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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 17:11:19

Orbital Elements for MKT6

WDS:	MKT6	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	2.662	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.0162	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	87.3	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	163.9	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1988.138	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.37	Eccentricity
ω:	330.0	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2024.0	Year
End-Year:	2026.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for MKT6

Position:	050228.68+410433.2	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	05025+4105	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	MKT6	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	32068	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	23453	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	3.75	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	1992	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	2	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for MKT6

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of MKT6

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

Ephemeris of MKT6

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.009    347.5
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2024.0     0.018    342.0
2025.0     0.009    347.5

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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.