14262-4523 I 402 (Tau2 Lup)

 
 
14h 26m 10.80s -45° 22' 45.3" P.A. 234.00 sep 0.0 mag 4.93,5.55 Sp A7:+F4IV dist. 97.85 pc (319.19 l.y.)
 
 
Coord 2000 14262-4523 Discov num I   402 Comp Coord arcsec 2000 14 26 10.80 -45 22 45.3
Date first 1902 Date last 2021 Obs 64
Pa first 177 Pa last 234.1 P.A. Now (θ) 332.8°
Sep first 0.3 Sep last 0.026 Sep. Now (ρ) 0.04"
Mag pri 4.93 Mag sec 5.55 delta mag (ΔM) 0.62 Spectral class A7:+F4IV (white/yellow-white)
Pri motion ra +018 Sec motion ra
Pri motion dec -002 Sec motion dec
Notes N O (See Notes, Orbital solution)
This double is physical.
 
 
OTHER CATALOGS AND DESIGNATIONS
 
 
Name Tau2 Lup Constellation Lupus SAO 224920 HIP 70576
Tycho2 8277-03281-1 HD 126354 HR 5396 GC 19454
CD CD-44 9323 CP CP-44 6771 Bayer Tau 2 Lupi Bayer name Tau2 Lup
Distance 97.85 Distance ly 319.19 Bayer greek τ2 Lup
 
 
ORBITAL ELEMENTS
 
 
Period (P)26.21y± 0.1 Periastron (T)2026.46y± 0.65 Semi-major axis (a)0.171a± 0.008
Eccentricity (e)0.591± 0.015 Inclination (i)83.6°± 0.7 Longitude of periastron (ω)222.2°± 5.3
Node (Ω)177.5°± 0.4 Notesn ReferenceTok2021f
Equinox Last observation2021 Grade2(1=Definitive, 9=Indet.)
label theta rho
2000 0.6 0.064
2001 69.9 0.009
2002 169.2 0.065
2003 173.8 0.118
2004 175.7 0.157
2005 177.0 0.186
2006 177.9 0.206
2007 178.7 0.220
2008 179.4 0.228
2009 180.1 0.232
2010 180.8 0.231
2011 181.4 0.227
2012 182.2 0.218
2013 183.0 0.207
2014 183.9 0.193
2015 184.9 0.176
2016 186.2 0.157
2017 187.9 0.135
2018 190.3 0.111
2019 194.1 0.086
2020 201.2 0.059
2021 220.2 0.033
2022 285.3 0.021
2023 332.8 0.040
2024 346.6 0.065
2025 353.2 0.081
2026 358.9 0.072
2027 22.2 0.019
2028 167.0 0.052
2029 173.2 0.108
2030 175.4 0.149


 
grafico orbita
Note: Theta is PA, Rho is Sep. For yearly orbits, data refer to Jan 1st.



 
 


wds14262-4523c.png orbit plot
Measures: green=micrometric, blue=interferometric, purple=photographic