Double Star Calculator - Orbit

Orbital Elements for RST3442
WDS: RST3442 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 18.213 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.2065 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 45.9 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 266.62 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1979.628 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.3362 Eccentricity
ω: 298.78 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 2015.8935 Year
End-Year: 2034.1065 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for RST3442
Position: 060947.91-224628.2 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 06098-2246 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: RST3442 Discover designation and components
ADS number: . Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 42443 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 29234 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 6.56 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 6.57 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 2 Orbit grade, ranging from :
1 = Definitive
2 = Good
3 = Reliable
4 = Preliminary
5 = Indeterminate
Flags: n Flags
Ephemerides: Ephemerides
Code: Hrt1996a Reference

Double Star Orbit for RST3442



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of RST3442

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


Legend:
Green plus signs:Visual (micrometric) measures
Violet asterisks:Photographic measures
Blue symbols:Various interferometric techniques
Dot-dash line:Indicates the line of nodes

Ephemeris of RST3442
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.231    49.78
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2015.89    0.102   206.77
2015.99    0.105   211.91
2016.09    0.108   216.81
2016.19    0.111   221.44
2016.29    0.114   225.82
2016.39    0.118   229.93
2016.49    0.121   233.81
2016.59    0.125   237.46
2016.69    0.129   240.90
2016.79    0.132   244.16
2016.89    0.136   247.24
2016.99    0.139   250.17
2017.09    0.142   252.96
2017.19    0.145   255.62
2017.29    0.148   258.18
2017.39    0.151   260.64
2017.49    0.154   263.01
2017.59    0.156   265.31
2017.69    0.159   267.54
2017.79    0.161   269.71
2017.89    0.162   271.82
2017.99    0.164   273.89
2018.09    0.166   275.92
2018.19    0.167   277.92
2018.29    0.168   279.88
2018.39    0.169   281.82
2018.49    0.170   283.73
2018.59    0.171   285.62
2018.69    0.172   287.50
2018.79    0.172   289.37
2018.89    0.173   291.22
2018.99    0.173   293.06
2019.09    0.174   294.90
2019.19    0.174   296.73
2019.29    0.174   298.55
2019.39    0.174   300.38
2019.49    0.174   302.20
2019.59    0.174   304.02
2019.69    0.174   305.84
2019.79    0.174   307.66
2019.89    0.174   309.49
2019.99    0.174   311.31
2020.09    0.174   313.14
2020.19    0.174   314.97
2020.29    0.174   316.80
2020.39    0.174   318.63
2020.49    0.174   320.46
2020.59    0.174   322.29
2020.69    0.174   324.13
2020.79    0.174   325.96
2020.89    0.174   327.80
2020.99    0.174   329.63
2021.09    0.174   331.46
2021.19    0.174   333.29
2021.29    0.174   335.11
2021.39    0.174   336.93
2021.49    0.175   338.74
2021.59    0.175   340.55
2021.69    0.175   342.35
2021.79    0.176   344.14
2021.89    0.176   345.92
2021.99    0.177   347.69
2022.09    0.178   349.44
2022.19    0.178   351.19
2022.29    0.179   352.92
2022.39    0.180   354.64
2022.49    0.181   356.34
2022.59    0.181   358.03
2022.69    0.182   359.69
2022.79    0.183     1.35
2022.89    0.184     2.98
2022.99    0.185     4.60
2023.09    0.186     6.20
2023.19    0.188     7.78
2023.29    0.189     9.34
2023.39    0.190    10.88
2023.49    0.191    12.40
2023.59    0.192    13.90
2023.69    0.194    15.38
2023.79    0.195    16.84
2023.89    0.196    18.28
2023.99    0.198    19.70
2024.09    0.199    21.10
2024.19    0.201    22.49
2024.29    0.202    23.85
2024.39    0.203    25.19
2024.49    0.205    26.52
2024.59    0.206    27.83
2024.69    0.208    29.11
2024.79    0.209    30.39
2024.89    0.211    31.64
2024.99    0.212    32.88
2025.09    0.213    34.10
2025.19    0.215    35.30
2025.29    0.216    36.49
2025.39    0.218    37.66
2025.49    0.219    38.82
2025.59    0.220    39.97
2025.69    0.222    41.10
2025.79    0.223    42.22
2025.89    0.224    43.32
2025.99    0.225    44.41
2026.09    0.227    45.49
2026.19    0.228    46.56
2026.29    0.229    47.62
2026.39    0.230    48.67
2026.49    0.231    49.71
2026.59    0.232    50.74
2026.69    0.233    51.76
2026.79    0.234    52.78
2026.89    0.235    53.78
2026.99    0.236    54.78
2027.09    0.236    55.78
2027.19    0.237    56.76
2027.29    0.238    57.74
2027.39    0.238    58.72
2027.49    0.239    59.69
2027.59    0.239    60.66
2027.69    0.239    61.63
2027.79    0.240    62.59
2027.89    0.240    63.55
2027.99    0.240    64.51
2028.09    0.240    65.47
2028.19    0.240    66.43
2028.29    0.240    67.39
2028.39    0.240    68.35
2028.49    0.239    69.32
2028.59    0.239    70.29
2028.69    0.238    71.26
2028.79    0.238    72.23
2028.89    0.237    73.21
2028.99    0.236    74.20
2029.09    0.235    75.19
2029.19    0.234    76.19
2029.29    0.233    77.20
2029.39    0.232    78.22
2029.49    0.231    79.25
2029.59    0.229    80.30
2029.69    0.228    81.36
2029.79    0.226    82.43
2029.89    0.224    83.52
2029.99    0.222    84.63
2030.09    0.220    85.76
2030.19    0.218    86.91
2030.29    0.216    88.08
2030.39    0.213    89.28
2030.49    0.211    90.52
2030.59    0.208    91.78
2030.69    0.205    93.07
2030.79    0.202    94.41
2030.89    0.199    95.78
2030.99    0.196    97.20
2031.09    0.192    98.67
2031.19    0.189   100.20
2031.29    0.185   101.78
2031.39    0.181   103.43
2031.49    0.177   105.15
2031.59    0.173   106.95
2031.69    0.169   108.83
2031.79    0.165   110.82
2031.89    0.160   112.91
2031.99    0.156   115.12
2032.09    0.151   117.45
2032.19    0.147   119.94
2032.29    0.142   122.58
2032.39    0.138   125.40
2032.49    0.133   128.41
2032.59    0.129   131.63
2032.69    0.124   135.08
2032.79    0.120   138.78
2032.89    0.116   142.75
2032.99    0.112   146.99
2033.09    0.109   151.51
2033.19    0.106   156.32
2033.29    0.103   161.39
2033.39    0.101   166.71
2033.49    0.099   172.23
2033.59    0.098   177.90
2033.69    0.098   183.65
2033.79    0.098   189.41
2033.89    0.099   195.11
2033.99    0.100   200.68
2034.09    0.102   206.08






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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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