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: 14WG602 # Created Sun Dec 22 02:10:13 2024 # Orbit generated by ELGB # -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit # Fitting 28 observations of 28 # Arc: 9.95y # First observation: 2014/11/21 # Last observation: 2024/11/01 # Chi-squared of fit: 11.30 DOF: 50 RMS: 0.11 # Min/Max residuals: -0.22 0.31 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.603619E-05 2.529653E-02 1.231054E-06 2.020154E-03 2.520431E-02 1.023419E-03 # Covariance matrix: 1.8114E-13 -9.3442E-14 6.6956E-15 -5.5376E-15 -1.3678E-14 -2.9216E-13 -9.3442E-14 8.0853E-14 -4.2970E-15 4.5120E-15 -2.8055E-14 2.7883E-13 6.6956E-15 -4.2970E-15 9.6276E-14 -1.7098E-14 -1.3223E-14 -1.7570E-14 -5.5376E-15 4.5120E-15 -1.7098E-14 6.7545E-15 4.0755E-15 1.7467E-14 -1.3678E-14 -2.8055E-14 -1.3223E-14 4.0755E-15 2.9073E-13 -7.6960E-14 -2.9216E-13 2.7883E-13 -1.7570E-14 1.7467E-14 -7.6960E-14 1.0465E-12 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -24.299671 5.975438 -0.783658 -0.247760 -0.549212 2456982.703238 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456982.5000 = 2014/11/21 Mean Anomaly: 58.64952 +/- 0.045 Argument of Peri: 215.72227 +/- 0.051 Long of Asc Node: 84.98109 +/- 0.000 Inclination: 24.43383 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.06645376 +/- 0.0001 Semi-Major Axis: 41.52601990 +/- 0.0041 Time of Perihelion: 2441058.9157 +/- 12.4 Perihelion: 38.76645987 +/- 0.0045 Aphelion: 44.28557993 +/- 0.0050 Period (y) 267.6016 +/- 0.04 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 36.47916622 +/- 0.0008 Ecliptic Y 4.60822719 +/- 0.0001 Ecliptic Z -16.32695176 +/- 0.0003 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00009972 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00274790 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00015435 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 40.23097946 +/- 0.0007 Geocenter to KBO 39.67576843 +/- 0.0008 # Hcoef: 7.30
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14WG602. 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 (14WG602) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 11 21.20246 01 01 50.942 -19 51 55.39 23.4i 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2014 11 21.20657 01 01 50.930 -19 51 55.46 24.6g 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2014 12 15.12527 01 00 50.632 -19 43 20.79 23.2i 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2014 12 20.12305 01 00 44.545 -19 40 35.68 23.6r 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2014 12 22.05862 01 00 42.848 -19 39 26.82 23.5r 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2014 12 24.10280 01 00 41.443 -19 38 11.52 23.1i 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2015 01 09.07192 01 00 45.110 -19 26 54.10 23.7r 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2015 11 06.10505 01 08 13.817 -19 09 46.33 22.9i 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2015 11 06.10643 01 08 13.816 -19 09 46.36 23.5r 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2015 11 06.10780 01 08 13.818 -19 09 46.08 24.3g 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2016 08 14.41588 01 19 21.497 -17 44 35.65 22.4i 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2016 08 16.24342 01 19 17.537 -17 45 51.37 22.7z 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2016 10 23.15509 01 14 34.267 -18 23 48.10 23.2i 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2016 11 05.12340 01 13 32.801 -18 25 58.66 23.3i 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2016 11 05.12617 01 13 32.802 -18 25 58.65 24.1g 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2016 11 07.12975 01 13 23.834 -18 26 06.17 23.3i 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2016 11 30.15696 01 11 57.075 -18 23 23.20 23.6r 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2016 12 23.04927 01 11 11.736 -18 13 21.62 22.8z 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2017 10 21.14666 01 20 00.089 -17 38 43.70 23.5i 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2017 10 21.14802 01 20 00.077 -17 38 43.50 23.3r 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2017 11 23.03126 01 17 34.275 -17 41 11.96 22.2z 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2017 11 27.05386 01 17 20.330 -17 40 26.68 23.0i 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2017 12 11.05487 01 16 41.462 -17 36 02.73 23.9r 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2018 10 18.27927 01 25 26.891 -16 52 48.53 22.9r 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2018 11 16.17199 01 23 12.041 -16 57 28.95 22.7i 14WG602 W84 C~55TE 2024 11 01.232380 01 54 24.806 -12 21 23.35 23.4G 14WG602 G37 C~8STH 2024 11 01.279990 01 54 24.554 -12 21 24.08 14WG602 G37 C~8STH 2024 11 01.325310 01 54 24.340 -12 21 24.89 14WG602 G37 C~8STH
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 -0.04 0.00 -0.01
2 0.0000 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.13
3 0.0655 0.00 0.02 0.00 -0.20
4 0.0792 0.00 0.10 0.00 -0.11
5 0.0845 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.03
6 0.0901 0.00 -0.07 0.00 -0.09
7 0.1338 0.00 0.06 0.00 -0.10
8 0.9580 0.00 -0.10 0.00 0.02
9 0.9580 0.00 -0.02 0.00 -0.00
10 0.9580 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.28
11 1.7309 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.31
12 1.7359 0.00 -0.15 0.00 0.10
13 1.9218 0.00 -0.06 0.00 -0.04
14 1.9573 0.00 -0.02 0.00 0.05
15 1.9574 0.00 0.19 0.00 0.07
16 1.9628 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.13
17 2.0259 0.00 -0.17 0.00 0.11
18 2.0886 0.00 0.04 0.00 -0.04
19 2.9157 0.00 0.12 0.00 -0.22
20 2.9157 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00
21 3.0057 0.00 -0.10 0.00 -0.00
22 3.0167 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.01
23 3.0550 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.10
24 3.9071 0.00 0.01 0.00 -0.22
25 3.9862 0.00 -0.17 0.00 0.08
26 9.9467 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.05
27 9.9468 0.00 -0.12 0.00 0.02
28 9.9469 0.00 0.01 0.00 -0.12
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.
14WG602 quality flag:3 Type: SCATEXTD SCATEXTD SCATEXTD axisobj 41.886 41.886 41.886 ecceobj 0.072 0.072 0.072 incobj 24.444 24.444 24.444 qmin 38.061 38.062 38.069 qmax 45.498 45.475 45.489 amean 41.687 41.687 41.687 amin 41.368 41.367 41.368 amax 42.017 42.022 42.021 emean 0.070 0.070 0.070 emin 0.058 0.058 0.058 emax 0.083 0.083 0.083 imean 22.768 22.768 22.768 imin 22.375 22.374 22.375 imax 23.182 23.184 23.180 excite_mean 0.393 0.393 0.393 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.888 2.888 2.888 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 179.4 179.5 179.3 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 180.0