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: 14VT37 # Created Sun Dec 22 02:10:10 2024 # Orbit generated by ELGB # -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit # Fitting 30 observations of 30 # Arc: 7.05y # First observation: 2013/11/05 # Last observation: 2020/11/24 # Chi-squared of fit: 13.84 DOF: 54 RMS: 0.12 # Min/Max residuals: -0.24 0.33 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.787113E-05 3.699017E-02 -9.508801E-06 -2.197797E-02 3.400411E-02 8.473948E-04 # Covariance matrix: 2.2175E-13 -1.4938E-13 -6.6765E-14 7.5761E-14 3.2924E-14 -5.1331E-13 -1.4938E-13 1.5806E-13 7.8947E-14 -9.0560E-14 -6.6077E-15 6.0885E-13 -6.6765E-14 7.8947E-14 1.5473E-13 -7.2345E-14 -6.4229E-15 3.2323E-13 7.5761E-14 -9.0560E-14 -7.2345E-14 6.4428E-14 1.4940E-15 -3.7045E-13 3.2924E-14 -6.6077E-15 -6.4229E-15 1.4940E-15 1.9515E-13 -3.8188E-14 -5.1331E-13 6.0885E-13 3.2323E-13 -3.7045E-13 -3.8188E-14 2.4922E-12 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -14.095341 39.075496 -0.059738 -0.240638 -0.958890 2456601.619168 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456602.5000 = 2013/11/06 Mean Anomaly: 2.86801 +/- 0.006 Argument of Peri: 200.67776 +/- 0.010 Long of Asc Node: 197.52749 +/- 0.000 Inclination: 33.31462 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.23464671 +/- 0.0001 Semi-Major Axis: 39.65390137 +/- 0.0033 Time of Perihelion: 2455875.8830 +/- 1.6 Perihelion: 30.34924405 +/- 0.0034 Aphelion: 48.95855868 +/- 0.0047 Period (y) 249.7107 +/- 0.03 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 22.87150215 +/- 0.0003 Ecliptic Y 18.65146605 +/- 0.0002 Ecliptic Z -7.16228025 +/- 0.0001 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00216669 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00208047 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT -0.00173276 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 30.36907134 +/- 0.0003 Geocenter to KBO 29.40823458 +/- 0.0004 # Hcoef: 9.03
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14VT37. 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 (14VT37) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2013 11 05.11839 02 44 33.91 +01 07 53.4 24.1r 14VT37 W84 C~7MlC 2013 11 05.21186 02 44 33.33 +01 07 49.6 14VT37 W84 C~7MlC 2013 11 05.26761 02 44 32.98 +01 07 47.4 14VT37 W84 C~7MlC 2014 11 12.129821 02 53 29.03 +00 30 52.7 25.0g 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2014 11 12.132037 02 53 29.00 +00 30 52.6 23.6r 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2014 11 12.134398 02 53 28.99 +00 30 52.7 23.2i 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2014 11 12.138183 02 53 28.96 +00 30 52.4 23.9z 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2014 11 19.193281 02 52 45.81 +00 26 50.9 24.2g 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2014 11 19.195498 02 52 45.80 +00 26 50.6 23.4r 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2014 11 19.197847 02 52 45.78 +00 26 50.6 23.7i 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2014 11 19.201632 02 52 45.76 +00 26 50.7 23.1z 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2014 11 26.196597 02 52 04.31 +00 23 25.6 24.0r 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2014 11 26.198947 02 52 04.30 +00 23 25.5 23.5i 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2014 11 26.202755 02 52 04.29 +00 23 25.5 23.9z 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2014 11 29.197315 02 51 47.17 +00 22 09.1 24.0r 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2014 11 29.199653 02 51 47.16 +00 22 08.9 23.6i 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2015 01 11.101256 02 49 00.24 +00 17 14.9 24.3g 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2015 01 11.105822 02 49 00.23 +00 17 15.2 23.5i 14VT37 W84 C~1VHW 2017 09 22.500758 03 26 21.06 -00 27 07.7 24.3g 14VT37 T09 C~7MlC 2017 09 22.591913 03 26 20.78 -00 27 12.6 24.3g 14VT37 T09 C~7MlC 2017 09 23.499652 03 26 18.03 -00 28 00.8 24.3g 14VT37 T09 C~7MlC 2017 09 23.592383 03 26 17.72 -00 28 05.9 24.3g 14VT37 T09 C~7MlC 2017 09 26.469164 03 26 08.33 -00 30 38.4 24.3g 14VT37 T09 C~7MlC 2017 09 26.561539 03 26 08.00 -00 30 43.3 24.2g 14VT37 T09 C~7MlC 2019 12 01.238233 03 39 01.90 -02 20 27.0 24.2V 14VT37 W84 C~7MlC 2019 12 01.240302 03 39 01.89 -02 20 27.0 24.2V 14VT37 W84 C~7MlC 2020 02 11.044668 03 35 05.91 -02 08 58.7 23.8i 14VT37 W84 C~7MlD 2020 02 11.058770 03 35 05.91 -02 08 58.3 14VT37 W84 C~7MlD 2020 11 24.238474 03 49 03.46 -02 49 31.1 14VT37 W84 C~7MlD 2020 11 24.239613 03 49 03.45 -02 49 30.9 23.7i 14VT37 W84 C~7MlD
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 -0.18
2 0.0003 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.18
3 0.0004 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -0.12
4 1.0185 0.00 0.33 0.00 -0.02
5 1.0185 0.00 0.09 0.00 -0.04
6 1.0185 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.15
7 1.0185 0.00 0.07 0.00 -0.01
8 1.0379 0.00 0.02 0.00 -0.01
9 1.0379 0.00 0.07 0.00 -0.24
10 1.0379 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -0.16
11 1.0379 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.06
12 1.0570 0.00 -0.21 0.00 0.06
13 1.0570 0.00 -0.15 0.00 0.03
14 1.0570 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.13
15 1.0652 0.00 -0.16 0.00 0.33
16 1.0652 0.00 -0.11 0.00 0.18
17 1.1827 0.00 -0.02 0.00 -0.02
18 1.1827 0.00 -0.06 0.00 0.23
19 3.8806 0.00 -0.09 0.00 0.13
20 3.8808 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.06
21 3.8833 0.00 0.17 0.00 -0.00
22 3.8836 0.00 0.01 0.00 -0.18
23 3.8914 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.07
24 3.8917 0.00 -0.05 0.00 -0.07
25 6.0701 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.04
26 6.0701 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.09
27 6.2667 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.02
28 6.2668 0.00 -0.05 0.00 -0.08
29 7.0530 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -0.16
30 7.0530 0.00 -0.05 0.00 0.07
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.
14VT37 quality flag:3 Type: 3:2E 3:2E 3:2E axisobj 39.830 39.830 39.830 ecceobj 0.238 0.238 0.238 incobj 33.238 33.238 33.238 qmin 29.048 29.045 29.049 qmax 50.459 50.464 50.460 amean 39.454 39.454 39.454 amin 39.063 39.063 39.064 amax 39.900 39.902 39.902 emean 0.210 0.210 0.210 emin 0.142 0.142 0.142 emax 0.265 0.265 0.265 imean 33.716 33.715 33.716 imin 32.700 32.699 32.702 imax 34.821 34.822 34.820 excite_mean 0.594 0.594 0.594 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.623 2.623 2.623 libcent 0 179.3 179.4 179.3 libamp 0 80.9 80.8 80.8 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 159.7 159.7 159.8 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 180.0