18031-0811 STF 2262 AB (Tau Oph)

 
 
18h 03m 04.91s -08° 10' 48.9" P.A. 291.00 sep 1.4 mag 5.27,5.86 Sp F4IV+F5V dist. 51.33 pc (167.44 l.y.)
 
 
Coord 2000 18031-0811 Discov num STF2262 Comp AB Coord arcsec 2000 18 03 04.91 -08 10 48.9
Date first 1835 Date last 2021 Obs 665
Pa first 193 Pa last 291 P.A. Now (θ) 290.9°
Sep first 0.4 Sep last 1.449 Sep. Now (ρ) 1.427"
Mag pri 5.27 Mag sec 5.86 delta mag (ΔM) 0.59 Spectral class F4IV+F5V (yellow-white/yellow-white)
Pri motion ra +009 Sec motion ra +009
Pri motion dec -048 Sec motion dec -048
Notes N O (See Notes, Orbital solution)
This double is physical.
 
 
18031-0811 SYSTEM COMPONENTS
 
 
Show name SAO coord wds_name last obs pa sep mag1 mag2 d_mag orb current
Show Tau Oph 142050 18 03 05 -08 10 49 STF 2262 AB 2021 665 291 1.4 5.27 5.86 0.59 Y <===
Show 142050 18 03 05 -08 10 49 STF 2262 AC 2000 13 125 100.8 5.27 11.28 6.01
Triple system
3 estimated visually detectable stars in this system
 
 
OTHER CATALOGS AND DESIGNATIONS
 
 
Name Tau Oph Var name NSV10073 Oph Constellation Ophiuchus SAO 142050
HIP 88404 Tycho2 5675-00662-1 Gaia DR2 4170583776094715520 HD 164764
HR 6733 GC 24565 ADS 11005 GL Gl 700.1B
BD BD-08 4549 Bayer Tau Ophiuchi Bayer name Tau Oph Flamsteed 69 Ophiuchi
Flamsteed name 69 Oph Distance 51.33 Distance ly 167.44 Bayer greek τ Oph
 
 
ORBITAL ELEMENTS
 
 
Period (P)257y Periastron (T)1829y Semi-major axis (a)1.4a
Eccentricity (e)0.77 Inclination (i)52° Longitude of periastron (ω)42°
Node (Ω)60° Notesn ReferenceSod1999
Equinox2000 Last observation Grade3(1=Definitive, 9=Indet.)
label theta rho
2000 281.1 1.751
2001 281.5 1.739
2002 281.8 1.726
2003 282.2 1.714
2004 282.5 1.701
2005 282.9 1.688
2006 283.3 1.675
2007 283.7 1.662
2008 284.1 1.649
2009 284.5 1.635
2010 284.9 1.621
2011 285.3 1.607
2012 285.7 1.593
2013 286.2 1.579
2014 286.6 1.564
2015 287.0 1.550
2016 287.5 1.535
2017 287.9 1.520
2018 288.4 1.505
2019 288.9 1.490
2020 289.4 1.474
2021 289.9 1.459
2022 290.4 1.443
2023 290.9 1.427
2024 291.5 1.411
2025 292.0 1.395
2026 292.6 1.378
2027 293.2 1.362
2028 293.7 1.345
2029 294.3 1.328
2030 295.0 1.311


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



 
 


wds18031-0811a.png orbit plot
Measures: green=micrometric, blue=interferometric, purple=photographic