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: 14QU441 # Created Fri Nov 22 02:09:57 2024 # Orbit generated by ELGB # -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit # Fitting 49 observations of 49 # Arc: 5.19y # First observation: 2014/08/18 # Last observation: 2019/10/26 # Chi-squared of fit: 40.76 DOF: 92 RMS: 0.16 # Min/Max residuals: -0.37 0.39 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.798619E-05 2.942709E-02 7.146047E-07 1.220303E-03 2.722466E-02 -3.035799E-04 # Covariance matrix: 8.8086E-14 -4.4778E-14 2.6929E-15 -4.2622E-16 1.9119E-14 -2.8827E-13 -4.4778E-14 1.7460E-13 1.2790E-14 3.4189E-15 1.5809E-13 1.2114E-12 2.6929E-15 1.2790E-14 6.4258E-14 -2.1540E-14 2.1039E-14 7.3650E-14 -4.2622E-16 3.4189E-15 -2.1540E-14 1.4517E-14 3.4934E-15 2.5535E-14 1.9119E-14 1.5809E-13 2.1039E-14 3.4934E-15 2.3372E-13 9.8268E-13 -2.8827E-13 1.2114E-12 7.3650E-14 2.5535E-14 9.8268E-13 9.7483E-12 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -19.477174 30.357719 0.922137 -0.141303 -0.399898 2456887.771530 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456888.5000 = 2014/08/19 Mean Anomaly: 341.99614 +/- 0.046 Argument of Peri: 297.60115 +/- 0.058 Long of Asc Node: 113.27530 +/- 0.001 Inclination: 19.33828 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.10683580 +/- 0.0001 Semi-Major Axis: 41.28342026 +/- 0.0025 Time of Perihelion: 2461733.8502 +/- 14.9 Perihelion: 36.87287302 +/- 0.0033 Aphelion: 45.69396751 +/- 0.0037 Period (y) 265.2600 +/- 0.02 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 30.71073559 +/- 0.0005 Ecliptic Y 16.92234865 +/- 0.0003 Ecliptic Z -12.24737459 +/- 0.0002 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00149006 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00255543 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00012600 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 37.14182366 +/- 0.0005 Geocenter to KBO 36.73143222 +/- 0.0007 # Hcoef: 7.87
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14QU441. 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 (14QU441) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 08 18.270752 02 20 01.87 -06 41 00.9 23.7r 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2014 08 18.273102 02 20 01.86 -06 41 00.8 23.2i 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2014 08 18.276910 02 20 01.87 -06 41 01.1 23.9z 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2014 08 22.409641 02 19 57.41 -06 43 27.0 23.6r 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2014 08 22.412002 02 19 57.41 -06 43 27.2 24.0i 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2014 08 22.414664 02 19 57.39 -06 43 27.2 23.5z 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2014 09 04.226204 02 19 33.24 -06 51 26.6 24.3i 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2014 09 04.230000 02 19 33.23 -06 51 26.6 22.6z 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2014 09 25.27305 02 18 23.371 -07 04 59.49 24.2g 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2014 09 25.275868 02 18 23.36 -07 04 59.4 23.1i 14QU441 W84 C~1hWA 2014 09 25.27588 02 18 23.363 -07 04 59.57 22.9i 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2014 10 03.366759 02 17 48.40 -07 09 57.4 23.2r 14QU441 W84 C~1hWA 2014 10 03.36677 02 17 48.412 -07 09 57.64 23.1r 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2014 10 29.29861 02 15 39.225 -07 23 08.96 23.3i 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2015 08 19.332720 02 26 17.24 -06 02 30.4 23.3r 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2015 08 19.335069 02 26 17.24 -06 02 30.1 24.7i 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2015 08 19.338877 02 26 17.22 -06 02 30.3 22.9z 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2015 08 31.387153 02 26 00.51 -06 09 41.5 23.7z 14QU441 W84 C~1hWA 2015 09 13.301644 02 25 27.75 -06 17 52.1 23.6r 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2015 09 13.304005 02 25 27.74 -06 17 52.2 23.7i 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2015 09 13.307824 02 25 27.73 -06 17 52.6 22.9z 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2015 10 04.142442 02 24 07.61 -06 30 53.3 23.3r 14QU441 W84 C~1hWA 2015 10 09.197141 02 23 44.26 -06 33 49.1 23.1i 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2015 10 09.200926 02 23 44.23 -06 33 49.5 23.4z 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2015 10 16.280978 02 23 09.69 -06 37 40.2 24.6g 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2015 10 16.283194 02 23 09.68 -06 37 40.4 23.5r 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2015 