A Few Orbital Binary Stars

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Double stars are counted in the thousands, yet only a small fraction are true binary systems bound by their mutual gravity. 

We have conducted observations of some of these systems to compare them with recognized orbital data. 

Below are some measurements taken in May and June 2025 using our telescope:

The values of Rho and Theta are expressed in arcseconds and degrees, respectively. 

In the table above, the links display orbits taken from the Sixth Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binary Stars of the USNO (United States Naval Observatory).
On each chart, the approximate position of the secondary star as measured by us is indicated by a small red circle outlined in black. The primary star is located at the center with coordinates (0, 0).