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Orbital Elements for BU688AB
WDS: BU688AB WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 106.900 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.673 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 95.9 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 182.8 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1947.530 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.986 Eccentricity
ω: 106.7 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1971.55 Year
End-Year: 2078.45 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for BU688AB
Position: 214233.41+410251.0 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 21426+4103 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: BU688AB Discover designation and components
ADS number: 15251 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 206656 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 107177 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 8.10 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 8.62 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: 2017 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 3 Orbit grade, ranging from :
1 = Definitive
2 = Good
3 = Reliable
4 = Preliminary
5 = Indeterminate
Flags: n Flags
Ephemerides: Ephemerides
Code: USN2018 Reference

Double Star Orbit for BU688AB



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of BU688AB

-- 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 BU688AB
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.417   197.99
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1971.55    0.244   208.92
1972.55    0.252   208.49
1973.55    0.260   208.09
1974.55    0.267   207.72
1975.55    0.275   207.36
1976.55    0.282   207.02
1977.55    0.289   206.70
1978.55    0.296   206.40
1979.55    0.303   206.11
1980.55    0.309   205.83
1981.55    0.316   205.56
1982.55    0.322   205.30
1983.55    0.328   205.06
1984.55    0.334   204.82
1985.55    0.340   204.59
1986.55    0.345   204.36
1987.55    0.351   204.15
1988.55    0.356   203.94
1989.55    0.361   203.73
1990.55    0.366   203.54
1991.55    0.370   203.34
1992.55    0.375   203.15
1993.55    0.379   202.97
1994.55    0.383   202.79
1995.55    0.387   202.61
1996.55    0.391   202.44
1997.55    0.395   202.27
1998.55    0.398   202.11
1999.55    0.402   201.94
2000.55    0.405   201.78
2001.55    0.408   201.62
2002.55    0.410   201.47
2003.55    0.413   201.31
2004.55    0.415   201.16
2005.55    0.418   201.01
2006.55    0.420   200.86
2007.55    0.422   200.71
2008.55    0.423   200.57
2009.55    0.425   200.42
2010.55    0.426   200.28
2011.55    0.427   200.13
2012.55    0.428   199.99
2013.55    0.429   199.85
2014.55    0.429   199.71
2015.55    0.430   199.56
2016.55    0.430   199.42
2017.55    0.430   199.28
2018.55    0.429   199.14
2019.55    0.429   199.00
2020.55    0.428   198.85
2021.55    0.427   198.71
2022.55    0.425   198.57
2023.55    0.424   198.42
2024.55    0.422   198.28
2025.55    0.420   198.13
2026.55    0.417   197.98
2027.55    0.415   197.83
2028.55    0.411   197.67
2029.55    0.408   197.52
2030.55    0.404   197.36
2031.55    0.400   197.20
2032.55    0.396   197.03
2033.55    0.391   196.87
2034.55    0.386   196.69
2035.55    0.380   196.51
2036.55    0.374   196.33
2037.55    0.368   196.14
2038.55    0.361   195.94
2039.55    0.353   195.74
2040.55    0.344   195.52
2041.55    0.336   195.30
2042.55    0.326   195.06
2043.55    0.315   194.80
2044.55    0.304   194.53
2045.55    0.291   194.23
2046.55    0.277   193.91
2047.55    0.262   193.55
2048.55    0.245   193.15
2049.55    0.226   192.68
2050.55    0.204   192.11
2051.55    0.178   191.39
2052.55    0.146   190.40
2053.55    0.101   188.67
2054.55    0.025   357.24
2055.55    0.031   329.95
2056.55    0.030   301.47
2057.55    0.034   275.03
2058.55    0.042   256.51
2059.55    0.053   244.65
2060.55    0.064   236.84
2061.55    0.075   231.41
2062.55    0.087   227.42
2063.55    0.098   224.37
2064.55    0.110   221.95
2065.55    0.121   219.98
2066.55    0.132   218.34
2067.55    0.142   216.95
2068.55    0.153   215.75
2069.55    0.163   214.70
2070.55    0.173   213.77
2071.55    0.183   212.94
2072.55    0.192   212.20
2073.55    0.201   211.52
2074.55    0.210   210.90
2075.55    0.219   210.34
2076.55    0.228   209.81
2077.55    0.236   209.33






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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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