VISUAL BINARY STAR ORBITS IN UNIVERSAL VARIABLES

Authors
VINUALES E CID R ELIPE A
Citation
E. Vinuales et al., VISUAL BINARY STAR ORBITS IN UNIVERSAL VARIABLES, Astrophysics and space science, 229(1), 1995, pp. 117-127
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Astrophysics and space science → ACNP
ISSN journal
0004640X
Volume
229
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
117 - 127
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-640X(1995)229:1<117:VBSOIU>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
In this paper, we make use of the Stumpff's functions to solve the pro blem of determining the orbit of a visual binary star in universal var iables. The method is thus valid for all types of orbits: hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptic.