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: 03UG292 # Created Thu Nov 21 02:08:31 2024 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 7 observations of 7 # Arc: 58.78d # First observation: 2003/10/23 # Last observation: 2003/12/21 Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: -0.000014 0.034374 0.000004 0.002884 0.027263 0.000000 # Chi-squared of fit: 0.24 DOF: 8 RMS: 0.03 # Min/Max residuals: -0.07 0.07 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.652470E-05 2.734539E-02 1.850889E-06 2.913120E-03 2.613417E-02 4.623820E-04 # Covariance matrix: 9.2696E-13 3.1932E-10 1.6563E-13 -1.0982E-12 5.4102E-11 2.2566E-10 3.1932E-10 5.3871E-07 2.7771E-10 -2.1944E-09 8.7356E-08 -3.8218E-07 1.6563E-13 2.7771E-10 7.3127E-13 -5.3290E-12 4.5024E-11 -2.0069E-10 -1.0982E-12 -2.1944E-09 -5.3290E-12 5.5802E-11 -3.5338E-10 2.2488E-09 5.4102E-11 8.7356E-08 4.5024E-11 -3.5338E-10 1.4185E-08 -5.6823E-08 2.2566E-10 -3.8218E-07 -2.0069E-10 2.2488E-09 -5.6823E-08 1.7043E-06 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -3.793948 57.565269 0.472482 -0.057981 -0.875065 2452935.883523 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2452930.5000 = 2003/10/18 Mean Anomaly: 1.25403 +/- 25.005 Argument of Peri: 326.75016 +/- 30.349 Long of Asc Node: 88.37528 +/- 0.702 Inclination: 7.07233 +/- 0.141 Eccentricity: 0.09869464 +/- 0.0423 Semi-Major Axis: 43.42785593 +/- 1.8682 Time of Perihelion: 2452566.3687 +/- 7260.5 Perihelion: 39.14175942 +/- 2.4931 Aphelion: 47.71395244 +/- 2.7556 Period (y) 286.1942 +/- 18.47 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 21.34301253 +/- 0.0933 Ecliptic Y 32.71459896 +/- 0.1468 Ecliptic Z -2.53180438 +/- 0.0116 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00238582 +/- 0.0001 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00158827 +/- 0.0001 Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00030147 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 39.14306072 +/- 0.1329 Geocenter to KBO 38.26407541 +/- 0.1744 # Hcoef: 6.99
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 03UG292. 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 (03UG292) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2003 10 23.38278 03 44 44.53 +15 55 09.0 22.7R 03UG292 695 Cj5825 2003 10 23.47113 03 44 44.12 +15 55 07.6 03UG292 695 Cj5825 2003 11 20.30395 03 42 23.14 +15 47 28.6 22.5R 03UG292 695 Cj5825 2003 11 20.37960 03 42 22.72 +15 47 27.4 03UG292 695 Cj5825 2003 12 21.156131 03 39 48.47 +15 40 36.0 22.9V 03UG292 645 C~2Jx9 2003 12 21.156960 03 39 48.47 +15 40 36.0 22.3V 03UG292 645 C~2Jx9 2003 12 21.159448 03 39 48.46 +15 40 36.0 23.7V 03UG292 645 C~2Jx9
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 0.00 0.00 -0.02
2 0.0002 -6.08 -0.00 -0.05 0.02
3 0.0764 -2091.53 0.07 6.63 -0.02
4 0.0767 -2097.70 -0.07 6.82 0.02
5 0.1609 -4360.69 -0.04 109.59 -0.00
6 0.1609 -4360.69 0.01 109.59 -0.01
7 0.1609 -4360.83 0.03 109.62 0.01
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.
03UG292 quality flag:1 Type: CLASSICAL SCATNEAR CLASSICAL axisobj 43.744 50.880 38.964 ecceobj 0.105 0.248 0.060 incobj 7.069 6.679 7.525 qmin 37.157 37.557 34.436 qmax 49.925 63.952 43.348 amean 43.387 50.416 38.700 amin 43.033 49.898 38.394 amax 43.785 51.040 39.034 emean 0.116 0.243 0.072 emin 0.090 0.232 0.039 emax 0.141 0.254 0.111 imean 5.387 5.019 7.631 imin 4.156 4.700 5.244 imax 6.581 5.305 9.446 excite_mean 0.149 0.258 0.152 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 3.068 3.098 3.020 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 174.6 167.1 181.1 kozaiamp 179.9 180.0 179.9