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: 14UT229
# Created Sun Dec 22 02:10:08 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting 27 observations of 28
# Arc: 3.02y
# First observation: 2014/08/23
# Last observation: 2017/08/30
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
-0.000115 0.024044 -0.000027 -0.022727 0.029244 0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit: 4.02 DOF: 48 RMS: 0.07
# Min/Max residuals: -0.13 0.18
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
1.276788E-05 2.392902E-02 -1.228309E-05 -2.268495E-02 2.928194E-02 2.354020E-03
# Covariance matrix:
2.0773E-13 -8.9142E-14 -3.7665E-15 6.5378E-15 1.5305E-13 -1.1256E-13
-8.9142E-14 2.6538E-13 4.0319E-14 -1.6525E-13 5.6501E-14 3.1257E-12
-3.7665E-15 4.0319E-14 1.0560E-13 -1.1663E-13 1.8084E-14 8.7976E-13
6.5378E-15 -1.6525E-13 -1.1663E-13 3.1325E-13 -8.6992E-14 -3.6298E-12
1.5305E-13 5.6501E-14 1.8084E-14 -8.6992E-14 2.5444E-13 1.6616E-12
-1.1256E-13 3.1257E-12 8.7976E-13 -3.6298E-12 1.6616E-12 6.8688E-11
# lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0
3.855963 26.030141 0.839510 0.038336 -0.567319 2456893.061068
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch: 2456890.5000 = 2014/08/21
Mean Anomaly: 20.56805 +/- 0.078
Argument of Peri: 147.72499 +/- 0.105
Long of Asc Node: 208.65543 +/- 0.000
Inclination: 43.46608 +/- 0.001
Eccentricity: 0.13046494 +/- 0.0002
Semi-Major Axis: 39.44358497 +/- 0.0039
Time of Perihelion: 2451720.9406 +/- 19.5
Perihelion: 34.29757989 +/- 0.0071
Aphelion: 44.58959004 +/- 0.0077
Period (y) 247.7267 +/- 0.04
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X 31.49405297 +/- 0.0005
Ecliptic Y 14.44998360 +/- 0.0002
Ecliptic Z 2.29619113 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT -0.00066122 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT 0.00216504 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT -0.00210131 +/- 0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO 34.72678926 +/- 0.0005
Geocenter to KBO 34.15073839 +/- 0.0006
# Hcoef: 8.67
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14UT229. 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 (14UT229) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 08 23.56029 01 30 47.266 +13 38 33.67 24.1r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 08 23.60725 01 30 47.127 +13 38 32.58 24.3r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 08 27.45264 01 30 36.059 +13 36 58.52 23.9r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 08 27.54907 01 30 35.749 +13 36 56.07 24.2r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 09 18.38325 01 29 10.046 +13 25 23.02 23.1r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 09 18.38832 01 29 10.024 +13 25 23.26 24.3r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 09 18.42795 01 29 09.847 +13 25 21.31 24.1r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 09 23.46480 01 28 45.583 +13 22 07.77 24.0r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 10 22.42490 01 26 10.575 +13 00 59.26 24.0r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 10 22.46432 01 26 10.357 +13 00 57.36 24.0r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 10 22.50375 01 26 10.143 +13 00 55.56 23.9r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 10 23.42083 01 26 05.135 +13 00 12.83 24.0r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 10 25.42600 01 25 54.189 +12 58 39.31 24.0r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 11 19.23322 01 23 50.559 +12 39 48.65 24.2r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 11 19.36622 01 23 49.974 +12 39 43.05 24.4r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 11 21.21474 01 23 42.106 +12 38 23.76 24.1r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2014 11 21.37712 01 23 41.399 +12 38 17.00 23.7r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2015 02 18.25610 01 24 04.428 +12 11 50.33 24.1r 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2015 09 15.51502 01 36 38.091 +12 44 33.76 24.2w 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2015 09 15.51940 01 36 38.077 +12 44 33.72 24.4w 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2015 09 15.57438 01 36 37.838 +12 44 31.71 24.3w 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2015 09 15.57846 01 36 37.810 +12 44 31.58 24.3w 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2015 10 09.44415 01 34 38.970 +12 28 24.16 24.3w 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2015 10 09.48680 01 34 38.737 +12 28 22.30 24.2w 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2015 10 13.48307 01 34 16.960 +12 25 24.47 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2015 10 13.54938 01 34 16.588 +12 25 21.59 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2015 12 07.44090 01 29 56.359 +11 46 11.07 24.6w 14UT229 568 C~2SDl 2017 08 30.59025 01 51 46.335 +11 26 03.21 24.1w 14UT229 568 C~2SDl
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 0.03 0.00 0.01
2 0.0001 -2.29 -0.06 -0.27 0.05
3 0.0107 -186.92 -0.01 -28.37 0.00
4 0.0109 -192.02 -0.08 -28.99 0.04
5 0.0707 -1609.44 -0.04 -212.42 0.08
6 0.0707 -1609.65 ( 0.15) -212.08 ( 0.47)
7 0.0708 -1612.77 0.13 -212.94 -0.04
8 0.0846 -2013.32 -0.13 -261.94 -0.03
9 0.1639 -4586.81 0.04 -600.37 0.01
10 0.1640 -4590.47 0.05 -600.94 -0.06
11 0.1641 -4594.05 0.14 -601.45 -0.06
12 0.1666 -4677.93 0.14 -613.88 -0.12
13 0.1721 -4861.33 -0.13 -641.13 -0.08
14 0.2400 -6962.69 -0.07 -1015.35 -0.09
15 0.2404 -6972.73 0.04 -1017.34 0.01
16 0.2455 -7109.36 0.01 -1047.80 -0.01
17 0.2459 -7121.50 -0.08 -1050.20 0.18
18 0.4892 -7402.85 -0.04 -2649.03 0.07
19 1.0622 3588.08 -0.07 -4888.08 -0.03
20 1.0622 3587.87 0.05 -4888.04 0.05
21 1.0623 3583.88 0.13 -4888.65 -0.01
22 1.0623 3583.45 0.01 -4888.62 0.05
23 1.1277 1610.36 -0.00 -5157.76 -0.01
24 1.1278 1606.50 0.04 -5158.25 -0.00
25 1.1387 1244.53 -0.03 -5207.60 -0.08
26 1.1389 1238.40 -0.03 -5208.30 0.03
27 1.2892 -3176.27 0.00 -5996.83 0.06
28 3.0199 14407.73 -0.03 -14071.18 -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.
14UT229 quality flag:3 Type: 3:2E 3:2E 3:2E axisobj 39.695 39.709 39.681 ecceobj 0.137 0.137 0.136 incobj 43.350 43.350 43.351 qmin 32.681 32.841 32.494 qmax 46.661 46.499 46.764 amean 39.454 39.454 39.454 amin 39.110 39.091 39.096 amax 39.840 39.852 39.832 emean 0.127 0.125 0.129 emin 0.083 0.083 0.083 emax 0.174 0.170 0.176 imean 43.877 43.903 43.851 imin 43.402 43.440 43.346 imax 44.319 44.319 44.324 excite_mean 0.705 0.705 0.705 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.399 2.399 2.400 libcent 0 180.1 179.9 180.6 libamp 0 90.3 94.6 86.5 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 179.0 179.3 178.2 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 180.0