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Table 1

Parallax, proper motion, orbital elements and masses of α Cen.

Parameter P16a K16b

π (mas) 743 ± 1.3 747.17 ± 0.61

μα (mas yr-1)c − 3619.9 ± 3.9
μδ (mas yr-1)c + 693.8 ± 3.9
vα (km s-1)c − 22.9666 ± 0.0193
vδ (km s-1)c + 4.4019 ± 0.0037
vr (km s-1)c − 22.390 ± 0.0042 − 22.3930 ± 0.0043

a () 17.66 ± 0.026 17.592 ± 0.013
i (deg) 79.32 ± 0.044 79.320 ± 0.011
ω (deg) 232.3 ± 0.11 232.006 ± 0.051
Ω (deg) 204.85 ± 0.084 205.064 ± 0.033
P (yr) 79.91 ± 0.013 79.929 ± 0.013
T0 (yr) 1955.66 ± 0.014 1955.604 ± 0.013
e 0.524 ± 0.0011 0.5208 ± 0.0011
ΔVA (m s-1) 8 ± 5
ΔVB (m s-1) 329 ± 9 322 ± 5

mtot (M) 2.0429 ± 0.0072
mB/mtot 0.4617 ± 0.00044 0.45884 ± 0.00027
mA (M) 1.133 ± 0.0050 1.1055 ± 0.0039
mB (M) 0.972 ± 0.0045 0.9373 ± 0.0033

Notes.

(b)

Present work.

(c)

Barycentric proper motion, tangential velocities and radial velocity.

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