16054-1948 BU 947 AB

 
 
16h 05m 26.23s -19° 48' 19.4" P.A. 219.00 sep 0.3 mag 2.62,10.60 Sp B0.5V dist. 123.92 pc (404.23 l.y.)
 
 
Coord 2000 16054-1948 Discov num BU  947 Comp AB Coord arcsec 2000 16 05 26.23 -19 48 19.4
Date first 1879 Date last 2021 Obs 46
Pa first 89 Pa last 219 P.A. Now (θ) 219°
Sep first 0.8 Sep last 0.325 Sep. Now (ρ) 0.325"
Mag pri 2.62 Mag sec 10.60 delta mag (ΔM) 7.98 Spectral class B0.5V (blue-white)
Pri motion ra -007 Sec motion ra
Pri motion dec -025 Sec motion dec
Notes N O (See Notes, Orbital solution)
This double is physical.
 
 
16054-1948 SYSTEM COMPONENTS
 
 
Show name SAO coord wds_name last obs pa sep mag1 mag2 d_mag orb current
Show 159682 16 05 26 -19 48 19 OCC 9158 Aa,Ab 1976 0 -1 0.0 2.90 4.10 1.20 Y
Show 159682 16 05 26 -19 48 19 BU 947 AB 2021 46 219 0.3 2.62 10.60 7.98 Y <===
Show Acrab 159682 16 05 26 -19 48 19 H 3 7 AC 2019 142 20 13.4 2.59 4.52 1.93
Show 159682 16 05 26 -19 48 19 PWL 9001 AD 1998 3 30 518.2 2.62 7.50 4.88
Show 159683 16 05 27 -19 48 07 MCA 42 CE 2021 30 61 0.1 4.52 6.60 2.08 Y
Sextuple system
5 estimated visually detectable stars in this system
 
 
OTHER CATALOGS AND DESIGNATIONS
 
 
Common name Acrab Var name NSV7424 Sco Constellation Scorpius SAO 159682
HIP 78820 Tycho2 6208-01623-1 Gaia DR2 6247207266936828288 HD 144217
HR 5984 GC 21609 ADS 9913 BD BD-19 4307
CP CP-19 5945 Bayer Beta 1 Scorpii Bayer name Bet1 Sco Flamsteed 8 Scorpii
Flamsteed name 8 Sco FK5 597 Distance 123.92 Distance ly 404.23
Bayer greek β1 Sco
Other names Graffias, Grafias, Akrab, Elacrab
Meaning the scorpion
 
 
ORBITAL ELEMENTS
 
 
Period (P)635y Periastron (T)2619.3y Semi-major axis (a)0.988a
Eccentricity (e)0.325 Inclination (i)66.2° Longitude of periastron (ω)62.8°
Node (Ω)96.4° Notesn ReferenceTok2017c
Equinox2000 Last observation2017 Grade5(1=Definitive, 9=Indet.)
label theta rho
2000 165.2 0.289
2001 167.8 0.285
2002 170.4 0.283
2003 173.1 0.280
2004 175.8 0.278
2005 178.5 0.277
2006 181.3 0.276
2007 184.1 0.276
2008 186.8 0.277
2009 189.6 0.278
2010 192.3 0.279
2011 195.0 0.281
2012 197.6 0.284
2013 200.2 0.287
2014 202.8 0.291
2015 205.2 0.295
2016 207.6 0.299
2017 209.9 0.304
2018 212.2 0.310
2019 214.3 0.315
2020 216.4 0.321
2021 218.4 0.328
2022 220.4 0.335
2023 222.2 0.342
2024 224.0 0.349
2025 225.7 0.356
2026 227.3 0.364
2027 228.9 0.372
2028 230.4 0.380
2029 231.8 0.388
2030 233.2 0.396


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



 
 


wds16054-1948f.png orbit plot
Measures: green=micrometric, blue=interferometric, purple=photographic