17400-0038 BU 631 (HD 160438)

 
 
17h 39m 57.70s -00° 38' 21.2" P.A. 81.00 sep 0.3 mag 7.23,7.40 Sp B9IV dist. 245.7 pc (801.47 l.y.)
 
 
Coord 2000 17400-0038 Discov num BU  631 Comp Coord arcsec 2000 17 39 57.70 -00 38 21.2
Date first 1878 Date last 2018 Obs 127
Pa first 70 Pa last 80.8 P.A. Now (θ) 74.6°
Sep first 0.4 Sep last 0.306 Sep. Now (ρ) 0.335"
Mag pri 7.23 Mag sec 7.40 delta mag (ΔM) 0.17 Spectral class B9IV (blue-white)
Pri motion ra -008 Sec motion ra
Pri motion dec -016 Sec motion dec
Notes N O (See Notes, Orbital solution)
This double is physical.
 
 
OTHER CATALOGS AND DESIGNATIONS
 
 
Name HD 160438 Constellation Ophiuchus SAO 141795 HIP 86463
Tycho2 5081-02482-1 HD 160438 GC 23947 ADS 10696
BD BD-00 3338 Distance 245.7 Distance ly 801.47
 
 
ORBITAL ELEMENTS
 
 
Period (P)147.5y Periastron (T)1978.3y Semi-major axis (a)0.217a
Eccentricity (e)0.78 Inclination (i)162.5° Longitude of periastron (ω)146°
Node (Ω)26.8° Notesn ReferenceHei1996a
Equinox Last observation Grade2(1=Definitive, 9=Indet.)
label theta rho
2000 94.2 0.229
2001 93.0 0.235
2002 91.8 0.241
2003 90.6 0.247
2004 89.5 0.253
2005 88.5 0.259
2006 87.5 0.264
2007 86.5 0.269
2008 85.6 0.275
2009 84.7 0.280
2010 83.8 0.284
2011 83.0 0.289
2012 82.2 0.294
2013 81.4 0.298
2014 80.6 0.302
2015 79.9 0.306
2016 79.2 0.310
2017 78.5 0.314
2018 77.8 0.318
2019 77.1 0.322
2020 76.5 0.325
2021 75.8 0.329
2022 75.2 0.332
2023 74.6 0.335
2024 74.0 0.338
2025 73.4 0.341
2026 72.8 0.344
2027 72.2 0.346
2028 71.6 0.349
2029 71.1 0.352
2030 70.5 0.354


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



 
 


wds17400-0038c.png orbit plot
Measures: green=micrometric, blue=interferometric, purple=photographic