The following information shows the result of the orbit fit based on Gary Bernstein's method. Most of the information should be self-explanatory. Take special note that while the original Bernstein software works with barycentric coordinates, we convert these results into a heliocentric coordinate system.
# Object: 03FZ129
# Created Wed Nov 6 02:08:19 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting 26 observations of 26
# Arc: 17.16y
# First observation: 1999/03/21
# Last observation: 2016/05/17
# Chi-squared of fit: 76.30 DOF: 46 RMS: 0.30
# Min/Max residuals: -0.62 0.52
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
1.670447E-05 3.218220E-02 1.026111E-07 -2.965004E-03 2.697464E-02 -9.148305E-04
# Covariance matrix:
3.2213E-13 -7.9930E-14 -1.6471E-14 6.1119E-15 9.4303E-17 -1.0962E-13
-7.9930E-14 2.6943E-14 6.2374E-15 -2.2892E-15 9.8143E-15 4.1001E-14
-1.6471E-14 6.2374E-15 1.4462E-13 -1.4974E-14 3.2863E-15 1.0379E-14
6.1119E-15 -2.2892E-15 -1.4974E-14 2.5470E-15 -8.2368E-16 -3.8155E-15
9.4303E-17 9.8143E-15 3.2863E-15 -8.2368E-16 1.5450E-13 1.3859E-14
-1.0962E-13 4.1001E-14 1.0379E-14 -3.8155E-15 1.3859E-14 6.8352E-14
# lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0
2.491511 -176.571630 0.055249 0.043345 -1.001841 2451258.809417
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch: 2451258.5000 = 1999/03/21
Mean Anomaly: 357.45373 +/- 0.001
Argument of Peri: 161.36199 +/- 0.002
Long of Asc Node: 27.96854 +/- 0.000
Inclination: 5.80749 +/- 0.000
Eccentricity: 0.37864333 +/- 0.0001
Semi-Major Axis: 61.16681244 +/- 0.0067
Time of Perihelion: 2452494.3720 +/- 28.4
Perihelion: 38.00640708 +/- 0.0055
Aphelion: 84.32721781 +/- 0.0099
Period (y) 478.3899 +/- 0.08
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X -37.96655783 +/- 0.0005
Ecliptic Y -2.21984315 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic Z 1.61159330 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT 0.00027272 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT -0.00324693 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT -0.00030468 +/- 0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO 38.06554876 +/- 0.0005
Geocenter to KBO 37.07190538 +/- 0.0005
# Hcoef: 7.38
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 03FZ129. The first three columns show the date of observation. The next six columns are RA and DEC. The next column (when provided) is the observed magnitude and filter. The next column is the object name (03FZ129) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
1999 03 21.308674 12 16 32.52 +00 55 25.0 23.0V 03FZ129 645 C~1rRB 1999 03 21.309503 12 16 32.51 +00 55 25.0 22.8V 03FZ129 645 C~1rRB 1999 03 21.311991 12 16 32.50 +00 55 25.0 23.5V 03FZ129 645 C~1rRB 2001 02 22.465926 12 31 26.51 -01 03 15.8 23.3V 03FZ129 645 C~1rRB 2001 02 22.466759 12 31 26.51 -01 03 15.8 23.3V 03FZ129 645 C~1rRB 2001 02 22.469248 12 31 26.50 -01 03 15.7 23.3V 03FZ129 645 C~1rRB 2003 03 24.46126 12 42 19.55 -02 36 21.3 22.7R 03FZ129 568 Cq9882 2003 03 24.50620 12 42 19.34 -02 36 19.9 22.7R 03FZ129 568 Cq9882 2003 03 24.55229 12 42 19.11 -02 36 18.8 22.7R 03FZ129 568 Cq9882 2003 03 27.47389 12 42 05.19 -02 34 54.1 03FZ129 568 Cq9882 2003 06 06.30784 12 37 43.58 -02 11 02.8 03FZ129 568 Cq9882 2003 06 06.35800 12 37 43.50 -02 11 02.7 03FZ129 568 Cq9882 2003 06 06.40291 12 37 43.43 -02 11 02.4 03FZ129 568 Cq9882 2004 04 15.28011 12 47 04.28 -03 18 57.7 03FZ129 675 Cq9882 2004 04 15.32896 12 47 04.05 -03 18 56.2 03FZ129 675 Cq9882 2004 04 15.37174 12 47 03.84 -03 18 55.2 03FZ129 675 Cq9882 2004 04 16.23978 12 46 59.80 -03 18 31.9 03FZ129 675 Cq9882 