04271+2542 THB 1 (DF Tau)

 
 
04h 27m 02.79s +25° 42' 22.6" P.A. 183.00 sep 0.1 mag 12.62,13.51 Sp M2.0+M2.5 dist. 45.89 pc (149.69 l.y.)
 
 
Coord 2000 04271+2542 Discov num THB   1 Comp Coord arcsec 2000 04 27 02.79 +25 42 22.6
Date first 1986 Date last 2016 Obs 57
Pa first 350 Pa last 182.6 P.A. Now (θ) 111.8°
Sep first 0.1 Sep last 0.086 Sep. Now (ρ) 0.062"
Mag pri 12.62 Mag sec 13.51 delta mag (ΔM) 0.89 Spectral class M2.0+M2.5 (red/red)
Pri motion ra +006 Sec motion ra
Pri motion dec -020 Sec motion dec
Notes N O (See Notes, Orbital solution)
This double is physical.
 
 
OTHER CATALOGS AND DESIGNATIONS
 
 
Var name DF Tau Constellation Taurus HIP 20777 Tycho2 1820-00176-1
Gaia DR2 151179966897747840 HD 283654 Distance 45.89 Distance ly 149.69
 
 
ORBITAL ELEMENTS
 
 
Period (P)46.1y± 1.9 Periastron (T)1979.2y± 1.5 Semi-major axis (a)94.9m± 2.2
Eccentricity (e)0.233± 0.038 Inclination (i)145.5°± 1.6 Longitude of periastron (ω)309.2°± 3.5
Node (Ω)33.9°± 5 Notesn ReferencePra2017
Equinox2000 Last observation2016 Grade3(1=Definitive, 9=Indet.)
label theta rho
2000 271.2 0.101
2001 265.7 0.103
2002 260.5 0.105
2003 255.4 0.106
2004 250.5 0.108
2005 245.7 0.109
2006 241.0 0.110
2007 236.4 0.110
2008 231.7 0.110
2009 227.1 0.110
2010 222.3 0.108
2011 217.5 0.107
2012 212.4 0.105
2013 207.1 0.102
2014 201.5 0.098
2015 195.4 0.094
2016 188.7 0.090
2017 181.3 0.085
2018 172.9 0.079
2019 163.4 0.074
2020 152.4 0.070
2021 140.1 0.066
2022 126.4 0.063
2023 111.8 0.062
2024 97.2 0.063
2025 83.2 0.065
2026 70.3 0.068
2027 58.5 0.071
2028 47.8 0.074
2029 38.0 0.077
2030 28.8 0.079


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



 
 


wds04271%2B2542b.png orbit plot
Measures: green=micrometric, blue=interferometric, purple=photographic