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: 03YN179
# Created Sun Nov 24 02:08:30 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting 22 observations of 22
# Arc: 21.11y
# First observation: 2002/11/28
# Last observation: 2024/01/09
# Chi-squared of fit: 53.49 DOF: 38 RMS: 0.28
# Min/Max residuals: -0.57 0.69
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
1.737147E-05 2.163675E-02 2.504406E-06 1.033884E-03 2.300842E-02 1.262558E-04
# Covariance matrix:
1.8300E-13 -5.1511E-14 3.7914E-15 -2.2368E-15 2.7845E-14 -9.4891E-14
-5.1511E-14 2.8523E-14 -2.2336E-15 1.3381E-15 8.0542E-15 5.6588E-14
3.7914E-15 -2.2336E-15 1.0362E-13 -6.9071E-15 2.1671E-16 -4.6745E-15
-2.2368E-15 1.3381E-15 -6.9071E-15 1.2631E-15 9.1471E-17 2.7879E-15
2.7845E-14 8.0542E-15 2.1671E-16 9.1471E-17 2.6566E-13 1.9712E-15
-9.4891E-14 5.6588E-14 -4.6745E-15 2.7879E-15 1.9712E-15 1.1801E-13
# lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0
0.412418 74.846012 0.155421 0.006981 -0.970203 2452606.882283
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch: 2452606.5000 = 2002/11/28
Mean Anomaly: 6.24742 +/- 0.350
Argument of Peri: 2.11252 +/- 0.352
Long of Asc Node: 66.26692 +/- 0.001
Inclination: 2.76567 +/- 0.000
Eccentricity: 0.00248925 +/- 0.0001
Semi-Major Axis: 44.54749255 +/- 0.0040
Time of Perihelion: 2450721.8477 +/- 105.5
Perihelion: 44.43660249 +/- 0.0050
Aphelion: 44.65838261 +/- 0.0050
Period (y) 297.3330 +/- 0.04
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X 11.76317894 +/- 0.0003
Ecliptic Y 42.85090632 +/- 0.0009
Ecliptic Z 0.31294161 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT -0.00248874 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT 0.00068302 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00012334 +/- 0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO 44.43726441 +/- 0.0009
Geocenter to KBO 43.46238353 +/- 0.0010
# Hcoef: 6.81
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 03YN179. 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 (03YN179) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2002 11 28.38154 04 54 00.83 +22 59 17.0 03YN179 568 Cq9907 2002 11 28.43964 04 54 00.53 +22 59 16.8 03YN179 568 Cq9907 2002 11 29.32760 04 53 56.09 +22 59 10.3 03YN179 568 Cq9907 2003 10 03.47228 05 02 43.56 +23 14 43.3 23.6g 03YN179 568 Cq9907 2003 10 03.52863 05 02 43.48 +23 14 43.4 23.5g 03YN179 568 Cq9908 2003 10 03.58452 05 02 43.39 +23 14 43.3 23.1g 03YN179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 16.33292 04 57 51.50 +23 08 54.1 23.7g 03YN179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 16.35934 04 57 51.37 +23 08 53.9 23.4g 03YN179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 16.38564 04 57 51.23 +23 08 53.5 23.6g 03YN179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 17.40463 04 57 46.10 +23 08 46.7 03YN179 568 Cq9908 2005 12 24.35581 05 07 50.46 +23 29 38.4 03YN179 568 Cq9908 2005 12 24.38977 05 07 50.34 +23 29 37.3 24.4r 03YN179 568 C~0D39 2005 12 24.42381 05 07 50.12 +23 29 37.9 03YN179 568 Cq9908 2005 12 25.42770 05 07 45.20 +23 29 31.9 03YN179 568 Cq9908 2006 01 28.26247 05 05 27.60 +23 26 41.0 03YN179 675 Cq9908 2006 01 28.31459 05 05 27.48 +23 26 40.8 03YN179 675 Cq9908 2006 01 29.12811 05 05 25.12 +23 26 37.6 03YN179 675 Cq9908 2013 11 06.42531 05 54 46.29 +24 28 17.6 22.8R 03YN179 G37 C~0yip 2013 11 06.50653 05 54 45.99 +24 28 17.9 03YN179 G37 C~0yip 2024 01 09.191940 06 44 15.290 +24 38 07.09 23.4G 03YN179 G37 C~7gj9 2024 01 09.307520 06 44 14.708 +24 38 07.69 03YN179 G37 C~7gj9 2024 01 09.420180 06 44 14.094 +24 38 08.08 03YN179 G37 C~7gj9
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 -0.51 0.00 -0.43
2 0.0002 0.00 -0.57 0.00 -0.21
3 0.0026 0.00 -0.39 0.00 -0.28
4 0.8462 0.00 0.20 0.00 -0.17
5 0.8464 0.00 0.32 0.00 -0.04
6 0.8466 0.00 0.29 0.00 -0.09
7 1.0485 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.14
8 1.0485 0.00 0.18 0.00 0.12
9 1.0486 0.00 0.10 0.00 -0.10
10 1.0514 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.19
11 3.0718 0.00 -0.07 0.00 0.58
12 3.0719 0.00 0.69 0.00 -0.33
13 3.0720 0.00 -0.05 0.00 0.47
14 3.0747 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.24
15 3.1674 0.00 -0.27 0.00 0.03
16 3.1675 0.00 0.27 0.00 0.04
17 3.1697 0.00 0.03 0.00 -0.05
18 10.9406 0.00 -0.23 0.00 -0.10
19 10.9408 0.00 -0.46 0.00 0.12
20 21.1138 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.05
21 21.1141 0.00 0.29 0.00 -0.00
22 21.1144 0.00 -0.16 0.00 -0.21
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.
03YN179 quality flag:3 Type: CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL axisobj 44.596 44.596 44.596 ecceobj 0.006 0.006 0.006 incobj 2.760 2.760 2.760 qmin 43.279 43.279 43.280 qmax 45.491 45.489 45.492 amean 44.329 44.329 44.329 amin 43.990 43.990 43.989 amax 44.670 44.670 44.670 emean 0.008 0.008 0.008 emin 0.000 0.000 0.000 emax 0.019 0.019 0.019 imean 1.427 1.427 1.427 imin 0.808 0.808 0.808 imax 1.901 1.901 1.901 excite_mean 0.027 0.027 0.027 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 3.105 3.105 3.105 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 181.5 181.5 181.5 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 180.0