Double Star Calculator - Orbit

Orbital Elements for STF2055AB
WDS: STF2055AB WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 129.003 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.89777 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 23.761 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 61.239 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1939.489 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.61536 Eccentricity
ω: 148.772 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1960.4983 Year
End-Year: 2089.5017 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for STF2055AB
Position: 163054.84+015902.8 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 16309+0159 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: STF2055AB Discover designation and components
ADS number: 10087 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 148857 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 80883 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 4.15 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 5.15 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: 2015 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: Izm2019 Reference

Double Star Orbit for STF2055AB



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of STF2055AB

-- 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 STF2055AB
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    1.316    51.12
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1960.50    0.858   341.81
1961.50    0.882   343.95
1962.50    0.906   345.99
1963.50    0.929   347.91
1964.50    0.952   349.75
1965.50    0.974   351.50
1966.50    0.996   353.17
1967.50    1.017   354.77
1968.50    1.037   356.31
1969.50    1.057   357.79
1970.50    1.076   359.22
1971.50    1.095     0.60
1972.50    1.113     1.93
1973.50    1.131     3.21
1974.50    1.148     4.46
1975.50    1.165     5.68
1976.50    1.181     6.86
1977.50    1.197     8.00
1978.50    1.212     9.12
1979.50    1.226    10.21
1980.50    1.240    11.28
1981.50    1.253    12.33
1982.50    1.266    13.35
1983.50    1.279    14.35
1984.50    1.290    15.33
1985.50    1.302    16.30
1986.50    1.312    17.25
1987.50    1.323    18.18
1988.50    1.332    19.11
1989.50    1.342    20.01
1990.50    1.350    20.91
1991.50    1.359    21.79
1992.50    1.366    22.67
1993.50    1.374    23.53
1994.50    1.380    24.39
1995.50    1.386    25.24
1996.50    1.392    26.08
1997.50    1.397    26.91
1998.50    1.402    27.74
1999.50    1.406    28.56
2000.50    1.410    29.38
2001.50    1.413    30.20
2002.50    1.415    31.01
2003.50    1.417    31.82
2004.50    1.419    32.62
2005.50    1.420    33.43
2006.50    1.421    34.23
2007.50    1.421    35.04
2008.50    1.420    35.84
2009.50    1.419    36.65
2010.50    1.417    37.45
2011.50    1.415    38.26
2012.50    1.413    39.07
2013.50    1.409    39.89
2014.50    1.406    40.71
2015.50    1.401    41.53
2016.50    1.397    42.36
2017.50    1.391    43.19
2018.50    1.385    44.04
2019.50    1.379    44.89
2020.50    1.372    45.74
2021.50    1.364    46.61
2022.50    1.356    47.49
2023.50    1.347    48.38
2024.50    1.337    49.28
2025.50    1.327    50.19
2026.50    1.316    51.12
2027.50    1.305    52.07
2028.50    1.293    53.03
2029.50    1.280    54.01
2030.50    1.267    55.01
2031.50    1.253    56.03
2032.50    1.239    57.07
2033.50    1.223    58.15
2034.50    1.207    59.24
2035.50    1.190    60.37
2036.50    1.173    61.54
2037.50    1.155    62.73
2038.50    1.136    63.97
2039.50    1.116    65.25
2040.50    1.095    66.58
2041.50    1.074    67.96
2042.50    1.051    69.40
2043.50    1.028    70.90
2044.50    1.004    72.47
2045.50    0.979    74.12
2046.50    0.954    75.86
2047.50    0.927    77.69
2048.50    0.899    79.64
2049.50    0.871    81.71
2050.50    0.841    83.92
2051.50    0.810    86.31
2052.50    0.779    88.88
2053.50    0.746    91.67
2054.50    0.713    94.71
2055.50    0.679    98.07
2056.50    0.643   101.78
2057.50    0.608   105.93
2058.50    0.571   110.60
2059.50    0.535   115.91
2060.50    0.499   121.99
2061.50    0.463   129.02
2062.50    0.430   137.17
2063.50    0.399   146.63
2064.50    0.373   157.56
2065.50    0.353   169.94
2066.50    0.340   183.55
2067.50    0.335   197.89
2068.50    0.338   212.29
2069.50    0.347   226.16
2070.50    0.362   239.07
2071.50    0.381   250.84
2072.50    0.403   261.42
2073.50    0.426   270.88
2074.50    0.451   279.31
2075.50    0.478   286.83
2076.50    0.505   293.56
2077.50    0.533   299.60
2078.50    0.561   305.03
2079.50    0.589   309.94
2080.50    0.617   314.41
2081.50    0.645   318.48
2082.50    0.673   322.22
2083.50    0.701   325.66
2084.50    0.728   328.84
2085.50    0.755   331.79
2086.50    0.781   334.54
2087.50    0.807   337.12
2088.50    0.833   339.53
2089.50    0.858   341.80






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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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