20393-1457 HU 200 AB (Tau Cap)

 
 
20h 39m 16.32s -14° 57' 17.0" P.A. 123.00 sep 0.4 mag 5.38,7.31 Sp B5III dist. 348.43 pc (1136.58 l.y.)
 
 
Coord 2000 20393-1457 Discov num HU  200 Comp AB Coord arcsec 2000 20 39 16.32 -14 57 17.0
Date first 1900 Date last 2019 Obs 96
Pa first 270 Pa last 123 P.A. Now (θ) 123°
Sep first 0.2 Sep last 0.367 Sep. Now (ρ) 0.367"
Mag pri 5.38 Mag sec 7.31 delta mag (ΔM) 1.93 Spectral class B5III (blue-white)
Pri motion ra +002 Sec motion ra +002
Pri motion dec -021 Sec motion dec -021
Notes N O (See Notes, Orbital solution)
This double is physical.
 
 
20393-1457 SYSTEM COMPONENTS
 
 
Show name SAO coord wds_name last obs pa sep mag1 mag2 d_mag orb current
Show Tau Cap 163771 20 39 16 -14 57 17 HU 200 AB 2019 96 123 0.4 5.38 7.31 1.93 Y <===
Show 163771 20 39 16 -14 57 17 HU 200 AC 2000 7 272 159.2 5.38 12.20 6.82
Show 163771 20 39 16 -14 57 17 OCC 226 Ba,Bb 1974 0 -1 0.1 5.80 9.30 3.50
Quadruple system
3 estimated visually detectable stars in this system
 
 
OTHER CATALOGS AND DESIGNATIONS
 
 
Name Tau Cap Constellation Capricornus SAO 163771 HIP 101923
Tycho2 5767-02439-1 Gaia DR2 6863409385992156800 HD 196662 HR 7889
GC 28748 ADS 14099 BD BD-15 5743 Bayer Tau Capricorni
Bayer name Tau Cap Flamsteed 14 Capricorni Flamsteed name 14 Cap Distance 348.43
Distance ly 1136.58 Bayer greek τ Cap
 
 
ORBITAL ELEMENTS
 
 
Period (P)420y Periastron (T)1915y Semi-major axis (a)0.48a
Eccentricity (e)0.73 Inclination (i)75° Longitude of periastron (ω)270°
Node (Ω)93° Notesn ReferenceHei1998
Equinox Last observation Grade4(1=Definitive, 9=Indet.)
label theta rho
2000 117.2 0.334
2001 117.5 0.333
2002 117.8 0.332
2003 118.1 0.332
2004 118.4 0.331
2005 118.7 0.330
2006 119.1 0.329
2007 119.4 0.328
2008 119.7 0.327
2009 120.0 0.326
2010 120.4 0.325
2011 120.7 0.324
2012 121.0 0.323
2013 121.4 0.322
2014 121.7 0.321
2015 122.0 0.320
2016 122.4 0.319
2017 122.7 0.318
2018 123.1 0.317
2019 123.4 0.316
2020 123.8 0.315
2021 124.1 0.314
2022 124.5 0.312
2023 124.8 0.311
2024 125.2 0.310
2025 125.6 0.309
2026 125.9 0.308
2027 126.3 0.307
2028 126.7 0.305
2029 127.1 0.304
2030 127.4 0.303


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



 
 


wds20393-1457a.png orbit plot
Measures: green=micrometric, blue=interferometric, purple=photographic