2012AJ....144...80C

In this paper, we analyze seven components of system ADS 48. Its number in the Washington Double Star Catalog is 00057+4549. We use the measuring results from our CCD frames obtained between 1994 and 2011. Our aim is to establish which of these components are gravitationally bound, i.e., have an orbital motion around the mass center, and which of them are mutually very distant in space so that only their projections are close in the field of view. In addition to the measurements, we also apply different criteria based on celestial mechanics. Out of seven considered components, only the closest pair STT 547 AB is in orbital motion around the mass center. The other components, except that with the largest separation, are merely projected stars. The most distant component has common proper motion with pair AB.