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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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Orbital Elements for RST3187AB
WDS: RST3187AB WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 18.370 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.1661 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 70.1 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 40.6 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 2017.300 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.364 Eccentricity
ω: 7.2 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 2016.0 Year
End-Year: 2034.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for RST3187AB
Position: 183648.23-261721.6 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 18368-2617 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: RST3187AB Discover designation and components
ADS number: . Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 171595 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 91253 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 8.47 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 8.96 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 3 Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: Flags

Double Star Orbit for RST3187AB



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of RST3187AB

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


Ephemeris of RST3187AB
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.221    218.0
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2016.0     0.086     20.6
2017.0     0.106     38.5
2018.0     0.090     55.5
2019.0     0.053     91.9
2020.0     0.058    161.8
2021.0     0.102    191.7
2022.0     0.145    203.2
2023.0     0.180    209.7
2024.0     0.205    214.3
2025.0     0.221    218.0
2026.0     0.226    221.4
2027.0     0.222    224.8
2028.0     0.208    228.5
2029.0     0.185    233.0
2030.0     0.153    239.0
2031.0     0.114    248.7
2032.0     0.073    269.2
2033.0     0.051    320.7






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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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