Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 14UO229

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: 14UO229   
# Created Sun Dec 22 02:10:08 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     46 observations of     46
# Arc:   4.06y
# First observation: 2013/08/08
#  Last observation: 2017/08/30
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  -0.000106   0.034074   0.000034   0.005586   0.030065   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:    10.24 DOF:     86 RMS:  0.08
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.27    0.39
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.680802E-05  3.392402E-02  1.077286E-06  5.597434E-03  2.990227E-02  3.549279E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  1.1150E-13 -3.8684E-14 -9.1898E-16 -1.5733E-15  5.8862E-14 -9.3111E-14
 -3.8684E-14  1.4002E-13 -9.8874E-15  2.0682E-14  6.4702E-14  1.0509E-12
 -9.1898E-16 -9.8874E-15  6.2284E-14 -3.5104E-14 -8.0057E-15 -9.9545E-14
 -1.5733E-15  2.0682E-14 -3.5104E-14  4.0892E-14  1.2379E-14  2.1079E-13
  5.8862E-14  6.4702E-14 -8.0057E-15  1.2379E-14  1.1841E-13  6.1258E-13
 -9.3111E-14  1.0509E-12 -9.9545E-14  2.1079E-13  6.1258E-13  1.0721E-11
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    3.584222   25.315621    0.951151    0.022322   -0.355803  2456513.043958
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2456510.5000  =  2013/08/06
Mean Anomaly:           22.28215 +/-     0.021
Argument of Peri:      349.73390 +/-     0.032
Long of Asc Node:        3.33296 +/-     0.001
Inclination:            10.09078 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.16240499 +/-    0.0001
Semi-Major Axis:     39.56627838 +/-    0.0021
Time of Perihelion: 2450883.9686 +/-       5.4
Perihelion:          33.14051744 +/-    0.0032
Aphelion:            45.99203932 +/-    0.0036
Period (y)              248.8834 +/-      0.02
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           30.90019783 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic Y           13.56773528 +/-    0.0002
Ecliptic Z            2.09073985 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00107017 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00293190 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00053195 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   33.81237732 +/-    0.0003
Geocenter to KBO     33.44227478 +/-    0.0004
# Hcoef:  8.34

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14UO229. 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 (14UO229) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2013 08  08.54318  01 28 28.449  +13 07 38.32  23.6r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 08  08.54782  01 28 28.439  +13 07 37.87  23.9r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 08  08.59158  01 28 28.374  +13 07 38.02  23.8r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 09  01.51793  01 27 25.672  +13 05 18.01  23.4r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 09  01.55676  01 27 25.528  +13 05 17.63  23.8r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 09  02.49944  01 27 21.980  +13 05 04.99  23.7r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 09  02.55084  01 27 21.779  +13 05 04.22  23.6r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 10  03.49553  01 24 52.419  +12 54 08.55  23.4r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 10  04.59224  01 24 46.286  +12 53 38.22  23.8r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 10  09.39306  01 24 19.264  +12 51 22.85  23.6r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 10  30.38445  01 22 20.410  +12 40 48.99  23.8r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 10  31.38098  01 22 14.950  +12 40 18.45  23.3r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 11  01.32125  01 22 09.846  +12 39 49.68  22.9r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 11  01.36050  01 22 09.626  +12 39 48.68  22.9r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 11  01.36717  01 22 09.605  +12 39 48.30  23.4r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 11  01.45478  01 22 09.109  +12 39 45.73  23.5r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 11  05.42745  01 21 47.901  +12 37 45.19  23.7r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 11  05.47445  01 21 47.633  +12 37 43.89  23.9r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 11  05.47937  01 21 47.603  +12 37 43.57  23.7r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 11  27.37664  01 20 06.872  +12 27 39.16  23.3r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 12  04.35870  01 19 42.477  +12 25 00.89  23.9r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 07  25.50891  01 35 31.252  +14 06 06.23  23.8r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 07  25.54810  01 35 31.265  +14 06 06.74  23.7r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 07  25.59008  01 35 31.275  +14 06 07.39  23.4r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 08  23.54865  01 34 55.437  +14 07 45.59  23.6r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 08  23.59554  01 34 55.306  +14 07 45.22  23.7r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 08  27.44097  01 34 44.064  +14 07 18.21  23.6r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 08  27.53681  01 34 43.750  +14 07 17.44  23.7r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 09  18.37151  01 33 15.901  +14 02 02.65  23.8r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 09  18.41616  01 33 15.679  +14 02 01.77  23.7r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 09  23.45425  01 32 50.663  +14 00 14.69  23.7r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  22.41713  01 30 09.591  +13 47 11.49  23.5r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  22.45656  01 30 09.363  +13 47 10.23  23.5r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  22.49598  01 30 09.123  +13 47 09.04  23.6r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  23.41075  01 30 03.905  +13 46 41.38  23.8r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  25.27515  01 29 53.292  +13 45 44.83  23.5r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 11  19.22297  01 27 42.166  +13 33 23.76  23.4r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 11  19.35606  01 27 41.532  +13 33 20.13  23.6r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 11  21.20683  01 27 33.137  +13 32 29.32  23.6r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 11  21.36935  01 27 32.407  +13 32 24.98  23.5r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2015 02  19.23125  01 27 44.943  +13 28 02.31  23.8r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2015 12  07.43260  01 33 30.540  +14 26 51.06  23.8w 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2016 01  03.25961  01 32 39.594  +14 20 03.64  23.6r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2016 01  03.32552  01 32 39.562  +14 20 03.17  23.6r 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2017 08  25.55831  01 55 51.772  +17 02 54.12  24.1w 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      
2017 08  30.58085  01 55 38.220  +17 02 37.36  24.0w 14UO229   568  C~2SDk      

