04177-6315 RMK 3 (The Ret)

 
 
04h 17m 40.27s -63° 15' 19.7" P.A. 2.00 sep 4.1 mag 6.04,7.67 Sp B9III-IV dist. 141.24 pc (460.72 l.y.)
 
 
Coord 2000 04177-6315 Discov num RMK   3 Comp Coord arcsec 2000 04 17 40.27 -63 15 19.7
Date first 1835 Date last 2015 Obs 34
Pa first 6 Pa last 2.3 P.A. Now (θ) 2.3°
Sep first 6.4 Sep last 4.084 Sep. Now (ρ) 4.084"
Mag pri 6.04 Mag sec 7.67 delta mag (ΔM) 1.63 Spectral class B9III-IV (blue-white)
Pri motion ra +005 Sec motion ra +005
Pri motion dec +008 Sec motion dec +028
Notes N O (See Notes, Orbital solution)
rPM=0.703
This double is physical.
 
 
OTHER CATALOGS AND DESIGNATIONS
 
 
Name The Ret Var name NSV1556 Ret Constellation Reticulum SAO 248986
HIP 20020 Tycho2 8872-01982-1 Gaia DR2 4676067719930656640 HD 27657
HR 1372 GC 5233 CD CD-63 143 CP CP-63 316
Bayer Theta Reticuli Bayer name The Ret Distance 141.24 Distance ly 460.72
Bayer greek θ Ret
 
 
ORBITAL ELEMENTS
 
 
Period (P)26000y Periastron (T)4900y± 900 Semi-major axis (a)14a± 3
Eccentricity (e)0.8± 0.3 Inclination (i)105°± 2 Longitude of periastron (ω)210°± 40
Node (Ω)55°± 13 Notes ReferenceLRR2018b
Equinox2000 Last observation2015 Grade5(1=Definitive, 9=Indet.)
label theta rho
2000 20.4 5.633
2001 20.4 5.630
2002 20.4 5.627
2003 20.4 5.624
2004 20.4 5.622
2005 20.4 5.619
2006 20.3 5.616
2007 20.3 5.613
2008 20.3 5.610
2009 20.3 5.608
2010 20.3 5.605
2011 20.3 5.602
2012 20.3 5.599
2013 20.2 5.597
2014 20.2 5.594
2015 20.2 5.591
2016 20.2 5.588
2017 20.2 5.585
2018 20.2 5.583
2019 20.2 5.580
2020 20.2 5.577
2021 20.1 5.574
2022 20.1 5.572
2023 20.1 5.569
2024 20.1 5.566
2025 20.1 5.563
2026 20.1 5.561
2027 20.1 5.558
2028 20.0 5.555
2029 20.0 5.552
2030 20.0 5.549


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



 
 


wds04177-6315a.png orbit plot
Measures: green=micrometric, blue=interferometric, purple=photographic