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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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Orbital Elements for MCA13AA,AB
WDS: MCA13AA,AB WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 7.944 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.0272 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 141.09 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 260.09 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1985.089 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.6839 Eccentricity
ω: 287.35 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 2022.0 Year
End-Year: 2028.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for MCA13AA,AB
Position: 040421.67+240621.7 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 04044+2406 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: MCA13AA,AB Discover designation and components
ADS number: 2965 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 25555 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 19009 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 5.47 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 5.5 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: 2016 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 3 Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: Flags

Double Star Orbit for MCA13AA,AB



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of MCA13AA,AB

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


Ephemeris of MCA13AA,AB
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.010    273.7
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2022.0     0.036    131.9
2023.0     0.032    115.9
2024.0     0.022     90.4
2025.0     0.010    273.7
2026.0     0.023    203.6
2027.0     0.030    177.4






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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.


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