15396+7959 STF 1989 (Pi2 UMi)

 
 
15h 39m 38.61s +79° 58' 59.6" P.A. 23.00 sep 0.7 mag 7.32,8.15 Sp F2V dist. 120.05 pc (391.6 l.y.)
 
 
Coord 2000 15396+7959 Discov num STF1989 Comp Coord arcsec 2000 15 39 38.61 +79 58 59.6
Date first 1832 Date last 2013 Obs 124
Pa first 24 Pa last 22.8 P.A. Now (θ) 20.4°
Sep first 0.7 Sep last 0.67 Sep. Now (ρ) 0.591"
Mag pri 7.32 Mag sec 8.15 delta mag (ΔM) 0.83 Spectral class F2V (yellow-white)
Pri motion ra -033 Sec motion ra -033
Pri motion dec +039 Sec motion dec +039
Notes N O (See Notes, Orbital solution)
This double is physical.
 
 
OTHER CATALOGS AND DESIGNATIONS
 
 
Name Pi2 UMi Constellation Ursa Minor SAO 2588 HIP 76695
Tycho2 4563-01084-1 Gaia DR2 1708946939955140352 HD 141652 GC 21163
ADS 9769 BD BD+80 487 Bayer Pi 2 Ursae Minoris Bayer name Pi2 UMi
Flamsteed 18 Ursae Minoris Flamsteed name 18 UMi Distance 120.05 Distance ly 391.6
Bayer greek π2 UMi
 
 
ORBITAL ELEMENTS
 
 
Period (P)171.62y± 8.68 Periastron (T)1904.15y± 2.89 Semi-major axis (a)0.464a± 0.083
Eccentricity (e)0.961± 0.014 Inclination (i)135.2°± 10.5 Longitude of periastron (ω)274°± 22.4
Node (Ω)123.4°± 32.6 Notesn ReferenceHrt2008
Equinox2000 Last observation2004 Grade3(1=Definitive, 9=Indet.)
label theta rho
2000 25.6 0.643
2001 25.4 0.642
2002 25.2 0.641
2003 25.0 0.640
2004 24.8 0.638
2005 24.6 0.637
2006 24.3 0.635
2007 24.1 0.634
2008 23.9 0.632
2009 23.7 0.630
2010 23.5 0.628
2011 23.2 0.626
2012 23.0 0.624
2013 22.8 0.621
2014 22.5 0.619
2015 22.3 0.616
2016 22.1 0.613
2017 21.8 0.611
2018 21.6 0.608
2019 21.4 0.605
2020 21.1 0.601
2021 20.9 0.598
2022 20.6 0.595
2023 20.4 0.591
2024 20.1 0.587
2025 19.8 0.583
2026 19.6 0.579
2027 19.3 0.575
2028 19.1 0.571
2029 18.8 0.567
2030 18.5 0.562


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



 
 


wds15396%2B7959a.png orbit plot
Measures: green=micrometric, blue=interferometric, purple=photographic