2005 07 09.17988 12 50 31.02 -03 57 42.0 03FZ129 675 Cq9882 2005 07 10.17986 12 50 32.45 -03 57 55.3 03FZ129 675 Cq9882 2008 02 05.17393 13 17 38.99 -07 14 14.1 23.2R 03FZ129 250 S~06Ac 2008 02 05.18018 13 17 38.98 -07 14 14.1 03FZ129 250 S~06Ac 2008 02 05.18643 13 17 38.97 -07 14 14.0 03FZ129 250 S~06Ac 2008 02 05.19268 13 17 38.96 -07 14 14.0 03FZ129 250 S~06Ac 2015 03 23.37020 14 00 56.66 -12 44 06.4 22.8R 03FZ129 695 C~1Q3F 2015 03 23.49595 14 00 56.14 -12 44 04.0 03FZ129 695 C~1Q3F 2016 05 17.397701 14 03 08.992 -13 09 00.42 23.3G 03FZ129 T12 C~36Sb
The following table shows the residuals to the orbit fit. The first coumn is the point number. The second column is the time, in years, measured from the first observation. The third and fifth columns are the regularized positions used in the orbit fit. The fourth and sixth columns are the residuals, in arc seconds, for RA and Dec respectively.
1 0.0000 0.00 0.26 0.00 -0.53
2 0.0000 0.00 0.17 0.00 -0.55
3 0.0000 0.00 0.20 0.00 -0.62
4 1.9279 0.00 -0.57 0.00 0.06
5 1.9279 0.00 -0.53 0.00 0.04
6 1.9279 0.00 -0.53 0.00 0.08
7 4.0086 0.00 -0.00 0.00 -0.01
8 4.0088 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.09
9 4.0089 0.00 0.01 0.00 -0.14
10 4.0169 0.00 0.44 0.00 0.15
11 4.2108 0.00 -0.26 0.00 0.52
12 4.2109 0.00 -0.35 0.00 0.40
13 4.2111 0.00 -0.41 0.00 0.51
14 5.0704 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.18
15 5.0706 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.36
16 5.0707 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.21
17 5.0730 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.13
18 6.3022 0.00 0.35 0.00 -0.18
19 6.3049 0.00 0.46 0.00 -0.31
20 8.8785 0.00 0.29 0.00 -0.04
21 8.8785 0.00 0.27 0.00 -0.09
22 8.8785 0.00 0.25 0.00 -0.04
23 8.8785 0.00 0.23 0.00 -0.09
24 16.0056 0.00 -0.11 0.00 -0.15
25 16.0060 0.00 -0.06 0.00 -0.23
26 17.1584 0.00 -0.43 0.00 -0.25
The following table comes from a 10My integration of the orbit of the object. Three columns are shown. The first column is the result of integrating the nominal orbit. The other two columns are based on clones of the nominal orbit that are +/- 3 sigma from the nominal orbit. If all three types agree then the classificiation is deemed secure. The basis for these calculations is described in more detail in AJ, 129, 1117 (2005). Any use made of these calculations should refer to and credit this publication and the Deep Ecliptic Survey Team.
03FZ129 quality flag:3 Type: SCATNEAR SCATNEAR SCATNEAR axisobj 61.261 61.261 61.261 ecceobj 0.380 0.380 0.380 incobj 5.807 5.807 5.807 qmin 37.275 37.270 37.236 qmax 87.819 87.984 87.873 amean 61.890 61.899 61.887 amin 61.176 61.184 61.183 amax 62.912 62.922 62.894 emean 0.386 0.386 0.386 emin 0.375 0.375 0.376 emax 0.397 0.398 0.397 imean 5.418 5.419 5.417 imin 5.032 5.032 5.032 imax 5.871 5.876 5.876 excite_mean 0.397 0.397 0.397 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 3.120 3.120 3.120 libcent 0 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libamp 0 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libcent 1 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libamp 1 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libcent 2 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libamp 2 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libcent 3 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libamp 3 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libcent 4 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 libamp 4 -180.0 -180.0 -180.0 kozaimean 188.7 188.4 188.9 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 180.0