10 16.285544 02 23 09.66 -06 37 40.5 23.2i 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2015 10 16.289340 02 23 09.65 -06 37 40.6 23.3z 14QU441 W84 C~1bR3 2015 10 20.195139 02 22 49.93 -06 39 38.9 24.7r 14QU441 W84 C~1hWA 2015 11 13.151690 02 20 45.82 -06 48 36.1 23.4r 14QU441 W84 C~1hWA 2015 11 13.158044 02 20 45.77 -06 48 36.2 23.1z 14QU441 W84 C~1hWA 2015 11 30.096753 02 19 25.16 -06 50 55.8 24.2g 14QU441 W84 C~1hWA 2015 11 30.098958 02 19 25.15 -06 50 55.8 22.9r 14QU441 W84 C~1hWA 2015 11 30.101308 02 19 25.13 -06 50 55.8 23.2i 14QU441 W84 C~1hWA 2016 09 08.40671 02 31 58.140 -05 35 40.25 23.3i 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2016 09 25.23531 02 31 02.644 -05 46 14.62 24.3g 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2016 10 22.20611 02 28 57.520 -06 01 15.64 23.0i 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2016 11 27.10858 02 25 55.214 -06 11 27.91 22.9i 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2016 12 31.11310 02 23 59.265 -06 06 17.00 23.8r 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2016 12 31.11447 02 23 59.249 -06 06 17.20 23.6g 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2017 11 27.16583 02 32 15.956 -05 31 41.99 23.3i 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2017 11 29.16757 02 32 06.680 -05 31 51.02 22.4z 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2017 12 15.07168 02 31 01.405 -05 31 09.91 23.5r 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2018 01 05.07103 02 30 05.760 -05 25 16.22 24.2g 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2018 11 26.13778 02 38 41.960 -04 51 27.55 23.2i 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2018 11 29.21369 02 38 27.319 -04 51 45.20 23.7r 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2018 12 01.17266 02 38 18.226 -04 51 52.65 24.5g 14QU441 W84 C~4yTx 2019 10 26.427770 02 47 42.879 -04 01 48.41 23.7G 14QU441 G37 C~3cnK 2019 10 26.460490 02 47 42.708 -04 01 49.23 14QU441 G37 C~3cnK
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 -0.17 0.00 -0.06
2 0.0000 0.00 -0.29 0.00 0.12
3 0.0000 0.00 -0.09 0.00 -0.05
4 0.0113 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.20
5 0.0113 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.08
6 0.0113 0.00 -0.23 0.00 0.18
7 0.0464 0.00 0.05 0.00 -0.12
8 0.0464 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.02
9 0.1040 0.00 0.22 0.00 -0.23
10 0.1041 0.00 0.23 0.00 -0.03
11 0.1041 0.00 0.28 0.00 -0.20
12 0.1262 0.00 0.21 0.00 0.13
13 0.1262 0.00 0.39 0.00 -0.11
14 0.1972 0.00 0.26 0.00 -0.14
15 1.0022 0.00 -0.02 0.00 -0.21
16 1.0022 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.17
17 1.0022 0.00 -0.24 0.00 0.10
18 1.0352 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.04
19 1.0706 0.00 0.22 0.00 -0.01
20 1.0706 0.00 0.18 0.00 -0.02
21 1.0706 0.00 0.22 0.00 -0.28
22 1.1276 0.00 -0.14 0.00 0.08
23 1.1415 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.19
24 1.1415 0.00 -0.20 0.00 -0.08
25 1.1609 0.00 -0.27 0.00 0.20
26 1.1609 0.00 -0.25 0.00 0.07
27 1.1609 0.00 -0.37 0.00 0.05
28 1.1609 0.00 -0.23 0.00 0.06
29 1.1716 0.00 -0.11 0.00 -0.06
30 1.2372 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.20
31 1.2372 0.00 -0.22 0.00 0.20
32 1.2836 0.00 -0.09 0.00 0.01
33 1.2836 0.00 -0.09 0.00 0.01
34 1.2836 0.00 -0.24 0.00 0.02
35 2.0592 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.20
36 2.1053 0.00 0.14 0.00 -0.22
37 2.1792 0.00 0.37 0.00 0.03
38 2.2774 0.00 0.14 0.00 -0.06
39 2.3705 0.00 0.12 0.00 -0.13
40 2.3706 0.00 -0.08 0.00 -0.36
41 3.2769 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.17
42 3.2824 0.00 0.08 0.00 -0.07
43 3.3259 0.00 -0.00 0.00 0.07
44 3.3834 0.00 0.17 0.00 -0.11
45 4.2734 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.03
46 4.2818 0.00 0.08 0.00 -0.00
47 4.2872 0.00 -0.00 0.00 0.05
48 5.1887 0.00 -0.11 0.00 -0.03
49 5.1887 0.00 -0.11 0.00 0.03
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.
14QU441 quality flag:3 Type: SCATEXTD SCATEXTD SCATEXTD axisobj 41.620 41.620 41.620 ecceobj 0.112 0.112 0.112 incobj 19.341 19.341 19.341 qmin 35.878 35.834 35.843 qmax 46.936 46.966 47.011 amean 41.296 41.295 41.297 amin 40.957 40.959 40.961 amax 41.649 41.652 41.669 emean 0.108 0.108 0.108 emin 0.090 0.091 0.091 emax 0.128 0.129 0.129 imean 17.799 17.798 17.797 imin 16.932 16.933 16.932 imax 18.603 18.599 18.616 excite_mean 0.324 0.324 0.324 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.946 2.946 2.946 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 178.8 178.7 178.9 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 179.9