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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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Orbital Elements for STF2873A
WDS: STF2873A WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 23.000 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.87 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 52.0 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 31.0 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1993.500 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.4 Eccentricity
ω: 16.0 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 2014.0 Year
End-Year: 2036.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for STF2873A
Position: 215813.53+825210.8 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 21582+8252 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: STF2873A Discover designation and components
ADS number: 15571 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 209942 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 108456 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 7.00 Magnitude of the primary
V2: . Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: Equinox
Date: Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 9 Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: n Flags

Double Star Orbit for STF2873A



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of STF2873A

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


Ephemeris of STF2873A
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     1.153    206.9
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2014.0     0.481    337.7
2015.0     0.517      4.8
2016.0     0.530     28.7
2017.0     0.471     54.9
2018.0     0.397     91.3
2019.0     0.430    132.8
2020.0     0.565    160.9
2021.0     0.725    177.2
2022.0     0.872    187.7
2023.0     0.994    195.4
2024.0     1.088    201.6
2025.0     1.153    206.9
2026.0     1.191    211.7
2027.0     1.203    216.4
2028.0     1.189    221.0
2029.0     1.151    225.9
2030.0     1.090    231.2
2031.0     1.008    237.3
2032.0     0.907    244.6
2033.0     0.793    253.8
2034.0     0.673    266.4
2035.0     0.563    284.1






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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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