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: 14FG72 # Created Fri Nov 22 02:09:52 2024 # Orbit generated by ELGB # -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit # Fitting 10 observations of 10 # Arc: 6.99y # First observation: 2014/03/24 # Last observation: 2021/03/20 # Chi-squared of fit: 6.46 DOF: 14 RMS: 0.14 # Min/Max residuals: -0.23 0.38 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.130792E-05 1.203120E-02 5.668544E-06 6.906695E-03 1.835169E-02 1.548751E-03 # Covariance matrix: 4.8081E-13 -1.4429E-13 -4.2697E-14 -3.0918E-14 8.8234E-13 -7.9545E-13 -1.4429E-13 1.0274E-12 -1.9080E-13 5.9324E-13 7.3614E-13 1.1948E-11 -4.2697E-14 -1.9080E-13 2.8574E-13 -1.5696E-13 -3.9503E-13 -2.3806E-12 -3.0918E-14 5.9324E-13 -1.5696E-13 3.6794E-13 5.6295E-13 7.0711E-12 8.8234E-13 7.3614E-13 -3.9503E-13 5.6295E-13 4.4411E-12 1.0636E-11 -7.9545E-13 1.1948E-11 -2.3806E-12 7.0711E-12 1.0636E-11 1.4206E-10 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -19.172488 163.327297 -0.338667 -0.307319 -0.884276 2456740.521778 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456740.5000 = 2014/03/24 Mean Anomaly: 140.43792 +/- 0.184 Argument of Peri: 172.10232 +/- 0.165 Long of Asc Node: 192.99027 +/- 0.001 Inclination: 34.91025 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.21915588 +/- 0.0004 Semi-Major Axis: 46.76146528 +/- 0.0158 Time of Perihelion: 2411177.4817 +/- 63.9 Perihelion: 36.51341544 +/- 0.0212 Aphelion: 57.00951512 +/- 0.0258 Period (y) 319.7720 +/- 0.16 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X -50.30044668 +/- 0.0057 Ecliptic Y 14.71217826 +/- 0.0017 Ecliptic Z -17.89526530 +/- 0.0020 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00105381 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT -0.00156291 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00089749 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 55.37883066 +/- 0.0052 Geocenter to KBO 54.49085954 +/- 0.0063 # Hcoef: 7.02
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14FG72. 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 (14FG72) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 03 24.02100 10 29 02.072 -11 09 29.64 14FG72 807 C~1x8j 2014 03 24.08272 10 29 01.896 -11 09 27.76 14FG72 807 C~1x8j 2014 03 24.14068 10 29 01.702 -11 09 26.06 14FG72 807 C~1x8j 2014 05 01.05129 10 27 35.186 -10 49 06.17 24.2r 14FG72 304 C~1x8j 2014 05 01.13282 10 27 35.082 -10 49 03.56 14FG72 304 C~1x8j 2015 04 19.10893 10 31 07.000 -10 49 47.36 14FG72 304 C~1x8j 2015 04 20.13435 10 31 04.976 -10 49 14.24 14FG72 304 C~1x8j 2021 03 20.263710 10 51 28.519 -10 28 18.36 24.5G 14FG72 G37 C~4i1e 2021 03 20.296390 10 51 28.417 -10 28 17.32 14FG72 G37 C~4i1e 2021 03 20.329020 10 51 28.296 -10 28 15.85 14FG72 G37 C~4i1e
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 -0.16 0.00 0.13
2 0.0002 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.08
3 0.0003 0.00 0.06 0.00 -0.04
4 0.1041 0.00 -0.06 0.00 -0.00
5 0.1043 0.00 -0.07 0.00 0.10
6 1.0707 0.00 -0.00 0.00 -0.23
7 1.0735 0.00 0.02 0.00 -0.09
8 6.9904 0.00 -0.04 0.00 -0.21
9 6.9905 0.00 0.10 0.00 -0.13
10 6.9906 0.00 -0.04 0.00 0.38
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.
14FG72 quality flag:3 Type: SCATEXTD SCATEXTD SCATEXTD axisobj 46.563 46.563 46.562 ecceobj 0.225 0.225 0.225 incobj 35.024 35.024 35.024 qmin 34.967 34.884 34.954 qmax 58.784 58.885 58.947 amean 46.643 46.649 46.650 amin 46.239 46.244 46.252 amax 47.130 47.139 47.179 emean 0.229 0.230 0.231 emin 0.212 0.213 0.215 emax 0.248 0.250 0.250 imean 34.816 34.800 34.783 imin 34.423 34.415 34.398 imax 35.250 35.231 35.175 excite_mean 0.615 0.615 0.616 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.635 2.635 2.635 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 202.7 204.6 209.4 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 180.0