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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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Orbital Elements for HDS521AB
WDS: HDS521AB WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 21.040 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.2302 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 121.5 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 220.4 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 2017.930 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.712 Eccentricity
ω: 77.4 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 2015.0 Year
End-Year: 2035.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for HDS521AB
Position: 040700.63-100000.4 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 04070-1000 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: HDS521AB Discover designation and components
ADS number: . Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 26040 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 19206 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 7.29 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 8.60 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 2 Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: n Flags

Double Star Orbit for HDS521AB



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of HDS521AB

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


Ephemeris of HDS521AB
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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.238    355.3
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2015.0     0.160    261.0
2016.0     0.145    246.8
2017.0     0.111    227.0
2018.0     0.035    135.2
2019.0     0.123     43.7
2020.0     0.178     29.1
2021.0     0.209     20.3
2022.0     0.226     13.3
2023.0     0.235      7.1
2024.0     0.239      1.2
2025.0     0.238    355.3
2026.0     0.235    349.4
2027.0     0.229    343.2
2028.0     0.222    336.6
2029.0     0.214    329.7
2030.0     0.206    322.1
2031.0     0.198    313.9
2032.0     0.190    305.1
2033.0     0.182    295.4
2034.0     0.176    285.0






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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.


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