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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 17:59:46

Orbital Elements for THECAR

WDS:	THECAR	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	2.242	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.0034300000000000003	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	25.77	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	147.28	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1990.631	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.0	Eccentricity
ω:	0.0	Longitude of periastron (degrees)
Start-Year:	2024.0	Year
End-Year:	2026.0	Year
Epoch:	2025.0	Besselian Epoch

Further data from the WDS Sixth Catalog of Orbits for THECAR

Position:	104257.43-642340.1	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	10430-6424	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	THECAR	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	93030	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	52419	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	2.78	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	1991	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	9	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for THECAR

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of THECAR

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

Ephemeris of THECAR

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.003    269.5
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2024.0     0.003    109.3
2025.0     0.003    269.5

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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.