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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 17:02:01

Orbital Elements for KSA108

WDS:	KSA108	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	14.767	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.03885	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	124.9	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	176.8	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	2009.922	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.634	Eccentricity
ω:	305.2	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2018.0	Year
End-Year:	2032.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for KSA108

Position:	043520.90+225424.2	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	04353+2254	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	KSA108	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	.	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	.	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	9.0	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	10.0	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	2015	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	3	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for KSA108

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of KSA108

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

Ephemeris of KSA108

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.015    184.9
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2018.0     0.049     31.0
2019.0     0.051     24.5
2020.0     0.051     18.2
2021.0     0.048     11.6
2022.0     0.043      3.9
2023.0     0.033    352.7
2024.0     0.016    322.9
2025.0     0.015    184.9
2026.0     0.022    140.8
2027.0     0.024    109.5
2028.0     0.028     85.1
2029.0     0.033     67.3
2030.0     0.038     54.4
2031.0     0.043     44.4

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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.