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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 16:24:16

Orbital Elements for CD-48216

WDS:	CD-48216	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	2.127	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.0017	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	178.3	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	298.0	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	2008.285	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.4	Eccentricity
ω:	324.0	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2024.0	Year
End-Year:	2026.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for CD-48216

Position:	005511.96-472419.9	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	00552-4724	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	CD-48216	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	5388	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	4311	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	9.14	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:		Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	9	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:		Flags

Double Star Orbit for CD-48216

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of CD-48216

Image from the USNO WDS 6th Orbit Catalog (see Acknowledgements)

Ephemeris of CD-48216

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.002     71.4
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2024.0     0.002    173.5
2025.0     0.002     71.4

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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.