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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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Orbital Elements for WSI78
WDS: WSI78 WDS ID/Discoverer
P: 6.489 Orbital period (years)
a: 0.035 Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i: 68.4 Inclination (degrees)
Ω: 288.0 Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T: 1981.962 Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e: 0.651 Eccentricity
ω: 58.2 Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year: 2022.0 Year
End-Year: 2028.0 Year
Epoch: 2025.0 Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for WSI78
Position: 135238.84-184232.5 Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID: 13527-1843 WDS designation
Discoverer Code: WSI78 Discover designation and components
ADS number: . Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number: 120901 HD catalog number
Hipparcos number: 67744 Hipparcos catalog number
V1: 7.4 Magnitude of the primary
V2: 8.2 Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox: 2000 Equinox
Date: 2018 Date of last observation
Orbit grade: 3 Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags: n Flags

Double Star Orbit for WSI78



WDS 6th Orbit including measures of WSI78

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


Ephemeris of WSI78
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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.026    156.5
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2022.0     0.037    113.5
2023.0     0.042    124.8
2024.0     0.037    136.6
2025.0     0.026    156.5
2026.0     0.016    206.0
2027.0     0.018    274.8






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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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