Double Star Calculator - Orbit

Orbital Elements for BU84
WDS: BU84 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 1129.394 Orbital period (years)
a: 2.20836 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 97.332 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 179.628 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 2086.059 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.76942 Eccentricity
ω: 252.208 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1460.3029999999999 Year
End-Year: 2589.697 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for BU84
Position: 031600.86-055507.3 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 03160-0555 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: BU84 Discover designation and components
ADS number: 2440 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 20319 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 15203 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 6.38 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 7.93 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: 2015 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 5 Orbit grade, ranging from :
1 = Definitive
2 = Good
3 = Reliable
4 = Preliminary
5 = Indeterminate
Flags: Flags
Ephemerides: Ephemerides
Code: Izm2019 Reference

Double Star Orbit for BU84



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of BU84

-- 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 BU84
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.974     5.43
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1460.30    1.510   161.92
1470.30    1.475   161.35
1480.30    1.439   160.75
1490.30    1.402   160.12
1500.30    1.365   159.46
1510.30    1.327   158.76
1520.30    1.289   158.02
1530.30    1.250   157.24
1540.30    1.211   156.40
1550.30    1.171   155.51
1560.30    1.131   154.55
1570.30    1.091   153.52
1580.30    1.051   152.42
1590.30    1.010   151.22
1600.30    0.969   149.93
1610.30    0.928   148.52
1620.30    0.887   146.98
1630.30    0.847   145.29
1640.30    0.806   143.44
1650.30    0.767   141.39
1660.30    0.727   139.12
1670.30    0.689   136.59
1680.30    0.652   133.76
1690.30    0.615   130.60
1700.30    0.581   127.06
1710.30    0.549   123.08
1720.30    0.519   118.63
1730.30    0.493   113.67
1740.30    0.470   108.18
1750.30    0.451   102.19
1760.30    0.438    95.76
1770.30    0.430    89.01
1780.30    0.427    82.09
1790.30    0.431    75.18
1800.30    0.440    68.48
1810.30    0.454    62.14
1820.30    0.474    56.24
1830.30    0.497    50.85
1840.30    0.524    45.98
1850.30    0.553    41.60
1860.30    0.585    37.69
1870.30    0.618    34.18
1880.30    0.653    31.04
1890.30    0.688    28.21
1900.30    0.723    25.66
1910.30    0.758    23.35
1920.30    0.793    21.24
1930.30    0.827    19.31
1940.30    0.859    17.53
1950.30    0.890    15.87
1960.30    0.918    14.32
1970.30    0.943    12.86
1980.30    0.964    11.46
1990.30    0.981    10.12
2000.30    0.991     8.82
2010.30    0.993     7.54
2020.30    0.985     6.24
2030.30    0.963     4.91
2040.30    0.923     3.49
2050.30    0.855     1.90
2060.30    0.747   359.93
2070.30    0.581   357.07
2080.30    0.337   350.79
2090.30    0.068   282.92
2100.30    0.315   191.61
2110.30    0.591   184.92
2120.30    0.819   182.33
2130.30    1.007   180.80
2140.30    1.163   179.72
2150.30    1.296   178.88
2160.30    1.408   178.19
2170.30    1.505   177.59
2180.30    1.589   177.06
2190.30    1.662   176.59
2200.30    1.725   176.14
2210.30    1.780   175.73
2220.30    1.828   175.34
2230.30    1.869   174.97
2240.30    1.905   174.62
2250.30    1.936   174.27
2260.30    1.962   173.94
2270.30    1.983   173.61
2280.30    2.001   173.29
2290.30    2.015   172.98
2300.30    2.026   172.67
2310.30    2.034   172.36
2320.30    2.039   172.06
2330.30    2.042   171.75
2340.30    2.041   171.45
2350.30    2.039   171.14
2360.30    2.034   170.84
2370.30    2.027   170.53
2380.30    2.018   170.22
2390.30    2.008   169.91
2400.30    1.995   169.59
2410.30    1.981   169.27
2420.30    1.965   168.95
2430.30    1.948   168.61
2440.30    1.929   168.28
2450.30    1.909   167.93
2460.30    1.887   167.58
2470.30    1.864   167.22
2480.30    1.840   166.85
2490.30    1.815   166.47
2500.30    1.789   166.08
2510.30    1.761   165.68
2520.30    1.733   165.27
2530.30    1.703   164.84
2540.30    1.673   164.39
2550.30    1.642   163.93
2560.30    1.609   163.45
2570.30    1.576   162.95
2580.30    1.542   162.43






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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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