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Double Star Calculator - Orbit

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- Report created:		2025-07-11 19:13:48

Orbital Elements for THECEP

WDS:	THECEP	WDS ID/Discoverer
P:	2.301	Orbital period (years)
a:	0.01979	Semi-major axis (arcseconds)
i:	104.0	Inclination (degrees)
Ω:	95.4	Longitude of ascending node (degrees)
T:	1903.270	Epoch of periastron passage (year)
e:	0.03	Eccentricity
ω:	83.7	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 THECEP

Position:	202934.83+625938.9	Epoch-2000 right ascension and declination
WDS-ID:	20296+6300	WDS designation
Discoverer Code:	THECEP	Discover designation and components
ADS number:	.	Aitken Double Star catalog
HD number:	195725	HD catalog number
Hipparcos number:	101093	Hipparcos catalog number
V1:	4.22	Magnitude of the primary
V2:	.	Magnitude of the secondary
Equinox:		Equinox
Date:	1992	Date of last observation
Orbit grade:	9	Orbit grade, ranging from 1 'definitive' to 5 'indeterminate'
Flags:	n	Flags

Double Star Orbit for THECEP

WDS 6th Orbit including measures of THECEP

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

Ephemeris of THECEP

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Year       Sep[“]   PA[°]
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2025.0     0.015     82.8
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2024.0     0.009    242.8
2025.0     0.015     82.8

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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.