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: 14RH70 # Created Sun Dec 22 02:10:01 2024 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 30 observations of 30 # Arc: 4.03y # First observation: 2014/09/04 # Last observation: 2018/09/15 Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 0.000340 0.031288 -0.000087 0.006430 0.030249 0.000000 # Chi-squared of fit: 13.97 DOF: 54 RMS: 0.12 # Min/Max residuals: -0.48 0.23 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.671722E-05 3.172340E-02 3.027159E-06 6.569591E-03 2.925851E-02 2.175768E-03 # Covariance matrix: 2.0789E-13 -1.3890E-13 -1.4014E-14 -3.0305E-14 2.4364E-13 -9.9610E-13 -1.3890E-13 3.7376E-13 -3.4210E-14 9.3160E-14 7.0801E-14 3.5465E-12 -1.4014E-14 -3.4210E-14 1.5637E-13 -5.6138E-14 -1.4251E-13 -3.0508E-13 -3.0305E-14 9.3160E-14 -5.6138E-14 5.3686E-14 -1.9303E-14 9.6749E-13 2.4364E-13 7.0801E-14 -1.4251E-13 -1.9303E-14 1.5720E-12 2.0277E-13 -9.9610E-13 3.5465E-12 -3.0508E-13 9.6749E-13 2.0277E-13 3.6517E-11 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -25.554039 -56.097089 -0.612721 -0.346914 -0.725847 2456904.532248 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456900.5000 = 2014/08/31 Mean Anomaly: 40.58080 +/- 0.050 Argument of Peri: 243.64851 +/- 0.069 Long of Asc Node: 7.93973 +/- 0.001 Inclination: 27.62084 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.12083545 +/- 0.0002 Semi-Major Axis: 38.13644137 +/- 0.0077 Time of Perihelion: 2447203.7365 +/- 11.5 Perihelion: 33.52820721 +/- 0.0102 Aphelion: 42.74467553 +/- 0.0115 Period (y) 235.5149 +/- 0.07 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 18.15469468 +/- 0.0007 Ecliptic Y -25.91658059 +/- 0.0011 Ecliptic Z -14.74304328 +/- 0.0006 Ecliptic XDOT 0.00270939 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00127882 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00046690 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 34.90872976 +/- 0.0009 Geocenter to KBO 34.17809287 +/- 0.0015 # Hcoef: 7.40
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14RH70. 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 (14RH70) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 09 04.03147 20 57 15.382 -43 55 02.52 22.4z 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2014 09 04.09744 20 57 14.937 -43 55 02.04 22.9i 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2014 09 20.01156 20 55 44.361 -43 50 24.51 23.4g 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2014 09 24.04467 20 55 25.733 -43 48 38.80 22.5r 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2014 09 24.04606 20 55 25.735 -43 48 38.80 22.2i 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2014 09 27.00733 20 55 13.315 -43 47 12.57 23.2r 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2014 10 02.03737 20 54 54.836 -43 44 29.98 22.7z 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2014 10 14.02529 20 54 24.940 -43 36 47.22 24.5g 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2014 10 21.019294 20 54 17.12 -43 31 32.7 20.6z 14RH70 W84 C~352Q 2015 09 13.08833 21 05 08.160 -42 57 11.55 23.0i 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2015 09 13.08971 21 05 08.150 -42 57 11.41 23.1r 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2015 09 13.09109 21 05 08.152 -42 57 11.29 23.6g 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2016 08 23.25841 21 15 47.936 -42 00 24.64 22.5z 