Double Star Calculator - Orbit

Orbital Elements for STF73AB
WDS: STF73AB WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 167.514 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.9837 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 44.57 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 173.66 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1956.191 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.30603 Eccentricity
ω: 358.62 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 1941.2432487207134 Year
End-Year: 2108.7567512792866 Year
Epoch: 2026.5 Besselian Epoch
Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for STF73AB
Position: 005458.02+233742.4 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 00550+2338 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: STF73AB Discover designation and components
ADS number: 755 Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 5286 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 4288 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 6.12 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 6.54 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: 2008 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: Mut2010b Reference

Double Star Orbit for STF73AB



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of STF73AB

-- 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 STF73AB
Click to expand/collapse ephemeris:
Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2026.50    1.233   340.85
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1941.24    0.611   122.85
1942.24    0.615   126.60
1943.24    0.621   130.30
1944.24    0.626   133.93
1945.24    0.632   137.49
1946.24    0.639   140.98
1947.24    0.645   144.40
1948.24    0.652   147.76
1949.24    0.658   151.05
1950.24    0.663   154.28
1951.24    0.668   157.46
1952.24    0.673   160.60
1953.24    0.677   163.69
1954.24    0.680   166.76
1955.24    0.682   169.81
1956.24    0.683   172.84
1957.24    0.683   175.86
1958.24    0.682   178.89
1959.24    0.680   181.93
1960.24    0.677   185.00
1961.24    0.674   188.09
1962.24    0.669   191.21
1963.24    0.665   194.38
1964.24    0.659   197.60
1965.24    0.654   200.87
1966.24    0.648   204.21
1967.24    0.642   207.60
1968.24    0.636   211.06
1969.24    0.630   214.58
1970.24    0.625   218.16
1971.24    0.621   221.79
1972.24    0.617   225.48
1973.24    0.614   229.21
1974.24    0.612   232.96
1975.24    0.611   236.74
1976.24    0.611   240.53
1977.24    0.612   244.30
1978.24    0.615   248.05
1979.24    0.618   251.77
1980.24    0.623   255.43
1981.24    0.630   259.02
1982.24    0.637   262.54
1983.24    0.646   265.97
1984.24    0.656   269.30
1985.24    0.666   272.53
1986.24    0.678   275.65
1987.24    0.691   278.66
1988.24    0.704   281.57
1989.24    0.718   284.36
1990.24    0.732   287.04
1991.24    0.748   289.62
1992.24    0.763   292.09
1993.24    0.779   294.46
1994.24    0.795   296.74
1995.24    0.812   298.92
1996.24    0.828   301.02
1997.24    0.845   303.04
1998.24    0.862   304.97
1999.24    0.879   306.83
2000.24    0.896   308.62
2001.24    0.912   310.35
2002.24    0.929   312.01
2003.24    0.945   313.62
2004.24    0.962   315.17
2005.24    0.978   316.67
2006.24    0.994   318.12
2007.24    1.009   319.53
2008.24    1.024   320.89
2009.24    1.039   322.22
2010.24    1.054   323.51
2011.24    1.068   324.76
2012.24    1.082   325.98
2013.24    1.096   327.17
2014.24    1.109   328.33
2015.24    1.121   329.46
2016.24    1.134   330.57
2017.24    1.145   331.66
2018.24    1.157   332.72
2019.24    1.168   333.77
2020.24    1.178   334.79
2021.24    1.188   335.80
2022.24    1.198   336.79
2023.24    1.207   337.77
2024.24    1.216   338.73
2025.24    1.224   339.68
2026.24    1.231   340.61
2027.24    1.238   341.54
2028.24    1.245   342.45
2029.24    1.251   343.36
2030.24    1.257   344.25
2031.24    1.262   345.14
2032.24    1.267   346.03
2033.24    1.271   346.90
2034.24    1.274   347.77
2035.24    1.277   348.64
2036.24    1.280   349.50
2037.24    1.282   350.36
2038.24    1.283   351.22
2039.24    1.284   352.07
2040.24    1.285   352.93
2041.24    1.285   353.78
2042.24    1.284   354.64
2043.24    1.283   355.50
2044.24    1.281   356.35
2045.24    1.279   357.21
2046.24    1.276   358.08
2047.24    1.273   358.95
2048.24    1.269   359.82
2049.24    1.265     0.70
2050.24    1.260     1.58
2051.24    1.255     2.48
2052.24    1.249     3.38
2053.24    1.242     4.28
2054.24    1.236     5.20
2055.24    1.228     6.13
2056.24    1.220     7.07
2057.24    1.212     8.03
2058.24    1.203     8.99
2059.24    1.194     9.98
2060.24    1.184    10.97
2061.24    1.174    11.99
2062.24    1.163    13.02
2063.24    1.151    14.08
2064.24    1.140    15.15
2065.24    1.128    16.25
2066.24    1.115    17.37
2067.24    1.102    18.52
2068.24    1.088    19.69
2069.24    1.075    20.90
2070.24    1.060    22.14
2071.24    1.046    23.41
2072.24    1.031    24.72
2073.24    1.015    26.06
2074.24    1.000    27.45
2075.24    0.984    28.89
2076.24    0.968    30.37
2077.24    0.951    31.90
2078.24    0.934    33.49
2079.24    0.918    35.13
2080.24    0.901    36.84
2081.24    0.883    38.61
2082.24    0.866    40.46
2083.24    0.849    42.37
2084.24    0.832    44.37
2085.24    0.815    46.45
2086.24    0.798    48.62
2087.24    0.781    50.88
2088.24    0.765    53.25
2089.24    0.748    55.71
2090.24    0.733    58.28
2091.24    0.717    60.97
2092.24    0.703    63.77
2093.24    0.689    66.68
2094.24    0.676    69.71
2095.24    0.663    72.86
2096.24    0.652    76.13
2097.24    0.641    79.50
2098.24    0.632    82.98
2099.24    0.624    86.56
2100.24    0.617    90.22
2101.24    0.612    93.96
2102.24    0.608    97.75
2103.24    0.605   101.59
2104.24    0.603   105.46
2105.24    0.603   109.35
2106.24    0.604   113.22
2107.24    0.606   117.08
2108.24    0.609   120.90






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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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