17324+2848 A 352 AB (HD 159240)

 
 
17h 32m 22.97s +28° 48' 16.0" P.A. 353.00 sep 0.1 mag 8.55,9.39 Sp F2 dist. 126.26 pc (411.86 l.y.)
 
 
Coord 2000 17324+2848 Discov num A   352 Comp AB Coord arcsec 2000 17 32 22.97 +28 48 16.0
Date first 1902 Date last 1996 Obs 53
Pa first 183 Pa last 352.7 P.A. Now (θ) 188.5°
Sep first 0.2 Sep last 0.123 Sep. Now (ρ) 0.17"
Mag pri 8.55 Mag sec 9.39 delta mag (ΔM) 0.84 Spectral class F2 (yellow-white)
Pri motion ra +027 Sec motion ra
Pri motion dec +008 Sec motion dec
Notes N O W (See Notes, Orbital solution, )
This double is physical.
 
 
OTHER CATALOGS AND DESIGNATIONS
 
 
Name HD 159240 Constellation Hercules SAO 85189 HIP 85837
Tycho2 2087-01713-1 HD 159240 ADS 10621 BD BD+28 2771
Distance 126.26 Distance ly 411.86
 
 
SUSPECTED ORBITAL ELEMENTS
 
 
Identifier17324+2848 A 352
coord_arcsec_2000173222.97+284816.0
Period (P)64.05y± 1.5 Periastron (T)1982.58y± 0.4 Semi-major axis (a)0.177a± 0.002
Eccentricity (e)0.309± 0.005 Inclination (i)98.6°± 0.5 Longitude of periastron (ω)292.9°± 1.5
Node (Ω)1.3°± 1 Notesn ReferenceDoc2009g
Equinox2000 Last observation1996 Grade3(1=Definitive, 9=Indet.)
label theta rho
2000 345.3 0.096
2001 342.3 0.086
2002 338.4 0.075
2003 333.2 0.065
2004 326.0 0.054
2005 315.8 0.045
2006 300.9 0.038
2007 280.9 0.034
2008 258.9 0.034
2009 240.1 0.039
2010 226.7 0.047
2011 217.4 0.057
2012 210.9 0.068
2013 206.2 0.078
2014 202.6 0.089
2015 199.8 0.100
2016 197.5 0.110
2017 195.6 0.121
2018 194.0 0.130
2019 192.6 0.140
2020 191.4 0.148
2021 190.3 0.156
2022 189.4 0.164
2023 188.5 0.170
2024 187.6 0.176
2025 186.9 0.181
2026 186.1 0.185
2027 185.4 0.188
2028 184.7 0.190
2029 184.0 0.191
2030 183.3 0.191


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



 
 


wds17324%2B2848b.png orbit plot
Measures: green=micrometric, blue=interferometric, purple=photographic