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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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Orbital Elements for SAO2
WDS: SAO2 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 30.710 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.0813 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 82.0 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 75.7 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 2019.300 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.26 Eccentricity
ω: 292.1 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 2010.0 Year
End-Year: 2040.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for SAO2
Position: 082536.32+280829.7 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 08256+2808 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: SAO2 Discover designation and components
ADS number: . Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: . HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: . Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 11.4 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 12.1 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: 2020 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 4 Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: Flags

Double Star Orbit for SAO2



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of SAO2

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


Ephemeris of SAO2
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.069     80.1
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2010.0     0.086    252.5
2011.0     0.087    253.9
2012.0     0.085    255.3
2013.0     0.080    256.9
2014.0     0.072    258.7
2015.0     0.060    261.1
2016.0     0.045    264.9
2017.0     0.027    273.5
2018.0     0.010    316.9
2019.0     0.018     49.7
2020.0     0.037     65.1
2021.0     0.052     70.4
2022.0     0.063     73.5
2023.0     0.069     75.9
2024.0     0.071     78.0
2025.0     0.069     80.1
2026.0     0.063     82.5
2027.0     0.055     85.4
2028.0     0.046     89.5
2029.0     0.035     95.9
2030.0     0.025    107.9
2031.0     0.016    135.6
2032.0     0.015    185.9
2033.0     0.023    218.1
2034.0     0.034    231.8
2035.0     0.044    238.8
2036.0     0.055    243.0
2037.0     0.064    245.9
2038.0     0.073    248.2
2039.0     0.079    250.0






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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.


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