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: 03YV179
# Created Tue Apr 1 01:08:33 2025
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting 34 observations of 34
# Arc: 18.19y
# First observation: 2003/12/24
# Last observation: 2022/03/02
# Chi-squared of fit: 84.74 DOF: 62 RMS: 0.28
# Min/Max residuals: -1.54 0.70
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
1.522597E-05 2.463696E-02 4.282754E-06 6.848865E-03 2.491585E-02 -4.445281E-03
# Covariance matrix:
1.6490E-13 -2.2238E-14 4.2489E-15 -4.0184E-15 7.2843E-14 -2.8155E-14
-2.2238E-14 3.1371E-14 -8.6378E-15 8.7768E-15 3.1510E-14 6.1343E-14
4.2489E-15 -8.6378E-15 1.1336E-13 -9.2508E-15 -9.0390E-15 -1.7247E-14
-4.0184E-15 8.7768E-15 -9.2508E-15 3.1490E-15 9.7583E-15 1.7542E-14
7.2843E-14 3.1510E-14 -9.0390E-15 9.7583E-15 2.0259E-13 6.8069E-14
-2.8155E-14 6.1343E-14 -1.7247E-14 1.7542E-14 6.8069E-14 1.2260E-13
# lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0
0.506759 112.136718 0.337915 0.008211 -0.920544 2452997.971253
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch: 2452998.5000 = 2003/12/25
Mean Anomaly: 317.13032 +/- 0.008
Argument of Peri: 66.02928 +/- 0.011
Long of Asc Node: 109.88611 +/- 0.000
Inclination: 15.53709 +/- 0.000
Eccentricity: 0.22324206 +/- 0.0000
Semi-Major Axis: 47.41666634 +/- 0.0040
Time of Perihelion: 2467200.2775 +/- 13.5
Perihelion: 36.83127193 +/- 0.0036
Aphelion: 58.00206075 +/- 0.0052
Period (y) 326.5162 +/- 0.04
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X -15.16087629 +/- 0.0003
Ecliptic Y 38.15789026 +/- 0.0007
Ecliptic Z 0.35513730 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT -0.00232533 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT -0.00148505 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00074838 +/- 0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO 41.06108442 +/- 0.0006
Geocenter to KBO 40.13524962 +/- 0.0007
# Hcoef: 6.97
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 03YV179. 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 (03YV179) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2003 12 24.47051 07 36 00.08 +22 07 13.9 23.1g 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 24.49375 07 35 59.96 +22 07 14.1 23.1g 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 24.51699 07 35 59.85 +22 07 14.5 23.0g 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 25.51227 07 35 54.87 +22 07 30.0 23.7g 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2004 04 15.18181 07 29 55.67 +22 27 04.2 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2004 04 15.23150 07 29 55.73 +22 27 04.1 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2004 04 16.21833 07 29 57.17 +22 27 03.5 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2005 01 08.36227 07 40 59.24 +22 20 41.4 23.1r 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2005 01 08.40011 07 40 59.04 +22 20 42.1 22.9r 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2005 01 08.43797 07 40 58.83 +22 20 42.7 22.9r 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2005 01 15.38329 07 40 21.52 +22 22 39.4 23.3r 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2005 01 15.38517 07 40 21.52 +22 22 39.2 23.5r 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2006 01 28.45113 07 45 37.62 +22 34 54.1 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2006 01 28.45734 07 45 37.60 +22 34 54.2 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2006 01 29.28490 07 45 33.28 +22 35 07.5 23. R 