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Orbital Elements for STF208AB
WDS: STF208AB WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 325.000 Orbital period (years)
a: 1.39 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 51.0 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 20.5 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1931.600 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.59 Eccentricity
ω: 165.0 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1862.5 Year
End-Year: 2187.5 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for STF208AB
Position: 020339.26+255607.6 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 02037+2556 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: STF208AB Discover designation and components
ADS number: 1631 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 12558 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 9621 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 5.82 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 7.87 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 3 Orbit grade, ranging from :
1 = Definitive
2 = Good
3 = Reliable
4 = Preliminary
5 = Indeterminate
Flags: n Flags
Ephemerides: Ephemerides
Code: Hei1996a Reference

Double Star Orbit for STF208AB



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of STF208AB

-- 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 STF208AB
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    1.654   351.64
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1862.50    1.559    36.93
1863.50    1.542    37.38
1864.50    1.526    37.84
1865.50    1.509    38.32
1866.50    1.491    38.80
1867.50    1.474    39.29
1868.50    1.456    39.80
1869.50    1.438    40.32
1870.50    1.419    40.85
1871.50    1.401    41.40
1872.50    1.382    41.96
1873.50    1.363    42.54
1874.50    1.343    43.13
1875.50    1.324    43.74
1876.50    1.304    44.37
1877.50    1.284    45.02
1878.50    1.263    45.69
1879.50    1.242    46.39
1880.50    1.221    47.10
1881.50    1.200    47.85
1882.50    1.179    48.61
1883.50    1.157    49.41
1884.50    1.135    50.24
1885.50    1.113    51.10
1886.50    1.091    52.00
1887.50    1.068    52.93
1888.50    1.045    53.90
1889.50    1.022    54.92
1890.50    0.999    55.99
1891.50    0.975    57.10
1892.50    0.952    58.28
1893.50    0.928    59.51
1894.50    0.904    60.80
1895.50    0.880    62.17
1896.50    0.856    63.61
1897.50    0.832    65.14
1898.50    0.808    66.76
1899.50    0.784    68.47
1900.50    0.760    70.30
1901.50    0.736    72.24
1902.50    0.713    74.31
1903.50    0.690    76.52
1904.50    0.667    78.89
1905.50    0.644    81.42
1906.50    0.622    84.13
1907.50    0.601    87.04
1908.50    0.581    90.15
1909.50    0.562    93.48
1910.50    0.544    97.04
1911.50    0.527   100.84
1912.50    0.512   104.87
1913.50    0.499   109.13
1914.50    0.487   113.61
1915.50    0.477   118.29
1916.50    0.470   123.14
1917.50    0.465   128.12
1918.50    0.462   133.18
1919.50    0.462   138.27
1920.50    0.464   143.35
1921.50    0.468   148.37
1922.50    0.473   153.29
1923.50    0.480   158.07
1924.50    0.489   162.71
1925.50    0.498   167.17
1926.50    0.509   171.46
1927.50    0.519   175.58
1928.50    0.529   179.54
1929.50    0.539   183.35
1930.50    0.549   187.02
1931.50    0.557   190.58
1932.50    0.565   194.03
1933.50    0.572   197.39
1934.50    0.577   200.68
1935.50    0.582   203.92
1936.50    0.585   207.11
1937.50    0.588   210.27
1938.50    0.589   213.41
1939.50    0.589   216.55
1940.50    0.589   219.68
1941.50    0.589   222.81
1942.50    0.587   225.96
1943.50    0.586   229.11
1944.50    0.585   232.29
1945.50    0.583   235.47
1946.50    0.582   238.67
1947.50    0.582   241.89
1948.50    0.581   245.10
1949.50    0.581   248.32
1950.50    0.582   251.53
1951.50    0.584   254.73
1952.50    0.586   257.91
1953.50    0.589   261.06
1954.50    0.593   264.17
1955.50    0.598   267.23
1956.50    0.604   270.24
1957.50    0.611   273.19
1958.50    0.618   276.07
1959.50    0.626   278.88
1960.50    0.636   281.61
1961.50    0.645   284.26
1962.50    0.656   286.83
1963.50    0.667   289.32
1964.50    0.679   291.72
1965.50    0.692   294.03
1966.50    0.705   296.26
1967.50    0.719   298.41
1968.50    0.733   300.48
1969.50    0.747   302.46
1970.50    0.762   304.37
1971.50    0.777   306.21
1972.50    0.793   307.97
1973.50    0.809   309.67
1974.50    0.825   311.30
1975.50    0.842   312.86
1976.50    0.858   314.37
1977.50    0.875   315.82
1978.50    0.892   317.21
1979.50    0.909   318.55
1980.50    0.926   319.84
1981.50    0.943   321.09
1982.50    0.961   322.29
1983.50    0.978   323.45
1984.50    0.995   324.56
1985.50    1.013   325.64
1986.50    1.030   326.68
1987.50    1.048   327.69
1988.50    1.065   328.67
1989.50    1.082   329.61
1990.50    1.100   330.52
1991.50    1.117   331.41
1992.50    1.134   332.27
1993.50    1.151   333.10
1994.50    1.168   333.91
1995.50    1.185   334.69
