Double Star Calculator - Orbit

Orbital Elements for RST4618
WDS: RST4618 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 137.000 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.206 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 58.4 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 319.8 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1984.440 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.593 Eccentricity
ω: 163.0 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1956.5 Year
End-Year: 2093.5 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for RST4618
Position: 190814.39-051957.8 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 19082-0520 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: RST4618 Discover designation and components
ADS number: . Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 178286 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 93991 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 8.6 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 8.8 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: 2021 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 5 Orbit grade, ranging from :
1 = Definitive
2 = Good
3 = Reliable
4 = Preliminary
5 = Indeterminate
Flags: Flags
Ephemerides: Ephemerides
Code: Tok2021f Reference

Double Star Orbit for RST4618



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of RST4618

-- 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 RST4618
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    0.242   295.44
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1956.50    0.224   333.32
1957.50    0.218   334.29
1958.50    0.211   335.31
1959.50    0.204   336.40
1960.50    0.197   337.57
1961.50    0.190   338.82
1962.50    0.182   340.18
1963.50    0.174   341.66
1964.50    0.166   343.28
1965.50    0.158   345.08
1966.50    0.149   347.07
1967.50    0.141   349.31
1968.50    0.131   351.86
1969.50    0.122   354.78
1970.50    0.113   358.19
1971.50    0.104     2.20
1972.50    0.094     7.01
1973.50    0.085    12.84
1974.50    0.077    19.99
1975.50    0.069    28.81
1976.50    0.063    39.57
1977.50    0.059    52.24
1978.50    0.057    66.25
1979.50    0.058    80.45
1980.50    0.061    93.66
1981.50    0.066   105.24
1982.50    0.072   115.13
1983.50    0.077   123.64
1984.50    0.081   131.13
1985.50    0.085   137.94
1986.50    0.086   144.36
1987.50    0.087   150.63
1988.50    0.086   156.93
1989.50    0.085   163.40
1990.50    0.083   170.13
1991.50    0.081   177.19
1992.50    0.079   184.57
1993.50    0.078   192.22
1994.50    0.077   200.02
1995.50    0.078   207.83
1996.50    0.079   215.47
1997.50    0.081   222.77
1998.50    0.085   229.61
1999.50    0.088   235.91
2000.50    0.093   241.65
2001.50    0.098   246.84
2002.50    0.103   251.50
2003.50    0.109   255.69
2004.50    0.115   259.45
2005.50    0.121   262.84
2006.50    0.127   265.89
2007.50    0.134   268.66
2008.50    0.140   271.17
2009.50    0.146   273.47
2010.50    0.153   275.58
2011.50    0.159   277.51
2012.50    0.165   279.30
2013.50    0.172   280.96
2014.50    0.178   282.51
2015.50    0.184   283.95
2016.50    0.190   285.30
2017.50    0.195   286.57
2018.50    0.201   287.77
2019.50    0.207   288.90
2020.50    0.212   289.97
2021.50    0.218   290.99
2022.50    0.223   291.96
2023.50    0.228   292.89
2024.50    0.233   293.77
2025.50    0.238   294.62
2026.50    0.242   295.44
2027.50    0.247   296.22
2028.50    0.251   296.98
2029.50    0.256   297.71
2030.50    0.260   298.42
2031.50    0.264   299.11
2032.50    0.268   299.77
2033.50    0.272   300.42
2034.50    0.275   301.05
2035.50    0.279   301.66
2036.50    0.282   302.26
2037.50    0.286   302.84
2038.50    0.289   303.41
2039.50    0.292   303.97
2040.50    0.294   304.52
2041.50    0.297   305.05
2042.50    0.300   305.58
2043.50    0.302   306.10
2044.50    0.304   306.61
2045.50    0.306   307.12
2046.50    0.308   307.62
2047.50    0.310   308.11
2048.50    0.312   308.59
2049.50    0.314   309.08
2050.50    0.315   309.55
2051.50    0.316   310.02
2052.50    0.317   310.49
2053.50    0.318   310.96
2054.50    0.319   311.42
2055.50    0.320   311.88
2056.50    0.320   312.34
2057.50    0.321   312.80
2058.50    0.321   313.26
2059.50    0.321   313.71
2060.50    0.321   314.17
2061.50    0.321   314.62
2062.50    0.321   315.08
2063.50    0.320   315.54
2064.50    0.320   316.00
2065.50    0.319   316.46
2066.50    0.318   316.93
2067.50    0.317   317.39
2068.50    0.315   317.86
2069.50    0.314   318.34
2070.50    0.312   318.82
2071.50    0.310   319.30
2072.50    0.309   319.80
2073.50    0.306   320.29
2074.50    0.304   320.80
2075.50    0.302   321.31
2076.50    0.299   321.83
2077.50    0.296   322.36
2078.50    0.293   322.91
2079.50    0.290   323.46
2080.50    0.287   324.02
2081.50    0.283   324.60
2082.50    0.279   325.20
2083.50    0.275   325.81
2084.50    0.271   326.44
2085.50    0.267   327.09
2086.50    0.262   327.76
2087.50    0.257   328.46
2088.50    0.252   329.18
2089.50    0.247   329.94
2090.50    0.242   330.72
2091.50    0.236   331.55
2092.50    0.230   332.41






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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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