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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 18:57:59

Orbital Elements for HR6940

WDS:	HR6940	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	1.378	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.004	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	111.5	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	234.0	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1974.003	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.24	Eccentricity
ω:	58.0	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 HR6940

Position:	183014.29-054326.9	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	18302-0543	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	HR6940	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	170547	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	90692	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	6.28	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:	2000	Equinox
Date:		Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	9	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for HR6940

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of HR6940

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

Ephemeris of HR6940

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.002    203.3
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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.