16054-1948 MCA 42 CE

 
 
16h 05m 26.55s -19° 48' 06.6" P.A. 91.00 sep 0.1 mag 4.52,6.60 Sp B2V dist. 122.1 pc (398.29 l.y.)
 
 
Coord 2000 16054-1948 Discov num MCA  42 Comp CE Coord arcsec 2000 16 05 26.55 -19 48 06.6
Date first 1971 Date last 2023 Obs 31
Pa first 308 Pa last 90.8 P.A. Now (θ) 148.5°
Sep first 0.1 Sep last 0.075 Sep. Now (ρ) 0.034"
Mag pri 4.52 Mag sec 6.60 delta mag (ΔM) 2.08 Spectral class B2V (blue-white)
Pri motion ra -035 Sec motion ra
Pri motion dec -007 Sec motion dec
Notes N O (See Notes, Orbital solution)
This double is physical.
 
 
16054-1948 SYSTEM COMPONENTS
 
 
Show name SAO coord wds_name last obs pa sep mag1 mag2 d_mag orb current
Show 159682 16 05 26 -19 48 19 OCC 9158 Aa,Ab 1976 0 -1 0.0 2.90 4.10 1.20 Y
Show 159682 16 05 26 -19 48 19 BU 947 AB 2023 49 224 0.3 2.62 10.60 7.98 Y
Show Acrab 159682 16 05 26 -19 48 19 H 3 7 AC 2021 144 19 13.7 2.59 4.52 1.93
Show 159682 16 05 26 -19 48 19 PWL 9001 AD 2016 4 30 519.2 2.62 7.50 4.88
Show 159683 16 05 27 -19 48 07 MCA 42 CE 2023 31 91 0.1 4.52 6.60 2.08 Y <===
Sextuple system
5 estimated visually detectable stars in this system
 
 
OTHER CATALOGS AND DESIGNATIONS
 
 
Var name NSV7424 Sco Constellation Scorpius SAO 159683 HIP 78821
Tycho2 6208-01622-1 Gaia DR2 6247207266944651648 HD 144218 HR 5985
GC 21610 ADS 9913 BD BD-19 4308 Bayer Beta 2 Scorpii
Bayer name Bet2 Sco Flamsteed 8 Scorpii Flamsteed name 8 Sco Distance 122.1
Distance ly 398.29 Bayer greek β2 Sco
 
 
ORBITAL ELEMENTS
 
 
Period (P)18.953y± 0.064 Periastron (T)2006y± 0.12 Semi-major axis (a)0.1047a± 0.0016
Eccentricity (e)0.61± 0.01 Inclination (i)45.4°± 1.3 Longitude of periastron (ω)80.8°± 1.7
Node (Ω)108°± 2.9 Notesn ReferenceTok2024c
Equinox Last observation Grade2(1=Definitive, 9=Indet.)
label theta rho
2000 35.4 0.109
2001 45.6 0.104
2002 56.8 0.098
2003 69.8 0.090
2004 85.9 0.078
2005 110.7 0.058
2006 185.0 0.029
2007 271.9 0.056
2008 296.2 0.083
2009 310.0 0.100
2010 320.4 0.110
2011 329.4 0.117
2012 337.6 0.120
2013 345.5 0.122
2014 353.3 0.122
2015 1.2 0.121
2016 9.3 0.119
2017 17.7 0.116
2018 26.5 0.113
2019 35.9 0.109
2020 46.1 0.104
2021 57.4 0.098
2022 70.4 0.090
2023 86.8 0.078
2024 112.4 0.056
2025 191.5 0.029
2026 273.6 0.057
2027 297.0 0.084
2028 310.5 0.100
2029 320.9 0.111
2030 329.8 0.117
2031 338.0 0.120
2032 345.9 0.122
2033 353.7 0.122
2034 1.6 0.121
2035 9.7 0.119
2036 18.1 0.116
2037 26.9 0.113
2038 36.4 0.109
2039 46.6 0.104
2040 58.0 0.098
2041 71.1 0.090
2042 87.7 0.077
2043 114.2 0.055
2044 198.1 0.029
2045 275.3 0.059
2046 297.8 0.085
2047 311.1 0.101
2048 321.3 0.111
2049 330.2 0.117
2050 338.4 0.120


 
grafico orbita
Note: Theta is PA, Rho is Sep. For yearly orbits, data refer to Jan 1st.
wds16054-1948j.png orbit plot
Measures: green=micrometric, blue=interferometric, purple=photographic