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2016 09 07.05916 21 14 08.094 -42 00 08.31 23.1r 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2016 09 08.09636 21 14 01.639 -41 59 59.39 22.8z 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2016 09 09.09198 21 13 55.498 -41 59 50.22 22.6i 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2016 09 23.01284 21 12 39.143 -41 56 07.39 23.7g 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2017 09 08.07453 21 22 13.987 -40 59 52.61 23.3z 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2017 09 12.09324 21 21 49.420 -40 59 21.75 23.4g 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2017 09 12.11571 21 21 49.285 -40 59 21.57 22.7r 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2017 10 11.058044 21 19 38.85 -40 48 37.1 23.0r 14RH70 W84 C~352Q 2017 10 11.05857 21 19 38.850 -40 48 37.25 22.7r 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2017 10 11.059421 21 19 38.85 -40 48 36.9 22.9i 14RH70 W84 C~352Q 2017 10 11.05995 21 19 38.850 -40 48 36.90 22.7i 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2017 10 11.060787 21 19 38.85 -40 48 36.7 23.8g 14RH70 W84 C~352Q 2017 10 11.06131 21 19 38.847 -40 48 36.90 23.5g 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2017 10 13.093889 21 19 33.38 -40 47 25.7 22.6z 14RH70 W84 C~352Q 2017 10 13.09442 21 19 33.384 -40 47 25.71 22.4z 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2017 10 22.00581 21 19 16.076 -40 41 37.59 22.4z 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF 2018 09 15.21269 21 29 26.168 -39 57 12.27 22.7i 14RH70 W84 C~4yUF
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 0.11
2 0.0002 -4.43 -0.09 1.94 -0.02
3 0.0438 -851.96 -0.09 565.67 -0.03
4 0.0548 -1012.01 0.12 727.53 0.03
5 0.0548 -1011.99 0.19 727.52 -0.04
6 0.0629 -1114.08 0.07 850.39 0.02
7 0.0767 -1255.89 0.03 1065.81 0.03
8 0.1095 -1426.16 0.15 1604.69 -0.30
9 0.1286 -1413.00 -0.48 1930.26 0.23
10 1.0241 5989.85 -0.05 1645.51 -0.09
11 1.0241 5989.80 -0.04 1645.68 0.03
12 1.0241 5989.86 0.10 1645.79 0.09
13 1.9691 13827.61 -0.01 2401.60 -0.06
14 2.0097 12789.99 -0.09 2815.42 -0.19
15 2.0125 12725.66 0.18 2849.36 -0.01
16 2.0152 12664.69 0.02 2882.27 -0.03
17 2.0533 11944.18 -0.12 3392.07 0.18
18 3.0118 19234.41 0.03 4188.77 -0.02
19 3.0228 18986.34 -0.14 4322.50 0.06
20 3.0228 18984.98 -0.13 4323.24 0.02
21 3.1021 17845.13 -0.02 5476.84 -0.06
22 3.1021 17845.08 -0.06 5476.70 -0.22
23 3.1021 17845.21 0.08 5477.03 0.07
24 3.1021 17845.21 0.09 5477.03 0.05
25 3.1021 17845.28 0.18 5477.22 0.20
26 3.1021 17845.17 0.09 5477.04 -0.00
27 3.1076 17813.69 -0.02 5566.51 -0.04
28 3.1076 17813.73 0.03 5566.49 -0.09
29 3.1320 17759.55 -0.10 5964.36 0.02
30 4.0306 25310.01 -0.01 5768.10 0.05
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.
14RH70 quality flag:3 Type: SCATEXTD SCATEXTD SCATEXTD axisobj 38.167 38.192 38.143 ecceobj 0.120 0.120 0.119 incobj 27.611 27.611 27.611 qmin 33.051 32.971 32.960 qmax 43.713 43.872 43.827 amean 38.292 38.304 38.258 amin 37.980 37.995 37.947 amax 38.627 38.631 38.596 emean 0.113 0.116 0.108 emin 0.092 0.095 0.083 emax 0.134 0.137 0.136 imean 27.584 27.558 27.597 imin 26.811 26.772 26.810 imax 28.251 28.238 28.309 excite_mean 0.477 0.477 0.476 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.772 2.771 2.772 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 178.2 178.9 184.1 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 179.9