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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 17:23:31

Orbital Elements for MCA24

WDS:	MCA24	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	13.061	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.0555	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	111.8	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	224.4	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	2006.520	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.808	Eccentricity
ω:	291.5	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2019.0	Year
End-Year:	2031.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for MCA24

Position:	060327.36+194126.2	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	06035+1941	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	MCA24	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	41040	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	28691	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	5.14	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	6.1	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 MCA24

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of MCA24

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

Ephemeris of MCA24

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.044     96.9
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2019.0     0.028     45.2
2020.0     0.020    211.0
2021.0     0.024    174.7
2022.0     0.027    145.4
2023.0     0.032    123.4
2024.0     0.038    107.9
2025.0     0.044     96.9
2026.0     0.050     88.5
2027.0     0.055     81.7
2028.0     0.058     75.9
2029.0     0.058     70.4
2030.0     0.056     64.8

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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.