New Astrometric Measurements of the Position Angle and Separation of the Double Star System WDS 03245+5938 STI 450
Abstract
We report new measurements of the position angle and separation of the double star WDS 03245+5938 STI 450, based on our observations, Gaia EDR3, and historical data. We find that the position angle and separation are 209.7 and 7.68", respectively, showing slight changes from the previous values of 210 and 7.742". We also find that the distances between the two stars are far apart, suggesting that the system is an optical double, and therefore not gravitationally bound together. Furthermore, we find that the ratio of proper motion (rPM) metric of the system is distinct, indicating that the system is a chance alignment of two unrelated stars that are at different distances.
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