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: 14WX601 # Created Fri Nov 22 02:10:11 2024 # Orbit generated by ELGB # -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit # Fitting 11 observations of 11 # Arc: 7.04y # First observation: 2014/11/16 # Last observation: 2021/12/01 # Chi-squared of fit: 46.48 DOF: 16 RMS: 0.36 # Min/Max residuals: -0.58 1.27 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.315471E-05 2.011603E-02 -1.766333E-06 -1.073362E-03 2.286777E-02 1.036567E-03 # Covariance matrix: 4.8433E-13 -3.2217E-13 -9.6151E-15 1.3213E-14 -4.9579E-14 -1.8474E-12 -3.2217E-13 6.1714E-13 1.4844E-14 -2.8005E-14 -4.1012E-13 4.3243E-12 -9.6151E-15 1.4844E-14 2.9164E-13 -5.9499E-14 -1.0704E-15 1.0532E-13 1.3213E-14 -2.8005E-14 -5.9499E-14 2.5257E-14 1.6995E-14 -2.0340E-13 -4.9579E-14 -4.1012E-13 -1.0704E-15 1.6995E-14 9.8771E-13 -3.2105E-12 -1.8474E-12 4.3243E-12 1.0532E-13 -2.0340E-13 -3.2105E-12 3.1592E-11 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -10.248271 15.864301 -0.602053 -0.139584 -0.773092 2456977.653938 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456978.5000 = 2014/11/17 Mean Anomaly: 150.13437 +/- 0.129 Argument of Peri: 96.76991 +/- 0.115 Long of Asc Node: 123.09288 +/- 0.002 Inclination: 10.48780 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.14011335 +/- 0.0001 Semi-Major Axis: 39.53884744 +/- 0.0079 Time of Perihelion: 2419107.0396 +/- 34.4 Perihelion: 33.99892716 +/- 0.0075 Aphelion: 45.07876771 +/- 0.0096 Period (y) 248.6247 +/- 0.07 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 41.98127755 +/- 0.0018 Ecliptic Y 12.55874000 +/- 0.0005 Ecliptic Z -7.78024622 +/- 0.0003 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00056716 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00233884 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT -0.00014844 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 44.50481393 +/- 0.0017 Geocenter to KBO 43.72969181 +/- 0.0019 # Hcoef: 7.17
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14WX601. 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 (14WX601) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 11 16.15316 01 14 11.170 -03 13 24.64 24.0r 14WX601 W84 C~55TD 2014 11 17.15963 01 14 07.676 -03 13 37.34 23.8r 14WX601 W84 C~55TD 2014 11 18.17263 01 14 04.226 -03 13 48.98 23.3i 14WX601 W84 C~55TD 2016 08 26.37523 01 28 04.658 -01 53 13.52 23.5r 14WX601 W84 C~55TD 2016 10 23.17622 01 24 26.028 -02 20 03.24 23.8r 14WX601 W84 C~55TD 2016 11 05.14374 01 23 31.783 -02 24 35.53 23.1i 14WX601 W84 C~55TD 2016 11 05.22565 01 23 31.457 -02 24 37.04 23.3z 14WX601 W84 C~55TD 2017 09 14.33743 01 31 26.323 -01 38 57.98 22.7z 14WX601 W84 C~55TD 2021 12 01.090540 01 43 29.704 -00 34 47.76 24.2G 14WX601 G37 C~5J6h 2021 12 01.142470 01 43 29.504 -00 34 49.97 14WX601 G37 C~5J6h 2021 12 01.194460 01 43 29.332 -00 34 50.32 14WX601 G37 C~5J6h
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 0.06 0.00 0.25
2 0.0028 0.00 -0.09 0.00 -0.11
3 0.0055 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.11
4 1.7775 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -0.13
5 1.9357 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.15
6 1.9712 0.00 -0.09 0.00 -0.04
7 1.9715 0.00 0.04 0.00 -0.06
8 2.8287 0.00 0.20 0.00 -0.29
9 7.0416 0.00 0.37 0.00 1.27
10 7.0417 0.00 -0.17 0.00 -0.58
11 7.0419 0.00 -0.28 0.00 -0.56
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.
14WX601 quality flag:3 Type: 3:2E 3:2E 3:2E axisobj 39.836 39.836 39.836 ecceobj 0.134 0.134 0.134 incobj 10.480 10.480 10.480 qmin 33.208 33.200 33.195 qmax 46.271 46.297 46.340 amean 39.458 39.458 39.458 amin 38.974 38.975 38.972 amax 39.994 39.989 39.997 emean 0.139 0.139 0.139 emin 0.119 0.119 0.119 emax 0.159 0.159 0.159 imean 9.017 9.041 9.000 imin 8.232 8.231 8.232 imax 9.963 9.965 9.962 excite_mean 0.209 0.210 0.209 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 3.002 3.002 3.003 libcent 0 179.6 179.9 180.3 libamp 0 115.3 114.7 115.8 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 178.5 179.2 178.4 kozaiamp 179.9 179.9 179.9