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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 17:25:45

Orbital Elements for GC8261

WDS:	GC8261	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	1.581	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.00292	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	120.73	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	246.08	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1978.320	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.24	Eccentricity
ω:	85.8	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2025.0	Year
End-Year:	2025.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for GC8261

Position:	062443.75+250255.4	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	06247+2503	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	GC8261	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	44780	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	30501	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	6.36	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	1991	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	9	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for GC8261

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of GC8261

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

Ephemeris of GC8261

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.002    334.0
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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.