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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 16:54:23

Orbital Elements for RST2324

WDS:	RST2324	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	74.940	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.226	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	130.9	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	35.4	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1995.010	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.597	Eccentricity
ω:	46.5	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	1988.0	Year
End-Year:	2062.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for RST2324

Position:	034924.67-195608.1	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	03494-1956	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	RST2324	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	.	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	.	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	10.0	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	10.0	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:	2000	Equinox
Date:	2015	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	3	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:		Flags

Double Star Orbit for RST2324

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of RST2324

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

Ephemeris of RST2324

Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:

Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.316    190.8
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1988.0     0.130     80.1
1989.0     0.127     72.3
1990.0     0.123     64.0
1991.0     0.118     55.1
1992.0     0.111     45.2
1993.0     0.102     33.9
1994.0     0.090     19.8
1995.0     0.076      1.0
1996.0     0.066    335.1
1997.0     0.067    304.9
1998.0     0.078    279.6
1999.0     0.096    262.4
2000.0     0.116    250.8
2001.0     0.136    242.7
2002.0     0.155    236.6
2003.0     0.172    231.8
2004.0     0.189    227.8
2005.0     0.204    224.5
2006.0     0.217    221.5
2007.0     0.230    219.0
2008.0     0.241    216.6
2009.0     0.251    214.5
2010.0     0.261    212.5
2011.0     0.269    210.7
2012.0     0.277    209.0
2013.0     0.283    207.3
2014.0     0.289    205.8
2015.0     0.295    204.2
2016.0     0.299    202.8
2017.0     0.303    201.4
2018.0     0.307    200.0
2019.0     0.310    198.6
2020.0     0.312    197.3
2021.0     0.314    196.0
2022.0     0.315    194.7
2023.0     0.316    193.4
2024.0     0.316    192.1
2025.0     0.316    190.8
2026.0     0.315    189.5
2027.0     0.314    188.2
2028.0     0.313    186.9
2029.0     0.311    185.6
2030.0     0.309    184.2
2031.0     0.306    182.9
2032.0     0.303    181.5
2033.0     0.300    180.1
2034.0     0.297    178.6
2035.0     0.293    177.1
2036.0     0.288    175.6
2037.0     0.284    174.0
2038.0     0.279    172.4
2039.0     0.274    170.7
2040.0     0.269    169.0
2041.0     0.263    167.1
2042.0     0.257    165.2
2043.0     0.251    163.2
2044.0     0.245    161.2
2045.0     0.239    158.9
2046.0     0.232    156.6
2047.0     0.225    154.2
2048.0     0.219    151.5
2049.0     0.212    148.8
2050.0     0.205    145.8
2051.0     0.198    142.6
2052.0     0.191    139.2
2053.0     0.184    135.5
2054.0     0.177    131.6
2055.0     0.171    127.3
2056.0     0.164    122.7
2057.0     0.158    117.8
2058.0     0.153    112.4
2059.0     0.147    106.7
2060.0     0.143    100.6
2061.0     0.138     94.0

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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.