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2006 01 29.29072 07 45 33.24 +22 35 07.7 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2013 03 12.13335 08 28 56.82 +23 22 30.7 22.6R 03YV179 G37 C~0qSV 2013 03 12.27280 08 28 56.34 +23 22 32.1 03YV179 G37 C~0qSV 2020 12 22.26802 09 31 56.730 +22 24 08.14 22.9r 03YV179 269 C~8iQM 2020 12 22.27120 09 31 56.723 +22 24 08.23 22.3z 03YV179 269 C~8iQM 2020 12 22.27388 09 31 56.710 +22 24 08.28 22.4z 03YV179 269 C~8iQM 2020 12 22.27755 09 31 56.699 +22 24 08.40 23.6g 03YV179 269 C~8iQM 2020 12 22.28139 09 31 56.678 +22 24 08.76 23.0g 03YV179 269 C~8iQM 2020 12 22.28520 09 31 56.678 +22 24 08.65 22.9r 03YV179 269 C~8iQM 2020 12 22.28831 09 31 56.665 +22 24 08.72 22.5z 03YV179 269 C~8iQM 2020 12 22.29099 09 31 56.659 +22 24 08.75 22.4z 03YV179 269 C~8iQM 2020 12 22.29367 09 31 56.647 +22 24 08.87 22.6z 03YV179 269 C~8iQM 2020 12 22.29684 09 31 56.638 +22 24 08.96 22.8r 03YV179 269 C~8iQM 2021 01 11.423940 09 30 38.924 +22 34 12.81 23.1G 03YV179 G37 C~4Txa 2021 01 11.464870 09 30 38.740 +22 34 13.78 03YV179 G37 C~4Txa 2021 01 11.505030 09 30 38.538 +22 34 15.22 03YV179 G37 C~4Txa 2022 03 02.151460 09 33 39.361 +22 49 18.98 22.8G 03YV179 G37 C~5Rkz 2022 03 02.190770 09 33 39.125 +22 49 21.46 03YV179 G37 C~5Rkz 2022 03 02.231560 09 33 38.907 +22 49 22.50 03YV179 G37 C~5Rkz
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 0.09 0.00 -0.00
2 0.0001 0.00 0.06 0.00 -0.16
3 0.0001 0.00 0.17 0.00 -0.12
4 0.0029 0.00 -0.02 0.00 -0.10
5 0.3086 0.00 -0.12 0.00 0.00
6 0.3087 0.00 -0.23 0.00 -0.08
7 0.3114 0.00 -0.32 0.00 -0.46
8 1.0428 0.00 -0.36 0.00 0.04
9 1.0429 0.00 -0.27 0.00 0.09
10 1.0430 0.00 -0.33 0.00 0.05
11 1.0620 0.00 -0.12 0.00 0.04
12 1.0621 0.00 0.03 0.00 -0.19
13 2.0971 0.00 0.51 0.00 0.32
14 2.0972 0.00 0.70 0.00 0.32
15 2.0994 0.00 0.33 0.00 -0.02
16 2.0994 0.00 0.19 0.00 0.09
17 9.2147 0.00 -0.29 0.00 0.20
18 9.2151 0.00 -0.21 0.00 0.11
19 16.9960 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.11
20 16.9960 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.11
21 16.9960 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09
22 16.9960 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.11
23 16.9961 0.00 -0.12 0.00 0.36
24 16.9961 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.14
25 16.9961 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.12
26 16.9961 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.08
27 16.9961 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.12
28 16.9961 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12
29 17.0512 0.00 -0.04 0.00 0.07
30 17.0513 0.00 0.06 0.00 -0.24
31 17.0514 0.00 -0.17 0.00 -0.05
32 18.1867 0.00 0.51 0.00 -1.54
33 18.1868 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.04
34 18.1869 0.00 -0.18 0.00 0.15
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.
03YV179 quality flag:3 Type: SCATNEAR SCATNEAR SCATNEAR axisobj 47.170 47.170 47.170 ecceobj 0.217 0.217 0.217 incobj 15.556 15.556 15.556 qmin 36.141 36.133 36.075 qmax 58.684 58.700 58.628 amean 47.111 47.110 47.111 amin 46.687 46.679 46.698 amax 47.657 47.662 47.653 emean 0.214 0.214 0.214 emin 0.199 0.199 0.199 emax 0.232 0.232 0.231 imean 14.200 14.200 14.200 imin 13.641 13.629 13.629 imax 14.854 14.851 14.849 excite_mean 0.326 0.326 0.326 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 3.008 3.008 3.008 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 176.3 176.5 176.5 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 180.0