First Orbit Solutions and Calculated Masses of 10 Visual Binaries

Abstract

This paper presents the first reported orbits and masses of 10 visual double stars, all of which have described arcs of less than 180° since the first observation: WDS 00209+1059 (BU 1093), WDS 02405 - 2408 (SEE 19), WDS 05289 - 0318 (DA 6), WDS 07347+3852 (HU 842 AB), WDS 07546 - 0248 (STF 1157), WDS 08127+2613 (A 2471), WDS 08456+8442 (A 1078), WDS 23072+6050 (BU 180 AB), WDS 23103+3229 (BU 385), and WDS 23175+1652 (HU 497 BC). Masses were calculated from updated Hipparcos parallax data when available and sufficiently precise, and from dynamical parallaxes otherwise. Other physical and orbital properties are also discussed.