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: 01UA17 # Created Wed Nov 27 02:08:13 2024 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 8 observations of 8 # Arc: 4.36d # First observation: 2001/10/17 # Last observation: 2001/10/21 # WARNING Fitting with energy constraint # WARNING and with gdot fixed = 0 # WARNING MRQMIN stopped after 13 iterations -- oscilliatory solution # Chi-squared of fit: 6.19 DOF: 12 RMS: 0.16 # Min/Max residuals: -0.27 0.42 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.698317E-05 2.544749E-02 2.360139E-06 2.342104E-03 2.569270E-02 0.000000E+00 # Covariance matrix: 3.5850E-11 5.7300E-08 -4.5477E-14 -1.6844E-11 9.0953E-09 0.0000E+00 5.7300E-08 9.2659E-05 -7.3482E-11 -2.7220E-08 1.4697E-05 0.0000E+00 -4.5477E-14 -7.3482E-11 3.6764E-13 -3.6770E-11 -1.1656E-11 0.0000E+00 -1.6844E-11 -2.7220E-08 -3.6770E-11 7.3669E-09 -4.3178E-09 0.0000E+00 9.0953E-09 1.4697E-05 -1.1656E-11 -4.3178E-09 2.3314E-06 0.0000E+00 0.0000E+00 0.0000E+00 0.0000E+00 0.0000E+00 0.0000E+00 2.2318E-04 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -0.970264 24.732673 0.020373 -0.016875 -0.992052 2452199.631623 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2452190.5000 = 2001/10/08 Mean Anomaly: 317.69505 +/- 220.477 Argument of Peri: 32.40504 +/- 294.518 Long of Asc Node: 34.89221 +/- 3.780 Inclination: 5.33618 +/- 1.957 Eccentricity: 0.00466163 +/- 0.5799 Semi-Major Axis: 40.05572007 +/- 20.7658 Time of Perihelion: 2463071.8800 +/- 1816026.1 Perihelion: 39.86899514 +/- 31.0916 Aphelion: 40.24244499 +/- 31.2206 Period (y) 253.5158 +/- 197.14 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 36.25782502 +/- 2.1007 Ecliptic Y 16.68465985 +/- 0.9674 Ecliptic Z -0.65900961 +/- 0.0392 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00113938 +/- 0.0015 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00246535 +/- 0.0010 Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00024975 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 39.91794137 +/- 1.9504 Geocenter to KBO 38.92155478 +/- 2.3131 # Hcoef: 7.04
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 01UA17. 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 (01UA17) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2001 10 17.13088 01 33 04.78 +08 40 37.2 01UA17 809 Cd9575 2001 10 17.24099 01 33 04.24 +08 40 34.4 01UA17 809 Cd9575 2001 10 18.11576 01 32 59.99 +08 40 11.1 01UA17 809 Cd9575 2001 10 18.22664 01 32 59.45 +08 40 08.0 22.2R 01UA17 809 Cd9575 2001 10 18.30250 01 32 59.09 +08 40 06.2 01UA17 809 Cd9575 2001 10 21.465863 01 32 43.66 +08 38 40.7 22.9R 01UA17 568 C~5bep 2001 10 21.479675 01 32 43.59 +08 38 40.3 23.7 01UA17 568 C~5bep 2001 10 21.493055 01 32 43.53 +08 38 39.9 22.9R 01UA17 568 C~5bep
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 -0.27 0.00 -0.19
2 0.0003 -8.48 -0.13 0.32 -0.06
3 0.0027 -75.65 0.02 1.67 0.17
4 0.0030 -84.24 0.11 1.71 0.01
5 0.0032 -89.87 0.42 1.98 0.16
6 0.0119 -334.10 -0.05 6.06 0.01
7 0.0119 -335.21 -0.08 6.07 -0.01
8 0.0119 -336.19 -0.01 6.02 -0.08
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.
01UA17 quality flag:0 Type: ERR2LARGE ERR2LARGE ERR2LARGE axisobj 0.000 0.000 0.000 ecceobj -1.000 -1.000 -1.000 incobj -1.000 -1.000 -1.000 qmin 0.000 0.000 0.000 qmax 0.000 0.000 0.000 amean 0.000 0.000 0.000 amin 0.000 0.000 0.000 amax 0.000 0.000 0.000 emean 0.000 0.000 0.000 emin 0.000 0.000 0.000 emax 0.000 0.000 0.000 imean 0.000 0.000 0.000 imin 0.000 0.000 0.000 imax 0.000 0.000 0.000 excite_mean 0.000 0.000 0.000 fracstop 0.000 0.000 0.000 cjmean 0.000 0.000 0.000 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 kozaiamp 0.0 0.0 0.0