18031-0811 STF 2262 AB (Tau Oph)

 
 
18h 03m 04.91s -08° 10' 48.9" P.A. 292.00 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 2024 Obs 672
Pa first 193 Pa last 292.1 P.A. Now (θ) 292°
Sep first 0.4 Sep last 1.406 Sep. Now (ρ) 1.395"
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 2024 672 292 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 164761
HR 6733 GC 24565 ADS 11005 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)279.52y Periastron (T)1833.51y Semi-major axis (a)1.5855a
Eccentricity (e)0.765 Inclination (i)63.47° Longitude of periastron (ω)53.98°
Node (Ω)62.97° Notesn ReferenceFSU2025
Equinox Last observation Grade3(1=Definitive, 9=Indet.)
label theta rho
2000 282.1 1.693
2001 282.4 1.682
2002 282.7 1.671
2003 283.1 1.660
2004 283.4 1.649
2005 283.8 1.638
2006 284.1 1.627
2007 284.5 1.616
2008 284.8 1.604
2009 285.2 1.593
2010 285.6 1.581
2011 285.9 1.570
2012 286.3 1.558
2013 286.7 1.546
2014 287.1 1.534
2015 287.5 1.522
2016 287.9 1.510
2017 288.3 1.497
2018 288.7 1.485
2019 289.2 1.473
2020 289.6 1.460
2021 290.0 1.447
2022 290.5 1.435
2023 290.9 1.422
2024 291.4 1.409
2025 291.9 1.396
2026 292.4 1.383
2027 292.8 1.370
2028 293.4 1.357
2029 293.9 1.343
2030 294.4 1.330
2031 294.9 1.317
2032 295.5 1.303
2033 296.0 1.290
2034 296.6 1.276
2035 297.2 1.262
2036 297.7 1.249
2037 298.4 1.235
2038 299.0 1.221
2039 299.6 1.207
2040 300.2 1.194
2041 300.9 1.180
2042 301.6 1.166
2043 302.3 1.152
2044 303.0 1.138
2045 303.7 1.124
2046 304.5 1.110
2047 305.2 1.096
2048 306.0 1.082
2049 306.8 1.068
2050 307.6 1.054


 
grafico orbita
Note: Theta is PA, Rho is Sep. For yearly orbits, data refer to Jan 1st.
wds18031-0811c.png orbit plot
Measures: green=micrometric, blue=interferometric, purple=photographic