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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 18:52:42

Orbital Elements for SAO103240

WDS:	SAO103240	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	2.744	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.00858	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	42.27	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	90.44	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1989.001	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.0	Eccentricity
ω:	0.0	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 SAO103240

Position:	175718.66+123736.6	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	17573+1238	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	SAO103240	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	163750	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	87899	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	7.44	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	1991	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	9	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for SAO103240

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of SAO103240

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

Ephemeris of SAO103240

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.008    124.4
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2024.0     0.006      2.0
2025.0     0.008    124.4

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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.