1996.50    1.202   335.46
1997.50    1.219   336.20
1998.50    1.236   336.92
1999.50    1.253   337.62
2000.50    1.269   338.31
2001.50    1.286   338.97
2002.50    1.302   339.62
2003.50    1.318   340.26
2004.50    1.334   340.88
2005.50    1.350   341.48
2006.50    1.366   342.07
2007.50    1.382   342.64
2008.50    1.397   343.21
2009.50    1.413   343.76
2010.50    1.428   344.30
2011.50    1.443   344.83
2012.50    1.458   345.34
2013.50    1.473   345.85
2014.50    1.488   346.34
2015.50    1.503   346.83
2016.50    1.517   347.31
2017.50    1.531   347.78
2018.50    1.546   348.24
2019.50    1.560   348.69
2020.50    1.573   349.13
2021.50    1.587   349.57
2022.50    1.601   349.99
2023.50    1.614   350.41
2024.50    1.628   350.83
2025.50    1.641   351.24
2026.50    1.654   351.64
2027.50    1.666   352.03
2028.50    1.679   352.42
2029.50    1.692   352.80
2030.50    1.704   353.18
2031.50    1.716   353.55
2032.50    1.728   353.92
2033.50    1.740   354.28
2034.50    1.752   354.64
2035.50    1.764   354.99
2036.50    1.775   355.34
2037.50    1.786   355.68
2038.50    1.797   356.02
2039.50    1.808   356.35
2040.50    1.819   356.68
2041.50    1.830   357.01
2042.50    1.840   357.33
2043.50    1.851   357.65
2044.50    1.861   357.97
2045.50    1.871   358.28
2046.50    1.881   358.59
2047.50    1.890   358.89
2048.50    1.900   359.20
2049.50    1.909   359.50
2050.50    1.919   359.79
2051.50    1.928     0.09
2052.50    1.937     0.38
2053.50    1.945     0.67
2054.50    1.954     0.95
2055.50    1.962     1.24
2056.50    1.971     1.52
2057.50    1.979     1.80
2058.50    1.987     2.07
2059.50    1.994     2.35
2060.50    2.002     2.62
2061.50    2.010     2.89
2062.50    2.017     3.16
2063.50    2.024     3.43
2064.50    2.031     3.69
2065.50    2.038     3.95
2066.50    2.045     4.21
2067.50    2.051     4.47
2068.50    2.057     4.73
2069.50    2.064     4.99
2070.50    2.070     5.24
2071.50    2.076     5.49
2072.50    2.081     5.75
2073.50    2.087     6.00
2074.50    2.092     6.25
2075.50    2.097     6.49
2076.50    2.102     6.74
2077.50    2.107     6.99
2078.50    2.112     7.23
2079.50    2.117     7.47
2080.50    2.121     7.72
2081.50    2.125     7.96
2082.50    2.129     8.20
2083.50    2.133     8.44
2084.50    2.137     8.67
2085.50    2.141     8.91
2086.50    2.144     9.15
2087.50    2.147     9.39
2088.50    2.151     9.62
2089.50    2.154     9.86
2090.50    2.156    10.09
2091.50    2.159    10.32
2092.50    2.161    10.56
2093.50    2.164    10.79
2094.50    2.166    11.02
2095.50    2.168    11.25
2096.50    2.170    11.48
2097.50    2.171    11.71
2098.50    2.173    11.95
2099.50    2.174    12.18
2100.50    2.175    12.41
2101.50    2.176    12.64
2102.50    2.177    12.87
2103.50    2.177    13.09
2104.50    2.178    13.32
2105.50    2.178    13.55
2106.50    2.178    13.78
2107.50    2.178    14.01
2108.50    2.178    14.24
2109.50    2.177    14.47
2110.50    2.177    14.70
2111.50    2.176    14.93
2112.50    2.175    15.16
2113.50    2.174    15.39
2114.50    2.173    15.62
2115.50    2.171    15.85
2116.50    2.170    16.08
2117.50    2.168    16.31
2118.50    2.166    16.54
2119.50    2.164    16.78
2120.50    2.162    17.01
2121.50    2.159    17.24
2122.50    2.156    17.47
2123.50    2.154    17.71
2124.50    2.151    17.94
2125.50    2.147    18.18
2126.50    2.144    18.41
2127.50    2.140    18.65
2128.50    2.137    18.89
2129.50    2.133    19.13
2130.50    2.129    19.37
2131.50    2.124    19.61
2132.50    2.120    19.85
2133.50    2.115    20.09
2134.50    2.110    20.34
2135.50    2.105    20.58
2136.50    2.100    20.83
2137.50    2.094    21.07
2138.50    2.089    21.32
2139.50    2.083    21.57
2140.50    2.077    21.82
2141.50    2.071    22.08
2142.50    2.064    22.33
2143.50    2.058    22.59
2144.50    2.051    22.84
2145.50    2.044    23.10
2146.50    2.037    23.37
2147.50    2.030    23.63
2148.50    2.022    23.89
2149.50    2.014    24.16
2150.50    2.006    24.43
2151.50    1.998    24.70
2152.50    1.990    24.97
2153.50    1.981    25.25
2154.50    1.972    25.53
2155.50    1.963    25.81
2156.50    1.954    26.09
2157.50    1.945    26.38
2158.50    1.935    26.67
2159.50    1.925    26.96
2160.50    1.915    27.25
2161.50    1.905    27.55
2162.50    1.895    27.85
2163.50    1.884    28.16
2164.50    1.873    28.47
2165.50    1.862    28.78
2166.50    1.851    29.09
2167.50    1.839    29.41
2168.50    1.827    29.74
2169.50    1.815    30.06
2170.50    1.803    30.40
2171.50    1.791    30.73
2172.50    1.778    31.08
2173.50    1.765    31.42
2174.50    1.752    31.77
2175.50    1.738    32.13
2176.50    1.725    32.49
2177.50    1.711    32.86
2178.50    1.697    33.24
2179.50    1.682    33.62
2180.50    1.668    34.00
2181.50    1.653    34.40
2182.50    1.638    34.80
2183.50    1.623    35.21
2184.50    1.607    35.63
2185.50    1.591    36.05
2186.50    1.575    36.49






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