17210-2107 DON 832 AB (Xi Oph)

 
 
17h 21m 00.37s -21° 06' 46.5" P.A. 26.00 sep 4.1 mag 4.40,8.90 Sp F1III-IV dist. 17.36 pc (56.63 l.y.)
 
 
Coord 2000 17210-2107 Discov num DON 832 Comp AB Coord arcsec 2000 17 21 00.37 -21 06 46.5
Date first 1932 Date last 2016 Obs 18
Pa first 66 Pa last 26.3 P.A. Now (θ) 26.3°
Sep first 2.5 Sep last 4.083 Sep. Now (ρ) 4.083"
Mag pri 4.40 Mag sec 8.90 delta mag (ΔM) 4.5 Spectral class F1III-IV (yellow-white)
Pri motion ra +256 Sec motion ra
Pri motion dec -211 Sec motion dec
Notes N O (See Notes, Orbital solution)
This double is physical.
 
 
17210-2107 SYSTEM COMPONENTS
 
 
Show name SAO coord wds_name last obs pa sep mag1 mag2 d_mag orb current
Show Xi Oph 185296 17 21 00 -21 06 46 DON 832 AB 2016 18 26 4.1 4.40 8.90 4.50 Y <===
Show 185296 17 21 00 -21 06 46 TNN 8 AC 2004 1 261 10.8 3.07 13.74 10.67
Triple system
3 estimated visually detectable stars in this system
 
 
OTHER CATALOGS AND DESIGNATIONS
 
 
Name Xi Oph Constellation Ophiuchus SAO 185296 HIP 84893
Tycho2 6246-00664-1 HD 156897 HR 6445 GC 23423
GL Gl 670A BD BD-20 4731 Bayer Xi Ophiuchi Bayer name Xi Oph
Flamsteed 40 Ophiuchi Flamsteed name 40 Oph Distance 17.36 Distance ly 56.63
Bayer greek ξ Oph
 
 
ORBITAL ELEMENTS
 
 
Period (P)421.5869y± 221.2186 Periastron (T)2026.7466y± 8.4825 Semi-major axis (a)7.90942a± 5.0354
Eccentricity (e)0.73578± 0.20556 Inclination (i)99.36°± 5.068 Longitude of periastron (ω)75.752°± 19.221
Node (Ω)28.815°± 4.745 Notesn ReferenceIzm2019
Equinox Last observation2010 Grade5(1=Definitive, 9=Indet.)
label theta rho
2000 35.3 4.046
2001 35.0 4.017
2002 34.6 3.984
2003 34.2 3.946
2004 33.8 3.905
2005 33.4 3.859
2006 33.0 3.807
2007 32.6 3.750
2008 32.2 3.687
2009 31.8 3.617
2010 31.3 3.540
2011 30.8 3.456
2012 30.3 3.363
2013 29.8 3.261
2014 29.2 3.149
2015 28.6 3.027
2016 27.9 2.892
2017 27.2 2.746
2018 26.4 2.586
2019 25.4 2.411
2020 24.3 2.222
2021 23.0 2.017
2022 21.4 1.797
2023 19.3 1.562
2024 16.4 1.315
2025 12.2 1.058
2026 5.2 0.798
2027 351.7 0.551
2028 321.6 0.370
2029 274.8 0.379
2030 246.5 0.569


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



 
 


wds17210-2107a.png orbit plot
Measures: green=micrometric, blue=interferometric, purple=photographic