Paris Observatory Geodetic VLBI Center

Radio source coordinate time series for 1608+243 (2026a, independent mode)

Data - BVID - NED - MOJAVE - SIMBAD - PanSTARRS-1

Right ascension: 242.6751362185592°
Declination: 24.2469462096655°
No. sessions: 155
No. delays: 9043
Defining: Yes
RMS(α cos δ) = 386.3791 mas
RMS(δ) = 29.2707 mas
Variability ellipse semimajor axis = 387.5796 mas
Variability ellipse semiminor axis = 8.5057 mas
Variability ellipse position angle = -85.4 deg
Equivalent α-δ correlation = -1.04

Quarterly time series for 1608+243 (2026a, 4 global solutions)

Data

Right ascension: 242.6751115941860°
Declination: 24.2469476883516°
No. sessions: 138
No. delays: 8868
Defining: Yes
RMS(α cos δ) = 0.2119 mas
RMS(δ) = 0.2290 mas
Variability ellipse semimajor axis = 0.2611 mas
Variability ellipse semiminor axis = 0.1707 mas
Variability ellipse position angle = -39.4 deg
Equivalent α-δ correlation = -0.39