Observations were made of 309 binary systems between RA 17h - 07h and Dec -70 degrees to -60 degrees. The images were calibrated against pairs measured for CCD astometry. Measurements were made of separations, position angles and differential magnitudes. Uncertainties in position angle and separation were 7.8o/p and 0.16 arcseconds respectively. The position angles, separations and differential V magnitudes were compared with WDS figures. It was determined that only 29% _+ 5% of the observed pairs had undergone significant movement since the last previous measurement, which agrees with the results of a survey of the WDS. A statistical study of 1q77 pairs found that the spread of calculated separations agreed with those found by other authors, while the distribution of periods, while falling within the range(s) calculated by other authors, were significantly longer. A short-arc fitting program was tested using data derived from the published orbit of Centauri before being applied to seven observed pairs. Orbits could be calculated for six of the seven pairs. For four of these pairs the observed movement may be due to proper motion rather than orbital motion / Master of Science (Hons)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/235886 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Creators | Bauer, Christina, University of Western Sydney, Nepean, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Source | THESIS_FST_XXX_Bauer_C.xml |
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