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     0.23       0.00     0.39
     2   0.0000     -0.30     0.02      -0.36    -0.02
     3   0.0001     -1.13     0.07       0.13     0.03
     4   0.0656   -904.02    -0.08     208.70    -0.07
     5   0.0657   -906.12     0.03     209.12     0.02
     6   0.0683   -958.95     0.01     216.57    -0.01
     7   0.0685   -961.96    -0.01     216.95    -0.07
     8   0.1532  -3232.63    -0.01     418.94    -0.05
     9   0.1562  -3327.18    -0.27     424.21    -0.15
    10   0.1693  -3744.42     0.04     445.92    -0.04
    11   0.2268  -5595.00    -0.00     508.19    -0.03
    12   0.2295  -5680.59    -0.09     509.83    -0.02
    13   0.2321  -5760.69    -0.02     511.16    -0.08
    14   0.2322  -5764.05     0.01     511.44     0.12
    15   0.2322  -5764.48     0.16     511.21    -0.13
    16   0.2325  -5772.18     0.04     511.55     0.03
    17   0.2434  -6105.41     0.13     516.25    -0.07
    18   0.2435  -6109.53    -0.05     516.52     0.14
    19   0.2435  -6110.06    -0.17     516.39     0.00
    20   0.3034  -7705.78    -0.03     510.94     0.03
    21   0.3226  -8096.99     0.08     499.03    -0.08
    22   0.9609   7022.63    -0.02    1009.72    -0.01
    23   0.9610   7022.99     0.02    1010.12    -0.02
    24   0.9611   7023.36     0.05    1010.68     0.08
    25   1.0404   6572.69    -0.03    1291.43     0.12
    26   1.0405   6570.78    -0.03    1291.78     0.02
    27   1.0511   6408.44     0.07    1326.00    -0.03
    28   1.0513   6403.90    -0.02    1326.94     0.00
    29   1.1111   5097.80    -0.02    1498.88    -0.06
    30   1.1112   5094.47    -0.06    1499.24    -0.04
    31   1.1250   4716.21    -0.04    1532.35    -0.01
    32   1.2043   2246.17     0.01    1662.71     0.08
    33   1.2044   2242.62     0.01    1662.76     0.00
    34   1.2045   2238.93    -0.13    1662.94     0.06
    35   1.2070   2158.06    -0.06    1665.16    -0.02
    36   1.2121   1993.46     0.02    1669.44    -0.09
    37   1.2804    -56.51     0.07    1685.71    -0.08
    38   1.2808    -66.44    -0.01    1685.76     0.00
    39   1.2859   -198.98    -0.13    1683.86     0.01
    40   1.2863   -210.47     0.06    1683.76     0.00
    41   1.5323   -137.79    -0.01    1372.07    -0.00
    42   2.3296   5839.28    -0.04    2808.02     0.04
    43   2.4031   5000.78     0.09    2698.48     0.01
    44   2.4032   5000.17     0.10    2698.21     0.03
    45   4.0466  27421.43    -0.06    4767.10    -0.04
    46   4.0603  27229.69     0.05    4817.63     0.01

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.

14UO229    quality flag:3

Type:           3:2E      3:2E      3:2E

axisobj        39.783    39.790    39.776
ecceobj         0.168     0.168     0.168
incobj         10.065    10.065    10.065
qmin           32.639    32.633    32.617
qmax           46.803    46.747    46.740
amean          39.457    39.457    39.457
amin           39.030    39.048    39.030
amax           39.922    39.934    39.947
emean           0.153     0.153     0.153
emin            0.130     0.129     0.130
emax            0.172     0.172     0.172
imean          10.566    10.544    10.551
imin            9.782     9.791     9.782
imax           11.318    11.259    11.293
excite_mean     0.239     0.239     0.239
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          2.987     2.987     2.987

libcent 0       179.3     180.3     180.6
libamp  0        80.8      83.4      82.7
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       184.7     183.6     184.2
kozaiamp        180.0     180.0     180.0