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Orbital Elements for CAR1

WDS:	CAR1	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	10.310	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.103	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	38.4	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	179.1	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1997.930	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.452	Eccentricity
ω:	111.9	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2019.845	Year
End-Year:	2030.155	Year
Epoch:	2026.5	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for CAR1
Position:	034936.62+631749.6	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	03496+6318	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	CAR1	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	23523	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	17891	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	6.31	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	7.11	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:	2000	Equinox
Date:	2012	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:	Zir2013b	Reference

Double Star Orbit for CAR1

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of CAR1

-- 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 CAR1

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.114   163.73
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2019.85    0.083    22.42
2019.94    0.085    26.13
2020.04    0.086    29.68
2020.14    0.088    33.11
2020.24    0.089    36.42
2020.34    0.091    39.63
2020.44    0.092    42.74
2020.54    0.093    45.77
2020.64    0.094    48.72
2020.74    0.095    51.60
2020.84    0.096    54.42
2020.94    0.098    57.17
2021.04    0.099    59.86
2021.14    0.100    62.50
2021.24    0.101    65.08
2021.34    0.102    67.61
2021.44    0.103    70.10
2021.54    0.104    72.53
2021.64    0.105    74.92
2021.74    0.106    77.27
2021.84    0.107    79.57
2021.94    0.107    81.83
2022.04    0.108    84.05
2022.14    0.109    86.24
2022.24    0.110    88.38
2022.34    0.111    90.49
2022.44    0.112    92.57
2022.54    0.113    94.61
2022.64    0.114    96.62
2022.74    0.115    98.60
2022.84    0.116   100.55
2022.94    0.117   102.47
2023.04    0.117   104.36
2023.14    0.118   106.23
2023.24    0.119   108.07
2023.34    0.120   109.89
2023.44    0.120   111.68
2023.54    0.121   113.46
2023.64    0.122   115.21
2023.74    0.122   116.95
2023.84    0.123   118.67
2023.94    0.124   120.37
2024.04    0.124   122.06
2024.14    0.125   123.73
2024.24    0.125   125.39
2024.34    0.125   127.04
2024.44    0.126   128.69
2024.54    0.126   130.32
2024.64    0.126   131.95
2024.74    0.126   133.58
2024.84    0.126   135.20
2024.94    0.126   136.82
2025.04    0.126   138.44
2025.14    0.126   140.07
2025.24    0.126   141.70
2025.34    0.126   143.33
2025.44    0.125   144.98
2025.54    0.125   146.64
2025.64    0.124   148.31
2025.74    0.123   150.00
2025.84    0.123   151.72
2025.94    0.122   153.45
2026.04    0.121   155.22
2026.14    0.119   157.01
2026.24    0.118   158.85
2026.34    0.117   160.72
2026.44    0.115   162.65
2026.54    0.113   164.63
2026.64    0.112   166.68
2026.74    0.110   168.80
2026.84    0.107   171.00
2026.94    0.105   173.30
2027.04    0.102   175.71
2027.14    0.100   178.26
2027.24    0.097   180.95
2027.34    0.093   183.82
2027.44    0.090   186.91
2027.54    0.086   190.25
2027.64    0.082   193.88
2027.74    0.078   197.88
2027.84    0.074   202.33
2027.94    0.070   207.32
2028.04    0.065   212.97
2028.14    0.061   219.45
2028.24    0.057   226.92
2028.34    0.053   235.56
2028.44    0.049   245.51
2028.54    0.047   256.74
2028.64    0.045   269.02
2028.74    0.045   281.81
2028.84    0.046   294.42
2028.94    0.048   306.24
2029.04    0.051   316.93
2029.14    0.054   326.41
2029.24    0.057   334.76
2029.34    0.061   342.15
2029.44    0.064   348.74
2029.54    0.068   354.68
2029.64    0.071     0.09
2029.74    0.073     5.07
2029.84    0.076     9.70
2029.94    0.078    14.05
2030.04    0.081    18.15
2030.14    0.083    22.04

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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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