Sixth Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binary Stars — Web Search Interface

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WDS designation	Discover designation	ADS number	HD number	Hipparcos number	RA (2000)	DEC (2000)	image file	orbit grade	equinox	last observation	notes	reference	mag 1 (V)	flag mag 1	mag 2 (V)	flag mag 2	period	P units	P error	semi-major axis	a units	a error	inclination	i error	node (Omega)	flag node	node error	time of periastron	T0 units	T0 error	eccentricity	e error	longitude of periastron (omega)	omega error
23597-4405	WSI 140				235944.83	-440459.90		4		2018		Tok2019c	13.4		13.9		11.77	y	0.39	0.217	a	0.004	0.0		93.4		2.6	2001.98	y	0.39	0.394	0.007	0.0

Description of Columns

RA (2000)               : epoch-2000 right ascension (hours, minutes, seconds)
DEC (2000)              : epoch-2000 declination (degrees, minutes, seconds)
WDS designation         : based on arcminute-accuracy epoch-2000 coordinates)
Discover designation    : Discover designation and components, or other catalog designation
ADS number              : ADS (Aitken Double Star catalog) number
HD number               : HD catalog number
Hipparcos number        : Hipparcos catalog number
mag 1 (V)               : Magnitude of the primary (usually V)
flag mag 1              : flag:
                          > = fainter than quoted magnitude
                          < = brighter than quoted magnitude 
                          v = variable magnitude
                          k = magnitude is in K-band or other infrared band
                          ? = magnitude is uncertain
mag 2 (V)               : Magnitude of the secondary (usually V)
flag mag 2              : flag:
                          > = fainter than quoted magnitude
                          < = brighter than quoted magnitude 
                          v = variable magnitude
                          k = magnitude is in K-band or other infrared band
                          ? = magnitude is uncertain
period                  : Period (P)
P units                 : Code for units:
                          m = minutes (not yet used!)
                          h = hours (not yet used!)
                          d = days
                          y = years
                          c = centuries (rarely used)
P error                 : Published formal error in P (in same units as for P)
semi-major axis         : Semi-major axis (a)
a units                 : Code for units:
                          a = arcseconds
                          m = milliarcseconds (mas)
                          M = arcminutes (used only for alp Cen + Proxima Cen)
                          u = microarcseconds (uas - not yet used)
a error                 : Error in a. Units are the same as for a
inclination             : Inclination (i), in degrees
i error                 : Error in i
node (Omega)            : Node (Omega), in degrees. An identified ascending node is indicated by
                          an asterisk following the value.
flag node               : If the ascending node is later determined to off by 180deg, it is flipped,
                          and a "q" code added to indicate the change. 
node error              : Error in Omega
time of periastron      : The time of periastron passage (T0)
T0 units                : Code for units:
                          c = centuries (fractional year / 100; used only for alp Cen + Proxima Cen) 
                          d = truncated Julian date (JD-2,400,000 days)
                          m = modified Julian date  (MJD = JD-2,400,000.5 days)
                          y = fractional Besselian year
T0 error                : Error in T0. Units are the same as for T0
eccentricity            : Eccentricity (e)
e error                 : Error in e
longitude of periastron : Longitude of periastron (omega), in degrees, reckoned 
(omega)                   from the node as listed. If the published omega value 
                          is later determined to fall in the wrong quadrant, the 
                          value is flipped by 180deg; a letter "q" indicates the 
                          quadrant has been corrected.
omega error             : Error in omega
equinox                 : Equinox, if any, to which the node refers
last observation        : Date of the last observation used in the orbit calculation, if published.
orbit grade             : Orbit grade, ranging from 1 ("definitive") to 5 
                          ("indeterminate"). Additionally, a grade of 8 is used
                          for interferometric orbits based on visibilities 
                          rather than rho and theta measures (hence not gradable
                          by the present scheme) and a grade of 9 indicates an
                          astrometric binary (also lacking rho and theta data).
notes                   : A clickable flag "yes" to any notes for this system. 
reference               : A clickable code for the reference (usually based on the name of
                          the first author and the date of publication).
                          The bibcode in the references file is clickable and links to ADS.
image file              : Name of image file (png format) illustrating orbit and
                          all associated measures in the Washington Double Star 
                          database.

The data presented here comes from the USNO website (updated: February 2026)