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Table 3

Parameters of the best orbital solution for Sa – Sb.

Orbital element Value

Date of periastron T0 2 450 131
(1996 Feb. 17)
Period P (years) 27
Semi-major axis a (mas) 85
Semi-major axis a (AU) 12.5
Eccentricity e 0.56
Argument of periastron ω (°) 48
PA of ascending node Ω (°) 92
Inclination i (°) 20
System mass MS (mas3/ year2) 838
Mass error from distance error (M) ± 0.032
System mass MS (M) 2.65
reduced χ2 2.7

Mass ratio MSb/MSa 0.25 ± 0.03
Mass of Sa MSa (M) 2.12 ± 0.10
Mass of Sb MSb (M) 0.53 ± 0.06

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