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Orbital Elements for KUI23AB

WDS:	KUI23AB	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	13.350	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.198	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	58.2	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	174.9	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1982.280	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.361	Eccentricity
ω:	198.2	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2018.325	Year
End-Year:	2031.675	Year
Epoch:	2026.5	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for KUI23AB
Position:	060407.22+231549.1	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	06041+2316	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	KUI23AB	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	41116	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	28734	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	4.77	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	5.50	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:	2000	Equinox
Date:	1984	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	2	Orbit grade, ranging from : 1 = Definitive 2 = Good 3 = Reliable 4 = Preliminary 5 = Indeterminate
Flags:	n	Flags
Ephemerides:		Ephemerides
Code:	Hei1986b	Reference

Double Star Orbit for KUI23AB

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of KUI23AB

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

Legend:

Green plus signs:	Visual (micrometric) measures
Violet asterisks:	Photographic measures
Blue symbols:	Various interferometric techniques
Dot-dash line:	Indicates the line of nodes

Ephemeris of KUI23AB

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.234   165.02
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2018.33    0.167   214.49
2018.42    0.162   216.42
2018.52    0.157   218.48
2018.62    0.152   220.66
2018.72    0.147   223.00
2018.82    0.142   225.50
2018.92    0.137   228.18
2019.02    0.132   231.05
2019.12    0.128   234.13
2019.22    0.123   237.44
2019.32    0.119   240.98
2019.42    0.115   244.77
2019.52    0.112   248.82
2019.62    0.108   253.12
2019.72    0.106   257.67
2019.82    0.103   262.44
2019.92    0.101   267.41
2020.02    0.100   272.52
2020.12    0.099   277.74
2020.22    0.099   283.01
2020.32    0.100   288.25
2020.42    0.101   293.43
2020.52    0.102   298.49
2020.62    0.104   303.38
2020.72    0.106   308.09
2020.82    0.109   312.60
2020.92    0.111   316.90
2021.02    0.114   321.00
2021.12    0.117   324.90
2021.22    0.119   328.63
2021.32    0.122   332.19
2021.42    0.124   335.62
2021.52    0.126   338.93
2021.62    0.128   342.15
2021.72    0.129   345.31
2021.82    0.129   348.44
2021.92    0.129   351.55
2022.02    0.128   354.68
2022.12    0.127   357.87
2022.22    0.125     1.15
2022.32    0.122     4.55
2022.42    0.119     8.13
2022.52    0.115    11.93
2022.62    0.111    16.00
2022.72    0.106    20.40
2022.82    0.102    25.21
2022.92    0.097    30.47
2023.02    0.093    36.26
2023.12    0.088    42.61
2023.22    0.085    49.52
2023.32    0.082    56.95
2023.42    0.081    64.78
2023.52    0.080    72.83
2023.62    0.081    80.88
2023.72    0.083    88.68
2023.82    0.085    96.06
2023.92    0.089   102.89
2024.02    0.094   109.09
2024.12    0.099   114.67
2024.22    0.105   119.66
2024.32    0.111   124.12
2024.42    0.118   128.10
2024.52    0.124   131.66
2024.62    0.131   134.86
2024.72    0.138   137.74
2024.82    0.144   140.36
2024.92    0.151   142.75
2025.02    0.157   144.94
2025.12    0.164   146.95
2025.22    0.170   148.81
2025.32    0.176   150.55
2025.42    0.182   152.16
2025.52    0.188   153.68
2025.62    0.194   155.10
2025.72    0.199   156.45
2025.82    0.204   157.73
2025.92    0.209   158.94
2026.02    0.214   160.10
2026.12    0.219   161.21
2026.22    0.223   162.28
2026.32    0.227   163.31
2026.42    0.231   164.30
2026.52    0.235   165.25
2026.62    0.238   166.18
2026.72    0.241   167.09
2026.82    0.245   167.97
2026.92    0.247   168.83
2027.02    0.250   169.67
2027.12    0.252   170.49
2027.22    0.255   171.30
2027.32    0.257   172.09
2027.42    0.258   172.88
2027.52    0.260   173.65
2027.62    0.261   174.41
2027.72    0.262   175.17
2027.82    0.263   175.92
2027.92    0.264   176.67
2028.02    0.265   177.41
2028.12    0.265   178.15
2028.22    0.265   178.89
2028.32    0.265   179.63
2028.42    0.265   180.37
2028.52    0.264   181.11
2028.62    0.264   181.85
2028.72    0.263   182.60
2028.82    0.262   183.36
2028.92    0.261   184.12
2029.02    0.260   184.88
2029.12    0.258   185.66
2029.22    0.256   186.44
2029.32    0.254   187.24
2029.42    0.252   188.05
2029.52    0.250   188.88
2029.62    0.248   189.71
2029.72    0.245   190.57
2029.82    0.242   191.45
2029.92    0.239   192.34
2030.02    0.236   193.26
2030.12    0.233   194.20
2030.22    0.230   195.17
2030.32    0.226   196.17
2030.42    0.222   197.21
2030.52    0.219   198.27
2030.62    0.215   199.38
2030.72    0.211   200.53
2030.82    0.206   201.72
2030.92    0.202   202.97
2031.02    0.198   204.27
2031.12    0.193   205.63
2031.22    0.188   207.06
2031.32    0.184   208.56
2031.42    0.179   210.14
2031.52    0.174   211.81
2031.62    0.169   213.57

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Acknowledgements

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