56.17
1632.25    2.297    57.52
1642.25    2.202    59.00
1652.25    2.106    60.60
1662.25    2.008    62.36
1672.25    1.910    64.30
1682.25    1.810    66.45
1692.25    1.710    68.85
1702.25    1.610    71.55
1712.25    1.511    74.61
1722.25    1.414    78.09
1732.25    1.320    82.07
1742.25    1.229    86.66
1752.25    1.145    91.95
1762.25    1.069    98.04
1772.25    1.003   104.99
1782.25    0.951   112.81
1792.25    0.915   121.38
1802.25    0.898   130.45
1812.25    0.901   139.67
1822.25    0.923   148.64
1832.25    0.963   157.03
1842.25    1.017   164.64
1852.25    1.083   171.40
1862.25    1.156   177.35
1872.25    1.235   182.56
1882.25    1.316   187.13
1892.25    1.398   191.17
1902.25    1.478   194.77
1912.25    1.556   198.01
1922.25    1.629   200.94
1932.25    1.697   203.63
1942.25    1.759   206.12
1952.25    1.815   208.44
1962.25    1.864   210.64
1972.25    1.907   212.73
1982.25    1.942   214.74
1992.25    1.970   216.68
2002.25    1.992   218.57
2012.25    2.007   220.43
2022.25    2.017   222.27
2032.25    2.020   224.10
2042.25    2.018   225.92
2052.25    2.011   227.75
2062.25    2.000   229.60
2072.25    1.985   231.47
2082.25    1.967   233.37
2092.25    1.945   235.32
2102.25    1.921   237.31
2112.25    1.895   239.35
2122.25    1.867   241.45
2132.25    1.838   243.62
2142.25    1.807   245.86
2152.25    1.777   248.17
2162.25    1.746   250.57
2172.25    1.715   253.06
2182.25    1.685   255.63
2192.25    1.657   258.29
2202.25    1.629   261.05
2212.25    1.603   263.90
2222.25    1.580   266.83
2232.25    1.558   269.85
2242.25    1.540   272.95
2252.25    1.524   276.12
2262.25    1.511   279.35
2272.25    1.502   282.63
2282.25    1.497   285.94
2292.25    1.494   289.27
2302.25    1.496   292.59
2312.25    1.502   295.91
2322.25    1.511   299.19
2332.25    1.524   302.42
2342.25    1.540   305.59
2352.25    1.560   308.69
2362.25    1.583   311.70
2372.25    1.610   314.62
2382.25    1.639   317.44
2392.25    1.671   320.15
2402.25    1.706   322.76
2412.25    1.743   325.26
2422.25    1.782   327.66
2432.25    1.824   329.95
2442.25    1.867   332.13
2452.25    1.911   334.22
2462.25    1.957   336.20
2472.25    2.004   338.10
2482.25    2.053   339.91
2492.25    2.102   341.63
2502.25    2.152   343.28
2512.25    2.203   344.85
2522.25    2.254   346.34
2532.25    2.306   347.77
2542.25    2.358   349.14
2552.25    2.410   350.45
2562.25    2.463   351.70
2572.25    2.516   352.90
2582.25    2.568   354.06
2592.25    2.621   355.16
2602.25    2.674   356.22
2612.25    2.726   357.24
2622.25    2.778   358.22
2632.25    2.830   359.17
2642.25    2.882     0.08
2652.25    2.933     0.96
2662.25    2.984     1.81
2672.25    3.035     2.63
2682.25    3.085     3.43
2692.25    3.135     4.19
2702.25    3.184     4.94
2712.25    3.232     5.66
2722.25    3.280     6.36
2732.25    3.327     7.05
2742.25    3.374     7.71
2752.25    3.420     8.35
2762.25    3.465     8.98
2772.25    3.510     9.59
2782.25    3.554    10.19
2792.25    3.597    10.77
2802.25    3.639    11.34
2812.25    3.681    11.89
2822.25    3.722    12.43
2832.25    3.762    12.97
2842.25    3.801    13.49
2852.25    3.839    14.00
2862.25    3.877    14.50
2872.25    3.913    14.99
2882.25    3.949    15.47
2892.25    3.984    15.94
2902.25    4.018    16.40
2912.25    4.050    16.86
2922.25    4.082    17.31
2932.25    4.113    17.75
2942.25    4.143    18.19
2952.25    4.172    18.62
2962.25    4.200    19.04
2972.25    4.227    19.46
2982.25    4.253    19.88
2992.25    4.278    20.29
3002.25    4.302    20.69
3012.25    4.325    21.09
3022.25    4.347    21.49
3032.25    4.367    21.88
3042.25    4.387    22.27
3052.25    4.405    22.65
3062.25    4.423    23.03






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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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