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Markov Chain Monte Carlo optimization applied to double stars from Miller & Pitman research

Budding, Edwin; Rhodes, Michael D.; Banks, Timothy +1 more

Model orbits have been fitted to 27 physical double stars listed in a 1922 catalog. A Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique was applied to estimate best-fitting values and associated uncertainties for the orbital parameters. Dynamical masses were calculated using parallaxes from the Hipparcos mission and are presented in this paper with the estimates…