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: 03WV183 # Created Sat Feb 22 02:08:36 2025 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 6 observations of 6 # Arc: 32.97d # First observation: 2003/10/22 # Last observation: 2003/11/24 Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 0.000003 0.272150 -0.000005 -0.115780 0.149396 0.000000 # Chi-squared of fit: 4.70 DOF: 6 RMS: 0.16 # Min/Max residuals: -0.37 0.36 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 4.742092E-05 6.197553E-01 -8.893326E-06 -1.120684E-01 2.054839E-01 1.883168E-01 # Covariance matrix: 9.1549E-13 2.6910E-09 4.0701E-14 1.1782E-11 4.4941E-10 1.5957E-09 2.6910E-09 4.1201E-05 5.9880E-10 2.0843E-07 6.8333E-06 2.1508E-05 4.0701E-14 5.9880E-10 7.3876E-13 -5.8757E-12 9.9592E-11 3.4364E-10 1.1782E-11 2.0843E-07 -5.8757E-12 1.6057E-09 3.4213E-08 6.9061E-08 4.4941E-10 6.8333E-06 9.9592E-11 3.4213E-08 1.1336E-06 3.6025E-06 1.5957E-09 2.1508E-05 3.4364E-10 6.9061E-08 3.6025E-06 1.5179E-05 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -2.350296 56.474418 0.471422 -0.035957 -0.877213 2452934.867203 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2452930.5000 = 2003/10/18 Mean Anomaly: 9.61816 +/- 0.274 Argument of Peri: 155.77161 +/- 0.435 Long of Asc Node: 221.04387 +/- 0.122 Inclination: 10.49386 +/- 0.104 Eccentricity: 0.52556277 +/- 0.0098 Semi-Major Axis: 11.38389697 +/- 0.1787 Time of Perihelion: 2466584.9418 +/- 6.0 Perihelion: 5.40094450 +/- 0.1400 Aphelion: 17.36684945 +/- 0.2945 Period (y) 38.4100 +/- 0.90 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 3.56017818 +/- 0.0139 Ecliptic Y 4.52847024 +/- 0.0210 Ecliptic Z -0.19961302 +/- 0.0010 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00553775 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00659359 +/- 0.0001 Ecliptic ZDOT -0.00159467 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 5.76383178 +/- 0.0186 Geocenter to KBO 4.86656055 +/- 0.0252 # Hcoef: 15.75
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 03WV183. 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 (03WV183) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2003 10 22.36646 03 38 57.31 +17 04 46.3 22.8R 03WV183 695 C~8eJF 2003 10 22.48799 03 38 54.88 +17 04 28.5 03WV183 695 C~8eJF 2003 11 20.28249 03 27 43.58 +15 50 30.3 22.8R 03WV183 695 Cj4835 2003 11 20.35500 03 27 41.74 +15 50 19.2 03WV183 695 Cj4835 2003 11 24.26306 03 26 06.10 +15 40 28.9 22.9R 03WV183 695 Cj4835 2003 11 24.33874 03 26 04.27 +15 40 17.6 03WV183 695 Cj4835
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 0.06 0.00 0.06
2 0.0003 -38.00 -0.06 -9.31 -0.06
3 0.0792 -10480.07 0.00 -2037.48 -0.02
4 0.0794 -10508.60 0.01 -2041.79 0.01
5 0.0901 -11996.23 -0.37 -2277.74 0.10
6 0.0903 -12024.72 0.36 -2282.23 -0.09
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.
03WV183 quality flag:1 Type: CENTAURR CENTAURR CENTAURR axisobj 11.466 13.718 9.819 ecceobj 0.529 0.598 0.461 incobj 10.488 10.085 10.944 qmin 5.405 5.317 5.291 qmax 19.713 65.317 14.347 amean 11.763 19.467 9.565 amin 10.989 13.718 9.098 amax 12.650 35.431 9.819 emean 0.520 0.699 0.443 emin 0.467 0.598 0.417 emax 0.558 0.844 0.461 imean 12.660 8.606 11.514 imin 10.562 7.007 11.359 imax 15.420 10.842 11.628 excite_mean 0.565 0.715 0.486 fracstop 0.001 0.003 0.000 cjmean 3.606 2.732 4.140 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 240.2 181.8 180.7 kozaiamp 67.2 159.9 22.2